# New Publication from Professor Emily Balskus, the "Microbiome Code Breaker" June 26, 2017 - [ News ](/news-categories/news) On June 26, 2017, *Nature Chemical Biology* published "A new strategy for aromatic ring alkylation in cylindrocyclophane biosynthesis," a new paper from Emily Balskus, Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. ### Read the full article [here](https://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nchembio.2421.html) Want to know more about Professor Balskus? Learn about her work discovering, understanding, and manipulating microbial chemistry on the [Balskus Lab](/microbialchemist.com) website. And, be sure to check out recent news on her innovative work at the intersection of chemistry and microbiology: [MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35](https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2014/pioneer/emily-balskus/) **Pioneers**: The frontiers of science provide ample space to explore innovation. Meet nine of the pioneers [Chemical & Engineering News: The Talented 12](http://talented12.cenmag.org/emily-balskus/) The human microbiome is full of mysteries, and Emily P. Balskus is out to solve them Recent [Selected Publications](https://scholar.harvard.edu/balskus/pages/selected-publications) from the Balskus Lab ![Twitter](/sites/g/files/omnuum7776/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/chemistry/files/twitter-128.png?itok=IVYmAsLw) **@BalskusLab** See also:- [ Balskus ](/news-and-events-faculty/balskus) - [ Faculty ](/news-event-type/faculty) - [ Research ](/news-event-type/research) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)