Kaitlin Dailey

I am a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, with joint appointments in the labs of Dr. Michael (Tony) Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Bayles. I have chosen post-doctorate studies at UNMC to further my training in pancreatic cancer models and bacterial genetics. I earned a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from North Dakota State University. During these studies, I became fascinated with the many advantages oncolytic bacterial have over traditional therapeutics. As a result, I pursued specific training in genetic engineering and anaerobic bacteria.

Widianti Sugianto

My name is Widianti, an aspiring synthetic biologist and a chemical engineering graduate student at University of Washington. My research focuses on harnessing synthetic biology as a tool for biocatalysis and bioproduction application. Outside lab, I love spending time cooking and travelling for food.

Andrew Holston

I am a graduate student at the Knight Campus at the University of Oregon. My research interests include protein engineering, multiplex functional assays, deep mutational scanning, and synthetic biology. I love living in the Pacific Northwest, and taking advantage of the beautiful hikes and outdoor activities in the area.

Synthetic Biology Young Speaker Series (SynBYSS)

This virtual seminar series, held every Thursday (11-12 am US ET | 8-9 am US PT), will feature presentations by early-career professionals. You can view all seminars on Zoom or on the Moon Lab YouTube channel live stream. The seminar will be held almost every Thursday starting Jan 12, 2023. The schedule of speakers can be viewed here.

Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839

YouTube LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkyl4Uw1NlpuLCeP4Zi8aA

Speaker Nominations: If you or someone you know is interested in speaking, click here for more information. Nominations will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Please contact Tae Seok Moon (tsmoon7@gmail.com) with any questions.

Dr. DEBASHIS DUTTA

Having earned my B.Tech in Food Technology from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, I got the opportunity to join the School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, as M.Tech graduate and later got Ph.D under the supervision of Prof. Mira Debnath Das. I earned Ph.D (Biochemical Engineering) on an exceptionally well researched project on “Bioprocess strategy development on production and characterization of antifungal protein from Aspergillus giganteus”.

Anna Osterlind Jones

Anna Osterlind Jones is Head of Government Affairs at Zymergen, where she leads the company’s engagement with the Administration and Congress. She rejoined the company in 2021, having previously worked at Zymergen from 2015 to 2018 as the then-startup grew from 40 to nearly 500 employees. Prior to her current position, Anna was with the United States Department of Agriculture, most recently as Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. At USDA, she also served as Chief of Staff to the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, where she helped launch the domestic hemp industry among other initiatives, and in USDA’s Office of Congressional Relations.

Anna started her career on Capitol Hill working for a Senator from her home state of Missouri. She holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Missouri.

Umakant Mishra

Climate and Sustainability Roadmap Virtual Writing Workshop 3: September 9th

Thursday, September 9th, 2021
1:00pm-4:00pm ET | 10:00am-1:00pm PT

Register Here

Registration closes September 7th, 2021

Agenda: Click here

We are excited to engage with EBRC members and the broader research community on this important roadmapping effort. We welcome workshop participation from academic, industry, and government scientists and engineers, research & development leadership, students and postdocs, and other stakeholders.

Building off the first two workshops focusing on climate and environmental challenges, this third workshop will broaden our scope to include discussions on concrete and bold engineering biology solutions for long-term sustainable development and use of natural resources, while iterating on the opportunities and goals put forth in the previous workshops.

For more information about the roadmap or workshop, please contact Sifang Chen (schen@ebrc.org)

Sharon Steele

Sharon joined Zymergen in March 2021. She currently works remotely from Virginia. Sharon has worked as a Government Engagement/Contracting senior legal advisor for over 15 years, with various large government contractors. During the last several years Sharon has maintained a legal practice servicing large and small government contractors. Sharon enjoys yoga, bike riding and spending time with her family which includes two kitties.

Tayyaba Zainab

I have completed my PhD in Molecular Genetics from King’s College London, UK, I came back to Pakistan to join University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I established my research group in 2016 and became the first person in our Institution to work on CRISPR based genome editing. Currently leading my team in establishing the National Center of Industrial Biotechnology at our Institution to further strengthen my work in Metabolic Engineering/Synthetic Biology.

Hari Sundar Pyda

I am an Integrated Masters students studying chemical engineering, minoring in Pharmaceutical Technology, at Institute of Chemical Technology- IndianOil Odisha campus, Bhubaneswar. The limitless potential of modifying and enhancing bacteria netwroks and strains to remediate pollution and manufacture drugs and sustainable chemicals is the utopia I am dreaming about. I am passionate in Synthetic Biology, Bioprocessing and Metabolic engineering. I have trained in MS, protein analysis and Proteomics under Prof. Sanjeeva Srivastava, IIT Bombay and am currently working under him to develop a Covid protein database.

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