CBF Profiles

Ying-Tsu Loh

Ying-Tsu Loh serves as the Executive Director of Biotech and Bioscience Education Community (BABEC), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing hands-on bioscience education for grades 9-14. Under her leadership since 2016, […]

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Dr. Tamara (Tami) Goetz

Tami served as the Governor’s State Science Advisor and during her tenure led in the creation of the Utah STEM Action Center in 2013, with the support of the Utah […]

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Philip G. Gibson

Philip G. Gibson, Ph.D., works at the nexus of education, government, workforce and economic development industries. He has over 37 years of experience in technical education bringing industry together with […]

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Dr. Megan Damico

Dr. Megan Damico leads strategic initiatives to grow and organize North Carolina’s bioeconomy, driving interdisciplinary collaboration across life sciences and biotechnology to address complex challenges and unlock new opportunities. She […]

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Maria Chavez

Maria Chavez is president of BioCurious, a community biotechnology lab where she has volunteered since 2011. Chavez has been the co-organizer of the Global Community Bio Summit for the past […]

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Jacqueline Clifford

Bio coming soon.

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Hunter Brown

Hunter Brown is an Associate Program Manager at BioMADE, where he works to expand the biomanufacturing workforce and advance the economic potential of industrial biotechnology. He oversees the full project […]

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Angela Consani

Angela is a nationally recognized leader in skills‑based credentialing for the life sciences workforce. With over 15 years of experience in bioscience education—from K–12 through community college—and a strong background […]

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Callie R. Chappell

Dr. Callie Chappell (they/them) is an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology at Stanford University. Callie’s work focuses on the environmental and social implications of bioengineered organisms that live outside the […]

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Janet Standeven

An educator with 28 years of classroom experience in Core Sciences, Social Sciences and Biotechnology. Founded the Lambert iGEM program in 2012. In 2022 Lambert’s team was named the Grand […]

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Cameron Kim

Cameron Kim is Assistant Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Duke University and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in BME. He also holds appointments as Associate Faculty […]

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Devin Camenares

My career dedication to biotechnology education and the growth of the bioeconomy is best exemplified by my involvement with iGEM – over a decade with roles spanning volunteer, team mentor, […]

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Marilene Pavan

Currently working as Scientist at LanzaTech Inc., I am a professional with 12+ years of experience in the fields of synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and biomanufacturing. Expertise also include: partnerships […]

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Jesse Zalatan

Jesse Zalatan is an Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington. His research focuses on understanding the physical organizing principles of biological networks in systems such as cell signaling, […]

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Mark Styczynski

Mark Styczynski is a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. At Georgia Tech, he is currently the director of the BioEngineering […]

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