Member Directory

Dianzhuo (John) Wang

Dr. Dianzhuo (John) Wang earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard. His research integrated biophysics and machine learning to forecast viral variants and develop state-of-the-art models for protein design. […]

Evan Seeyave

Evan was previously at SecureBio working on desktop synthesizer security, ultraviolet PPE, and AIxBio evaluations. He finished his Bachelor’s and Master’s last year at MIT, and he’s leading TwentyTwo to […]

Sophie Peresson

Sophie is the technical lead for the International Screening Standards initiative, which seeks to support the harmonization and standardization of screening approaches around the world. She is a member of […]

Piers Millet

Piers D. Millett, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science (IBBIS). Dr. Millett is a certified biorisk management professional, with a specialization in biosecurity. […]

Guillaume Cottarel

Guillaume earned his PhD in Molecular Biology and Microbiology from the University of Giessen in Germany. With over twenty-five years of extensive experience in the biotechnology sector, he has demonstrated […]

Romel Menacho

Dr. Romel Menacho-Melgar earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University under the mentorship of Dr. Michael D. Lynch. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Roke […]

Laura Shelton

Laura Shelton is a biotech strategist and scientific communicator at bitBiome, where she helps bring next-generation enzyme discovery technologies to the forefront of industrial and academic innovation. With a Ph.D. […]

Vinoo Selvarajah

I head iGEM’s Technology Program where I develop new technology-related initiatives and resources, while also supporting existing iGEM ones. I am also interested in what are the key enabling technologies […]

Caroline Ajo-Franklin

Caroline Ajo-Franklin earned a B.S. in chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta, GA in 1997 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA in 2004. She […]

Jimmy Gollihar

I am a Scientist and Head of the Laboratory of Antibody Discovery & Accelerated Protein Therapeutics (ADAPT) at the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI). My work encompasses a broad range […]

Aaron Schaller

Aaron Schaller is a molecular biologist and entrepreneur with 10 years of experience in microbiology, molecular and cell biology, and immunology/virology. In May 2020 he co-founded MeliBio, Inc., a food […]

Benjamin Woolston

Dr. Woolston joined the NEU Chemical Engineering department as an Assistant Professor in January 2020. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Dr. Woolston received his PhD in Chemical Engineering in […]

Devaki Bhaya

Keith Yamamoto

Dr. Keith R. Yamamoto is vice chancellor for science policy and strategy, director of precision medicine, and professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UCSF. After earning his PhD from […]

Nathan Crook

Jeff Nivala

​I’m Jeff Nivala, a Research Assistant Professor in the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. I work closely with other faculty and students as […]

Gregory Koblentz

Gregory D. Koblentz is an Associate Professor and Director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. The Biodefense Graduate Program is a […]

David Riglar

David has been a Wellcome Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellow in the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London since 2019. His lab uses a combination of synthetic […]

David Truong

The Truong lab at New York University Tandon School of Engineering uses principles from synthetic and systems biology, cell fate reprogramming, epigenetics, and immunology. He and his team “rewrite” the […]

Nicole Buan

Nicole Buan is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has broad expertise in microbial physiology, metabolism, and redox biochemistry. Dr. Buan recently co-founded the Archaea Power […]