Sebastian Rivera

Program Manager | AIxBio and Security, EBRC

Sebastian Rivera is a Program Manager at the Engineering Biology Research Consortium, focusing on AIxBio and Security. Prior to EBRC, he was a NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Fellow at the University of Michigan, where his research focused on identifying and characterizing fungal enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of drug-like molecules. Additionally, he received a certificate in Science, Technology, and Public Policy through the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. As a Science Policy Postdoctoral Researcher with EBRC, he helped lead programs around nucleic acid synthesis screening and independently researched risk mitigation strategies for AI-enabled biological design tools. When he isn’t working, Sebastian is rock climbing, playing the latest RPGs, or exploring the local food scene.