Roopa Parate, Ph.D. (2023)
Ph.D.: Biocatalysis and Green Chemistry, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Pune
M.S.: Biotechnology, Dr. D. Y. Patil University Pune
B.S.: Biotechnology, Goa University
Email: roopa.parate AT utexas.edu
Current Institution: DTU (Postdoc)
Hongyuan Lu, Ph.D. (2023)
Post-doc: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Ph.D.: Environmental Science, City University of Hong Kong
B.S.: Chemical & Biological Engineering, New York University
Email: hongylu AT utexas.edu
Current Institution: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Kelly Miller, Ph.D. (2021)
B.A.: Chemistry, Kalamazoo College
M.S.: Chemistry, Michigan State University
Ph.D.: Chemistry, Michigan State University
Current Institution: Zero Acre Farms
Aaron Lin, Ph.D. (2017)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science
M.S: Genetics, National Yang Ming University
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside
Current Instituion: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jie Sun, Ph.D. (2015)
B.S, Ph.D: Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Current Institution: Washington University
Sierra Brooks (2023)
B.S.: Chemical-Biological Engineering, MIT
Email: sierramb AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Development of Engineered Living Material Platforms for Diverse Applications in Human and Planetary Health
Current Institution: IndieBio
Emily Bowman (2023)
B.S.: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Trinity University
Email: emkbowman AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Microdroplet Assay Development for Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology Applications
Current Institution: Birch Biosciences
Hannah Cole (2023)
B.A.: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Email: hcole510 AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Engineering the workhorse of biology: The future of protein engineering in three polypeptides
Current Institution: Inscripta
Kristin Presnell (2023)
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Email: kpres48 AT gmail.com
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Promoter element engineering towards modulated and consistent gene expression
Current Institution: Living her best life
Xiunan Yi (2023)
B.S.: Microbiology, Shandong University
Email: xiunan.yi AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Unlocking Metabolic Potential through Strain Diversification
Current Institution: Yali Biosciences
Kevin Reed (2022)
B.S.: Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Tech
Email: kevin.reed AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Protein and Pathway Engineering of Microbial Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism for Diverse Applications
Current Institution: Bain & Company
Shuo-Fu (Joseph) Yuan (2021)
B.S.: Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University
M.S.: Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University
Email: shuofuyuan AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Enhancing Biomolecule Production through Microbial Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing
Current Institution: Provivi, Inc.
Claire Palmer (2021)
B.A.: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University
M.A.: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University
Email: cmpalmer15 AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Developing Yarrowia lipolytica as a Platform for Polyketide Production
Current Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison (Postdoc)
Simon Doelsnitz (2021)
B.S.: Pharmacology, Stony Brook University
Email: doelsnitz AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Measuring chemicals with biology: Engineering genetic biosensors for chemical analysis
Current Institution: UT Austin (Postdoc)
Lauren "Lolo" Cordova (2020)
B.S.: Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Email: lcordova AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Teaching Yarrowia lipolytica new tricks: overproducing new oleochemicals and valorizing Hydrothermal Liquefaction Aqueous Phase
Current Institution: University of Delaware (Postdoc)
Matt "Lean Dean" Deaner (2019)
B.S: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Email: mhdeaner AT gmail.com
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: The Development of Generalizable Methods for Rapid Optimization of Metabolic Pathways in Yeast using CRISPR/Cas9
Current Institution: Zymergen
Haibo "Smoke" Li (2019)
B.S: Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: haiboli AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Biochemical production by Yarrowia lipolytica from Xylose
Current Institution: BBQ
James "Wags" Wagner (2019)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Email: james.wagner AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Enhancing Secreted Production from Yeast Species with High Throughput Microdroplet Screening Methods
Current Institution: Merck
Kelly "OG" Markham (2018)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Email: kmarkham AT utexas.edu
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Expanding the Product Portfolio of Yarrowia lipolytica through Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology Tool Development
Current Institution: Demetrix
Nick "Code" Morse (2018)
B.S: B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
B.S: B.S: Chemistry, University of Connecticut
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Generalizable Approaches for Gene Expression Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Current Institution: Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Joe Abatemarco (2016)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Novel Approaches for the Evolutionary Engineering of Pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Current Institution: Boston Consulting Group
Joseph Cheng (2016)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
M.Eng: Pharmaceutical Engineering, University of Michigan
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Beyond protein factories: Expanding the synthetic biology toolkit for engineering mammalian hosts
Current Institution: Seattle Children's Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research
John Leavitt (2016)
B.S: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Engineering and evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for muconic acid production
Current Institution: Rice University
Leqian Liu (2014)
B.S: Biochemistry, East Tennessee State University
Ph.D: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for high lipid production
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Nathan Crook (2014)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Novel approaches for metabolic engineering of yeast at multiple scales
Current Institution: Assistant Professor, NC State University
Kate Curran (2014)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Optimizing Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Metabolic Engineering Applications
Current Institution: Amyris
Sun-mi Lee (2014)
B.S: Biotechnology and Environmental Science, Korea University
M.S: Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Combinatorial engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient pentose catabolism
Current Institution: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Johnny Blazeck (2013)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Harnessing Yarrowia lipolytica’s Potential as a Lipid and Alkane Production Platform
Current Institution: Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech
Amanda Lanza (2013)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Novel Tools for Engineering Eukaryotic Cells Using a Systems Level Approach
Current Institution: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eric Young (2013)
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Maine
B.S: Biological Engineering, University of Maine
Ph.D: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Thesis: Transporter Engineering as a Tool for Metabolic Engineering
Current Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Postodoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Prof. Voigt)
Phuong Tran (2022)
B.S.: Microbiology, Vietnam National University of Science
M.S.: Energy Engineering and Environmental Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Email: phuong.tran AT utexas.edu
Current Institution: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Lichao Sun (2021)
B.S.: Biotechnology, Beijing University of Chemical and Technology
Ph.D: Biology, Tsinghua University
Email: sunlichao AT utexas.edu
Ruiqi Tang (2020)
B.S.: Biotechnology, China Agricultural University
Email: rq_tang AT austin. utexas.edu
Current Institution: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Carla Maneira da Silva (2020)
B.S:Biological Sciences, State University of Campinas
Email: carlasilva AT utexas.edu
Current Institution: State University of Campinas
Shenghu Zhou (2018)
Email: shenghu@utexas.edu
Current Institution: School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University
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