xzhao2@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. in Genetics, Sun Yat-sen University Research My current research focuses on triterpene saponins biosynthesis in yeast. In addition, I am interested in transcription factor-based biosensor development and engineering, and CRISPR-transposon used for metabolic engineering.
Radhakrishnan Mahadevan
rmahadevan@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware Research Genome-scale modeling, Pathway Prediction, Strain Design, Machine learning for protein and strain engineering
Peter Winegar
peterwinegar@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. in Chemistry, Northwestern University (Advisor: Prof. Chad Mirkin) B.S. in Chemistry, Michigan Technological University Research Peter is a chemist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Berkeley for Prof. Jay Keasling. Peter received a B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan Technological University and was recognized with the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. […]
Casper van der Luijt
CasperVDL@lbl.gov Education PhD student at University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark MSc in Life Science & Technology, Delft University of Technology BSc in Life Science & Technology, Leiden University and Delft University of Technology Research I’m working on recombinant protein production in filamentous fungi to develop sustainable microbial foods. My PhD project is […]
Maria Astolfi
mastolfi@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley & UCSF, USA B.Tech in Biotechnology, Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil Research I am passionate about synthetic biology to grow colorful, flavorful, and meaningful natural products from our vast biodiversity. In the Keasling Lab, I am excited to work at the intersection of multi-omics, machine learning, […]