Category: Graduate Students

cholapatv@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Chemistry, UC Berkeley B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. in Chemistry and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research I’m excited to be exploring how polyketide synthases make rare functional groups and complex molecular scaffolds.

soedarsono@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison Research My research experience was in photocatalysts synthesis in undergrad and in upstream and downstream manufacturing technology R&D in industry. Going back for my PhD, I was interested in getting to know more about […]

amessinese@berkeley.edu Education M.Eng. student in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley B.S. in Nanobiology, University of Technology Delft Research My primary research goal in the Keasling lab is to engineer polyketide synthases for the biosynthesis of valuable compounds in Bacillus subtilis. Previously, I worked at the University of Technology Delft under the supervision of Prof. Greg Bokinsky, […]

lanclosn@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology & B.A. Economics, University of South Florida Research I am interested in using genetic tools and computational biology to engineer complex living systems.

eze_ukabiala@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco B.S. in Bioengineering, UC San Diego Research I’m interested in engineering microbes to produce fuels and commodity chemicals.

cawthon_bridgie@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student and GEM Fellow in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville Research My research background has primarily been in protein extraction and performing metabolic flux analysis. This has sparked my interest in metabolic engineering work. I was specifically interested in Jay because of his […]

jbaerwald@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University Wisconsin Madison Research My research interests include synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and fermentative engineering.

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, […]

lwaldburger@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco M.S. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley Research I am interested in using functional genomics and machine learning for biological discovery and design. My current research focuses on developing high-throughput technologies to […]

al.pearson@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley Research I’m interested in utilizing functional genomics to study host metabolisms/regulatory systems and the directed evolution of transcription factor based biosensors.

jbr@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering Physics, Cornell University Research I’m excited about carbon reduction and sequestration, and in the Keasling lab two areas in particular. First, computational optimization of novel polyketide synthases (PKSs) for retrobiosynthesis. Second, reengineering of carbon metabolism to improve reactor […]

idonnell@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Chemistry, UC Berkeley B.A. in Chemistry with distinction, Carleton College Research I am interested in bringing new chemistries into metabolic pathways to generate novel natural products, and developing assays for directed evolution of these pathways

lkeiser@lbl.gov Education Ph.D. student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University. Research My research interests include synthetic biology and protein engineering. I am researching how we can engineer polyketide synthases for the efficient production of novel products.

aidancowan@berkeley.edu Education Ph.D. student in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley B.A. in Biology, Macalester College Research Aidan is interested in developing selection systems that allow for the evolution of proteins or strains with desirable traits. He takes a combinatorial approach to experimental design and is excited by large and diverse DNA libraries. […]

kyyin@lbl.gov Education Microbiology PhD student in UC Berkeley Plant and Microbial Biology department B.S. in Microbiology from UCLA Research I am interested in harnessing microbes’ diverse metabolic capabilities to address environmental challenges. Approaches I’m particularly interested in using to achieve this include genome mining and polyketide synthase engineering. LinkedIn Twitter

Education B.S. in Biology, UNC Chapel Hill Research I am a student in the UCSF- UC Berkeley Graduate Program in Bioengineering.  My general research interests include mechanisms of infectious disease, metabolic engineering, and therapeutic R&D. Access to proper nutrition and consistent medical treatment presents a substantial challenge in developing countries.  Living therapeutics, such as engineered […]