Director and Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Cliff R. Scholle Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering
Dr. O’Malley’s research group engineers anaerobic microbes and consortia for sustainable chemical & material production, bioremediation, and natural product discovery.
Co-Director and Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Wheeldon’s lab is interested in engineering new multi-enzyme pathway biocatalysts with controlled spatial locations, distances, and orientations to control substrate flux along pathways.
Co-Principal Investigator, ExFAB Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Snyder’s research focuses on viruses that infect organisms living in extreme environments, including high temperature (70-90C) and low pH (pH 1-4) environments.
Co-Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Professor, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Dr. Stajich uses computational and evolutionary genomics approaches to study microbial evolution and ecology with a focus on Fungi. His research spans interactions of Fungi with plants, animals, Bacteria and mycoviruses.
Executive Manager, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives & Operations, California NanoSystems Institute
At CNSI, Ms. Englander responsible for the ideation and management of strategic initiatives, with a focus on supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, bridging the gap between academia and industry, and STEM workforce development.