Emmanouil (Manos) is interested in Systems and Control Theory applications in Systems and Synthetic Biology. He received his Diploma (combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras in Greece. Subsequently, he moved to the UK to pursue his PhD in Biomolecular Control Theory at Oxford…
Adham is interested in applying synthetic biology and bioengineering to design biological systems that address challenges in sustainability, human health, food systems, and more. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Tufts University, where he conducted research in Dr. David Kaplan’s lab at the Center…
Marko is currently researching with Krishi and Elijah about engineering the yeast Issatchenkia orientalis to secrete alginate lyase. This work aims to catalyze the degradation of alginate in brown algae for sustainable resource utilization. He is from East Windsor, New Jersey, and is an undergraduate majoring in Chemical and…
Alzoray is a Venezuelan Biologist with a Masters Degree in Structural Biology from the Universidad Menedez Pelayo of Madrid. She has worked as a Lab Manager, Research Fellow and Research Assistant. Before joining our lab she was in charge of the High-throughput Crystallization Platform in the Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology…
Azhar is currently working under the guidance of Krishi on process simulation of the SaBRe process for his senior thesis, evaluating pathways to convert sargassum biomass into sustainable fuels and value-added chemicals. His work focuses on understanding the techno-economic and environmental tradeoffs of different process configurations within…
The natural environment is a huge concern to Max. Driven by this and his fascination of chemistry, biology, and engineering, Max plans on using synthetic biology and protein engineering for tackling environmental challenges. Ultimately, Max hopes to engineer proteins and biological systems for making the chemical, pharmaceutical, remediation,…
I am a Marine Biologist with a PhD in Marine Sciences from UNAM and an MSc in Coastal Oceanography from UABC. My research focuses on the ecophysiology and photobiology of seaweeds, a path that led me to the Applied Phycology Laboratory at Cinvestav-Mérida in Yucatán, Mexico. As a postdoctoral researcher there, I investigated the physiology and…
Elijah is interested in using synthetic biology to improve current industrial yeasts and studying non-conventional microbes for their industrial chemical production potential. He’s originally from Kingston, Jamaica. Elijah received his bachelors from Cornell University where he double majored in Biological Sciences and Chemistry &…
Sergio's research focuses on synthetic biology for the production of recombinant proteins in cells and microorganisms such as microalgae. He is interested in understanding mechanisms that regulate transgene expression and applied sciences. In the Avalos Lab, Sergio has been establishing microalgae-based research and synthetic biology tools…
Archontoula Giannakopoulou has joined the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering with a research focus on elucidating the fundamental design principles underlying novel biotechnological tools. Her research focuses on biomolecular condensates, enzyme compartmentalization, and synthetic biology strategies to optimize metabolic…
Jianing’s research focuses on engineering microbials to produce valuable natural products. He received his B.S. from Tsinghua University in 2019 and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2024.
Jaewan’s research focuses on engineering optogenetic circuits to control microbial growth for metabolic engineering.He comes from South Korea while completing his BSc and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, Canada. In his free time, he likes to enjoy one amazing cup of coffee, watch documentaries, and loves to host lab socials.
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Virginia is a PhD candidate in Chemical and Biological Engineering who received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in 2021. Prior to starting at Princeton, Virginia worked as a scientific associate in drug discovery at D.E. Shaw Research. Virginia is interested in modeling biomolecular condensates to modulate…
Miłosz's research focuses on metabolic engineering in synthetic yeast (Sc2.0), leveraging its unique features such as SCRaMbLE to develop a novel, translatable approach to pathway optimization, harnessing evolutionary dynamics and large-scale genome rearrangement. Miłosz comes from Wrocław in Poland. He received his B.S. in Liberal Arts…
Finding new industrial processes for the production of relevant chemicals or energy sources through synthetic biology is of immense interest to Krishi. Ultimately, Krishi hopes to engineer new strains to produce value-added chemicals for industrial production. He did his undergraduate from IIT Bombay in India. In his spare time, Krishi…
Adhithi Raghavan is a postdoctoral researcher jointly in the Avalos Lab and the lab of Josh Atkinson at Princeton University. She earned her MSc in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia, where she explored metabolic flux control using optogenetics and protein fusions. She completed her PhD in Biology at New…
Melan is interested in well-being, sleep, and the great outdoors. He received his Bachelor's in Forensic Sniffs from Barkmouth College and his Master's and PhD in Woofs from Pawston University. Melan enjoys cuddles, walks, and high fashion.
Tiara is interested in the design and application of control strategies for biological systems. She is from Vancouver, Canada and received her B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Besides research, Tiara likes to spend her time figure skating, facetiming her cat,…
I am an undergraduate student at Princeton Univeristy's Molecular Biology Department. My current focus is on making protein biomanufacturing and downstream purification more scalable to enable the efficient production of a wider range of materials. In general, nature is a genius mechanical engineer and I am fascinated with…
Mansha comes from an evolutionary microbiology background with previous experience in exploring evolutionary mechanisms in extremophilic Archaea, and double-stranded RNA viruses. She also worked in the industry in genomics. Mansha will be utilizing her experience with Archaea in metabolic engineering in the lab.
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Kay’s work focuses on developing tools to study and engineer biomolecular condensates. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. Outside of the lab, he enjoys going on hikes, cooking (and eating), and raving about movies.
Cher Ling is interested in engineering light-responsive protein tools for biotechnological, environmental, and pharmaceutical applications. Originally from Johor, Malaysia, Cher Ling received her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. There, she focused on the origin and early evolution of…
Sally is a PBI2 distinguished postdoctoral fellow jointly in the Atkinson Lab and the lab of Jose Avalos at Princeton University. She obtained her B.S. in Biochemistry at National Taiwan University, and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, College Park under the guidance of Prof. William E. Bentley. During her Ph.D., she…
Endri is currently researching with Jaewan Jang about engineering E. coli utilizing optogenetics to optimize the chemical production of important chemical commodities, such as eugenol and phenol. This work aims to produce eugenol and phenol without the sustainability issues that come with normally extracting them, particularly…
Lei is interested in translating biotechnology breakthroughs into solutions for sustainability challenges. Lei received her Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. There, she focused on developing SynBio tools and engineering microbial consortia to improve sustainable bioproduction. Outside…