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Arica Lubin Headshot

Arica Lubin

Education Lead

alubin@csep.ucsb.edu

Airan Jansen Headshot

Airan Jansen

Bridges to the Doctorate Program Administrator

adalvarado@cpp.edu

Alexander Carillo Headshot

Alexander Carillo

ExFAB Lab Manager

alexander.carrillo@email.ucr.edu

alexander newman

Alexander Newman

Graduate Student

anewm008@ucr.edu

Alexander Nguyen Headshot

Alexander Nguyen

Computational Workflow Developer

anguy344@ucr.edu

Andrew McNaughton Headshot

Andrew McNaughton

Computational Researcher

amcnaugh@ucr.edu

audrey burr

Audrey Burr

Graduate Student

audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu

Ben Stewart Headshot

Ben Stewart

Director of Special Initiatives

benjamin.stewart@ucr.edu

benjamin jones

Benjamin Jones

Graduate Student

bjj118@ucsb.edu

Bo Zhang

Bo Zhang

Post Doctoral Researcher

bozhang@ucsb.edu

Brandon Greene Headshot

Brandon Greene

Assistant Professor

greene@chem.ucsb.edu

Carissa Gilliland UCR

Carissa Gilliland

Graduate Student

carissa.gilliland@ucr.edu

Carolyn Franklin Headshot

Carolyn Franklin

UCR ExFAB Administrative and User Support

carolyn.franklin@ucr.edu

Carolyn Mills Headshot

Carolyn Mills

Assistant Professor

carolynemills@ucsb.edu

Christian Ona

Christian Ona

Graduate Student

cona002@ucr.edu

David Valentine Headshot

David Valentine

Co-Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

valentine@geol.ucsb.edu

Dorit Hanein Headshot

Dorit Hanein

Professor

dorit@ucsb.edu

Arye Lipman

Dr. Arye Lipman

General Partner

Caroline Ajo-Franklin

Dr. Caroline Ajo-Franklin

Professor of Biosciences, Director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute, Rice University

Carrie Eckert

Dr. Carrie Eckert

Synthetic Biology Group Leader, Senior Scientist

Claudia Schmidt Dannert

Dr. Claudia Schmidt Dannert

Director, BioTechnology Institute

Ikhide Imumorin

Dr. Ikhide Imumorin

Executive Director, Cal State University Biotechnology (CSUBIOTECH) Program

jens-uwe kuhn

Dr. Jens-Uwe Kuhn

Dean of Math and Sciences

Lynn Rothschild

Dr. Lynn Rothschild

Adjunct Professor, Brown University

Micheal Koepke

Dr. Michael Koepke

Chief Innovation Officer, LanzaTech

Nathan Hillson

Dr. Nathan Hillson

Senior Staff Scientist and Department Head, Biodesign

Trent Northen

Dr. Trent Northen

Science Deputy, Chemical Senior Scientist

Gaurav Agarwal

Gaurav Agarwal

Graduate Student

gauravagarwal@ucsb.edu

Ian Wheeldon Headshot

Ian Wheeldon

Co-Director and Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

iwheeldon@engr.ucr.edu

Jackie Richarson

Jackie Richardson

Lab Coordinator

jackie_richardson@ucsb.edu

Jamie Snyder Headshot

Jamie Snyder

Co-Principal Investigator, ExFAB

jcsnyder@cpp.edu

Janelle Arnold

Janelle Arnold

Graduate Student

jdarnold@ucsb.edu

Jason Stajich Headshot

Jason Stajich

Co-Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

jason.stajich@ucr.edu

Jean-Marie Volland Headshot

Jean-Marie Volland

Assistant Professor

jvolland@ucsb.edu

Jeemin Rhim

Jeemin Rhim

Post Doctoral Researcher

jrhim@ucsb.edu

Jessica Sexton

Jessica Sexton

she/her

ExFAB User Coordinator

jasexton@ucsb.edu

Joel Rothman Headshot

Joel Rothman

Distinguished Fellow

joel.rothman@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Karoline Steuer-Lodd

Karoline Steuer-Lodd

Graduate Student

ksteu002@ucr.edu

Katherine A. Borkovich Headshot

Katherine A. Borkovich

Professor

katherine.borkovich@ucr.edu

Kelsey Gosselein

Kelsey Gosselin

Graduate Student

kgosselin@ucsb.edu

Kevin Valenzuela

Kevin Valenzuela

Graduate Student

kevin_valenzuela@ucsb.edu

Leonardo Sanchez-Zamora

Leonardo Sanchez-Zamora

Graduate Student

lsanc128@ucr.edu

marcus varni

Marcus Varni

Graduate Student

mjvarni@ucsb.edu

Max Wilson Headshot

Max Wilson

Assistant Professor

mzw@ucsb.edu

Michael Strobel

Michael Strobel

Graduate Student

mstro016@ucr.edu

Michelle O'Malley Headshot

Michelle O’Malley

Director and Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

momalley@ucsb.edu

monique quinn

Monique Quinn

Graduate Student

mquin006@ucr.edu

Natasha Jones

Natasha Jones

Graduate Student

nataliajones@ucsb.edu

Nathalie Elisabeth Headshot

Nathalie Elisabeth

Project Scientist

nelisabeth@ucsb.edu

Nina Myers

Nina Myers

she/her

UCSB ExFAB Program and Administrative Coordinator

ninamyers@ucsb.edu

Oliver Vining Headshot

Oliver Vining

Project Scientist

olivervining@ucsb.edu

Philip Nosler

Philip Nosler

Graduate Student

pnosler@ucsb.edu

Rafael Solorzano

Rafael Solorzano

Graduate Student

rsolorzano@ucsb.edu

sangcheon lee

Sangcheon Lee

Graduate Student

slee840@ucr.edu

Sherylle Mills-Englander Headshot

Sherylle Mills Englander

Managing Director, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

englander@ucsb.edu

Stefano Lonardi Headshot

Stefano Lonardi

Professor and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education

stefano.lonardi@ucr.edu

Yujie Men Headshot

Yujie Men

Assistant Professor & John Babbage Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering

yujie.men@ucr.edu

Zenan Xing

Zenan Xing

Post Doctoral Researcher

zxing001@ucr.edu

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University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2036
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