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Fort Collins, Colorado, Us

Provides genetic design services and training to biotechnology company to optimize the expression of their genes of interest. Leading the transformation of an open source bioinformatics software with roots in academia into a sustainable platform. Provides strategic consulting and business intelligence services to government agencies and biotechnology companies to support their synthetic biology initiatives.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

We combine computational biology and cell biology efforts to develop predictive models of the phenotype encoded in natural and synthetic DNA sequences. With industrial collaborators, we optimize expression systems used for the manufacturing of biologics and biosimilars. We also help government agencies better understand the security implications of synthetic biology. Finally, we used methods from synthetic biology to better understand complex regulatory networks such as the one controlling cell division.

Oxford, Gb

Synthetic Biology is a new open access journal which covers all aspects of synthetic biology; including papers on the mathematical modeling and practical engineering in the field.This includes genetic circuit design, computational methods, genetic systems and circuit design, viral engineering, cell design and construction, assembly platforms, DNA synthesis, synthetic metagenomics, pathway construction, gene optimization, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, programmed evolution, cellular manufacturing, mathematical modeling and engineering processes.The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for original research papers, reviews, commentaries, reports on practical projects, and a venue for in-depth discussion on the topics relevant to synthetic biology.

Blacksburg, Virginia, Us

We are developing software and experimental workflows to build mathematical models of gene expression and biological regulatory networks. We operate in the emerging fields of systems biology and synthetic biology. Our work helps better understand natural biological processes such as the mechanism controlling cell division. It also provides the foundation to the development of a new generation of software tools to design genetic constructs and expression vectors used in a broad range of biotechnology specialties.

Blacksburg, Virginia, Us

Set up a research group combining experimental and computational methods to develop a new transdisciplinary approaches to understanding the function of DNA sequences. Raised $4.5 million in external funding.Published 20+ peer-reviewed high-impacts articles in bioinformatics, computational synthetic biology, bioimaging, and systems biology. Enhanced the Institute’s competitive position in systems and synthetic biology and developed relations with industry partners.Strategic Planning & Leadership Accomplishments:Developed a comprehensive intellectual property strategy relying on a combination of open source software and patenting of laboratory processes to capture lost opportunities and revenue. Negotiated licensing agreement with Virginia Tech technology transfer office and developed business plan to bring intellectual property to the marketplace.Cultivated relations with federal agencies (National Science Foundation, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Health and Human Services, and Central Intelligence Agency). Identified opportunities to partner with agencies and positioned the group as a resource to help gather intelligence, define or assess new policies, and identify emerging fields deserving federal investments. Results include $1.1 million in directed funding and a commentary published in Nature Biotechnology.Established a continuous improvement committee to reposition group as a major competitor among the top universities. Implemented 5S workspace organization methodology which drove productivity improvements, won $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, and is being introduced to other university groups.Established a new media marketing/communication strategy that has increased public awareness and commercial opportunities.

Ames, Iowa, Us

Member of the Bioinformatics and Computational Program.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International is a fully owned subsidiary of DuPont. Pioneer is the world leader of the crop genetics industry.Within the bioinformatics group, served on the leadership team of Crop Genetics Modeling, an initiative to explore and deploy computer modeling methods to increase the productivity of Pioneer R&D investment.ProjectsGene and regulatory network discovery: In collaboration with trait groups, designed functional genomics experiments (Lynx MPSS and Agilent micro-arrays, real-time PCR assays, metabolomics) including hundreds of samples.Product Development / Design of transformation vectors: Conceived, initiated, and led a forward-looking project to develop software and experimental protocols to quantitatively characterize the building blocks used in transformation vectors. Research project was awarded a Discovery Research grant, a competitive funding mechanism used to support high impact/high risk projects outside the scope of Pioneer’s main research initiatives. After 18 months, the results had a visible impact on Pioneer’s research programs. Some results of this project were patented. Genetics: Invented a method to analyze the genetic properties of gene networks which led to a patent application and publication in the journal Genetics. Strategic Planning & Leadership Accomplishments:Conducted development of projects by assembling and managing teams of scientists across the Pioneer R&D organization. Identified strategic external partners and vendors. After gaining support of the scientific leadership, worked with Technology Licensing group to formalize the collaboration framework. Oversaw large collaborations by ensuring a timely delivery of results and developing the appropriate communication channels to bring these results back into the organization. Led a collective effort aimed at defining Pioneer intellectual property strategy in Bioinformatics.

Founded company focused on providing targeted marketing, publishing, value-added reselling, and distribution channels to the technical computing industry. e-NoteBooks provided MATLAB, LabVIEW, AutoCAD technical software developers with vertical channels to reach their market segments. Led all phases of raising capital; identifying/negotiating strategic partnerships and intellectual property licensing agreements with individuals; academic institutions, and corporate partners; managing direct sales and distributor accounts, pre- and post-sale customer support; software product life cycle management, and website development and marketing. Customers included Fortune 500 companies, government and academic institutions, small companies and individuals. Negotiated and sold company assets to The MathWorks, Inc. (Natick, MA) and to BetterVIEW Consulting (Vancouver, BC), which still sells Mathematica Link for LabVIEW.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Invited by the Genomation Laboratory to contribute to the development of a high-throughput gene quantification instrument. Assembled a multidisciplinary research team. Led writing of a research proposal that was awarded $2.3 million from the National Cancer Institute.Explored the possibility of creating a gene quantification company operating on a fee-for-service basis. Project combined the engineering expertise of Seattle-based ORCA Photonics (an industrial partner of the Genomation Laboratory), the Genomation Laboratory itself, and the biomedical expertise of a University of Paris research team. Presented the project to business plan competition managed by Ernst & Young. Project was one of the 70 winners eligible for a €150,000 grant out of 2,000 submissions.

Paris, 13, Fr

Three years before the first commercial real-time PCR instrument was released by Applied Biosystem, initiated a collaboration with a statistician to develop a new statistical method to analyze data generated by this new generation of instruments. Results were published in the Biophysical Journal (1996) and the Journal of Applied Probability (1998). Established the theory that a formalism used in computer science for quantitative analysis of computer architectures could be applied to the modeling of complex genetic networks. Collaboration project was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in 1998.Invited by Wolfram Research in 1995 to prototype a software interfacing Mathematica with scientific instruments and data acquisition hardware. Designed, developed, and documented Mathematica Link for LabVIEW in close association with Wolfram Research software engineers, technical writers, and Software Quality Assurance specialists (1996 and 1997). Application is still distributed by Wolfram Research.

Montpellier, Fr

During national service, assigned to IRHO, a research organization for the improvement of tropical oil-producing crops, to manage day-to-day operations of a genetic research program. Supervised 30 Melanesian staff.

Phd, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics

Ms, Genetics, Molecular Biology

Biology, Mathematics, Physics