o Managing a team of 1-4 research associates tasked with improving photosynthetic efficiency. o Using a combination of adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and targeted genetic engineering to improve the photosynthetic efficiency of various eukaryotic algae for production of biofuel. o Developing a microencapsulation platform for high-throughput fluorescence activated cell sorting of single-cell-derived algal clones with improved growth rates.o Acting liaison between bioinformatics team and entire algal biofuels program. Overseeing genome sequencing efforts and identification of mutations important for algal productivity. o Successfully generated several algal strains with improved productivity, the identification of several unexpected beneficial gene mutations and several patents.

o Managed a team of 1-3 research associates tasked with developing a heterotrophic production strain for production of the omega-3 fatty acid dochosahexaenoic acid (DHA).o Used a combination of ALE and targeted genetic engineering. o Resulted in the generation of two patents and of a DHA producing strain which is currently used for large scale production of two DHA products.