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Genetics and Genomics Academy

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Sep 11, 2026

Blake Rasor

Blake Rasor joined the faculty of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in fall 2025 as a part of the new biomanufacturing-focused cluster. His research combines systems and synthetic biology approaches to…

Oct 10, 2023

Balaji Rao

Proteins mediate and control several cellular processes. For instance, cytokine binding to cell surface receptor can trigger a series of biochemical reactions leading to outcomes such as proliferation, differentiation or…

Oct 3, 2023

Qingshan Wei

My research is focused on developing next-generation field-deployable molecular imaging, sensing, and diagnostic tools for plants and human. These tools are essential to translate conventional laboratory diagnostic tests from the…

Aug 2, 2018

Robert Kelly

We are interested in the genomics, physiology, enzymology and biotechnological potential of microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments, i.e., extremes in temperature, pressure, pH, ionic strength, etc. Our primary focus…

Aug 2, 2018

Adriana San Miguel

My research program focuses on using engineering and systems approaches to understand fundamental biological processes in living organisms, particularly the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. We apply tools that enable the…

Aug 2, 2018

Albert Keung

The sequencing of the human genome in 2001 was a milestone for science. However, the origins of most diseases and developmental processes remain obscure. It is now clear that beyond…

Aug 2, 2018

Nathan Crook

Bio The Crook Lab develops new high-throughput experimental and computational genetic engineering techniques. In doing so, we hope to uncover novel biological phenomena and accelerate applied research and development in the broad…