PhD Candidates
Aisha Bello
Aisha engineers microbes that produce specialty chemicals at industrially relevant titers using dynamic pathway regulation. Her bioreactor scale-up and DOE experience make her a strong candidate for an industrial-biotech production team.
Details
- Advisor
- Dr. Kristala Prather
- Field
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Institution
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Skills
- Metabolic EngineeringFermentationHPLC/MSStrain EngineeringBioreactor Scale-UpDesign of Experiments
- Thesis
- Dynamic metabolic control for high-titer production of bio-based chemicals
- Transition Signals
- Internship at Ginkgo BioworksFiled first patent on a pathway switchCo-authored with Amyris scientists