Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin is an academic expert in systems and synthetic biology, cellular biophysics, and comparative functional genomics. They have served as Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and hold multiple leadership roles, including Investigator at SynBERC and Director of the Synthetic Biology Institute. Adam's research projects span the evolutionary design principles of cellular networks and the development of novel microbial solutions, such as tumor-killing bacteria and biomanufacturing for space exploration. With a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from MIT, they have also contributed to the scientific community as Deputy Editor-In-Chief for PLOS Computational Biology and as an Assistant Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.