Sean Merrill

Sean Merrill has extensive experience in the field of scientific research and genetics. Sean is currently working as a Senior Scientist at Conception since June 2022. Prior to this, they held the role of Scientist II at GenEdit from January 2022 to June 2022.

Before joining GenEdit, Sean worked at Boost Neuroscience as a Scientist I from February 2021 to September 2021. Sean then pursued a Postdoctoral Scholar position at Stanford University from June 2018 to January 2021. During this time, they conducted in-depth studies on human biology, specifically focusing on genetically modifying stem cells and analyzing their differentiated cell lineages. Sean also conducted gene function studies by making knockouts and disease mutations, and utilized knockins of fluorescence tags to determine protein locations and expression profiles.

Prior to their time at Stanford University, Sean worked as a Graduate Student at the University of Utah College of Science from June 2010 to June 2018. Here, they used CRISPR technology to attach tags onto neuronal calcium channels for super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Through their research, they identified subsynaptic calcium domains and studied the pathogenesis of neurological disorders such as autism, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's, which are known to disrupt calcium signaling at synapses.

Overall, Sean Merrill's work experience demonstrates their expertise in genetic modification, protein analysis, and the study of neurological disorders.

Sean Merrill has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Northern Arizona University. Sean attended this institution from 2007 to 2009. Following this, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biology at the University of Utah from 2010 to 2018.