Michael Stiffler

Mike is a molecular biologist, specializing in protein biochemistry, evolution, and engineering. He earned his PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University, where he worked with Gavin MacBeath to develop protein microarrays. During his postdoc with Rama Ranganathan at UT Southwestern, he pioneered approaches for characterizing protein variant libraries using high-throughput sequencing. Prior to joining Dyno, Mike was a senior scientist in Chris Sander’s group at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where he introduced an experimental evolution method for determining protein structures. In his free time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family, running, and growing carnivorous plants.