Ariel Hecht

Ariel Hecht is a seasoned professional in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, currently serving as the Director of Microbial Assay Development at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., where a focus on scale-down modeling and high-throughput assays is central. Previous roles at Ginkgo Bioworks include positions as Senior Test Engineer 2, Senior Test Engineer 1, and Test Engineer 3. Prior experience includes serving as a Staff Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where key projects involved quantifying factors affecting the growth of engineered organisms and developing a Minimum Information Standard for Engineered Organism Experiments. Additionally, Ariel Hecht held a position as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, researching translation initiation in E. coli. Academic credentials include a PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in Bioengineering from UCLA.