Andy Murdock

Andy Murdock is the Communications Director at the Innovative Genomics Institute. Andy has over a decade of experience in communications and has worked with some of the world's leading brands.

Most recently, they were the Content Marketing Manager at Group Delphi, where they oversaw the company's Experiential Marketing Blog and managed their social media and email newsletters. Prior to that, they were the Managing Editor at Airbnb and the US Digital Editor at Lonely Planet.

At the University of California Office of the President, Murdock led the media efforts around climate change, sustainability and innovation, which resulted in increased coverage in major news outlets and legislative action in California. Andy also developed scripts and article content for the Climate Lab video partnership with Vox, which has amassed over 24 million views to date.

Murdock is a skilled communicator with a proven track record of success in content marketing and media relations. Andy is a strategic thinker who can develop and execute creative campaigns that achieve objectives and deliver results.

Andy Murdock has a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. Andy also has a B.A. in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Their manager is Jennifer Doudna, Founder. They are on a team with Netravathi Krishnappa - NGS Core Operations Manager, Myeong-Je Cho - Director and PI of Plant Genomics & Transformation Facility, and Kristy Nordahl - Administrative Operations Manager.