Leo Song

Leo Song received his B.A. in Molecular & Cell Biology, with an emphasis in Genetics, Genomics, and Development, from the University of California, Berkeley. There, he worked in Alanna Schepartz’s lab to deliver RAS-targeting monobodies into mammalian cell lines with the cell penetrating miniature protein ZF5.3 and to elucidate the molecular and biochemical mechanism of the delivery process. He also pursued his passion in marine biology by investigating the body pattern and life history of the iteroparous pygmy octopus Octopus chierchiae in Roy Caldwell’s lab. He joined the IGI in the summer of 2022 and is currently working to advance CRISPR-Tn based editing technologies for diverse microbial communities.