Wayne Mitchell

Wayne Mitchell is a Distinguished Scientist at LanzaTech, where they focus on computational biology and the company's carbon cycling platform. They previously held positions as Director of Computational Biology and Manager of Model Systems at LanzaTech, where they led teams in omni-omics, systems biology, and metabolic modeling. Wayne was a founding group leader at the Experimental Therapeutics Centre, specializing in bioinformatics and informatics, and has published extensively in prestigious journals. With a Ph.D. in Parasitology and Infectious Disease from the University of California, Berkeley, they have a strong academic background complemented by adjunct professor experience at Nanyang Technological University. Wayne began their career as a Scientific Founder and Chief Genomics Officer at Tao Biosciences, where they focused on novel antibacterial drug targets.