Jeffrey M. Staub, PhD

Jeffrey M. Staub, PhD has extensive experience in agricultural biotechnology and scientific advisory roles. Jeffrey M. is the founder and Chief Scientist of Plastomics, Inc., a company focused on utilizing the power of chloroplasts and other plastid types to develop beneficial traits in plants. Jeffrey M. has expertise in plant chloroplast transformation and provides assistance with vector design, transgene expression, and characterization.

In addition to their role at Plastomics, Dr. Staub has served as the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board and Chief Technology Officer at Impetus Agriculture, Inc. Jeffrey M. co-founded the company in 2018 and held the CTO position until 2020. As the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, they provide guidance and expertise in scientific matters.

Dr. Staub has also worked as a Senior Technical Advisor at Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel, LLC) from 2017 to 2018, where they provided technical guidance on various projects.

Prior to their entrepreneurial ventures, Dr. Staub had a long and distinguished career at Monsanto Company. Jeffrey M. held various roles, including Science Fellow, where they were a technical leader in the prestigious program consisting of the top 5% of company scientists. Jeffrey M. identified technology gaps within the AgBiotech Pipeline and proposed new projects or external investments to the senior leadership.

At Monsanto, Dr. Staub also managed teams and led projects in assay development, expression profiling, bioinformatics strategy, and collaboration with Paradigm Genetics. Jeffrey M. was responsible for team management, data analysis, intellectual property, and publication strategies.

Before joining Monsanto, Dr. Staub worked as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University.

Overall, Dr. Jeffrey M. Staub has extensive experience and expertise in agricultural biotechnology, leadership roles, and scientific advisory positions.

Jeffrey M. Staub, PhD obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Rutgers University. Prior to that, they achieved a Master of Science (MS) in Applied Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Their educational journey began with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Microbiology from Penn State University.