Sharon Hoover Nademanee

Sharon Hoover Nademanee, Ph.D., currently serves as Manager of R&D Science and Engineering at Sandia National Laboratories since January 2024. Prior to this role, Sharon held various positions at Andes, including Grant Coordinator Lead and Director of Research, from January 2022 to December 2023. Sharon's experience at Zymergen spanned from September 2014 to December 2021, where responsibilities included R&D Associate Director, Technical Lead, and Scientist roles. Academic experience includes a Postdoctoral Scholar position at UCLA, a Teaching Assistant role at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and a Lecturer position at California State University, East Bay. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Biology from Stanford University and dual degrees (BS in Biochemistry and BA in Spanish) from the University of Southern California.