Mikhail Koksharov

Mikhail Koksharov is a Senior Scientist at Synlife, a start-up in Cambridge, MA, since 2022. Previously, Mikhail served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Brown University from 2018 to 2021 and held the position of Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University from 2016 to 2018, focusing on circadian rhythms and sleep regulation. Mikhail's early research experience includes a Postdoctoral Scientist role at the University of Geneva from 2013 to 2016, where molecular biology techniques were utilized. At Moscow State University, Mikhail worked as a Staff Scientist from 2007 to 2013, specializing in protein engineering of firefly luciferases. Additional experience includes work as a Visiting Scientist at Hangzhou Normal University and as a Technical Expert at Sagentia, involved in patent review and classification. Mikhail holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and a Specialist/M.Sc. in Chemistry from Lomonosov Moscow State University.