Logan Hurst, PhD

Logan Hurst, PhD has an extensive background in scientific research and teaching. Logan is currently working at EVERY™ as a Senior Scientist in Strain Engineering, a role they have held since April 2023. Prior to this position, they worked as a Scientist II in Strain Engineering at EVERY™ starting from March 2021.

Before joining EVERY™, Dr. Hurst gained valuable experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During this time, their research focused on studying the roles of sphingolipids/VLCFAs and phoshphatidylinositol-phosphate lipids in cellular processes in budding yeast. Logan had expertise in various laboratory techniques including subcloning, yeast genetics, PCR, Western blotting, and fluorescence microscopy. Logan'swork also involved protein engineering, affinity protein purification, and organelle separation & purification. Dr. Hurst was a member of Dr. [Name]'s research group.

In addition to their research work, Dr. Hurst also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and lecturer/coordinator at the University of Illinois. Logan was responsible for leading discussion sections in biochemistry lecture courses and developed a syllabus, delivered lectures, and oversaw labs as a lecturer and coordinator for a biochemistry lab course. Throughout their teaching career, they managed TA's and lab preparatory staff.

Overall, Dr. Logan Hurst's work experience demonstrates their expertise in scientific research, strain engineering, and biochemistry, gained through both industry and academic roles.

Logan Hurst, PhD, obtained a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Eastern Illinois University, where they attended from 2009 to 2013. Following their undergraduate studies, Hurst pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their doctoral studies spanned from 2013 to 2020.