Merhawi Mihreteab

Merhawi Mihreteab is a Senior Scientist at Windfall Bio since February 2024, following a role as Fermentation Lead at Pattern Ag, where notable achievements included establishing the Fermentation group and building a lab with an 8 bioreactor setup. Previous experience at Geltor Inc. involved designing and executing fermentation experiments and leading a pilot plant team that scaled production processes. Merhawi's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Applied and Environmental Microbiology and a Master's Degree in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry from Georgia State University, where significant research focused on optimizing fermentation processes using waste plastics. Early career roles included teaching biology and health sciences and conducting microbial genetics research.