Rate Professor Drew Endy

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, Dartmouth College, 1997; B.S., Lehigh University.

Research Interests: Synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and biosecurity; develops standardized biological parts for engineering organisms.

Appointments: Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University; Co-Director, Stanford Synthetic Biology Center.

Awards: Champion of Change, White House; MacArthur Fellowship (declined).

Publications: Co-author of Adventures in Synthetic Biology (MIT Press); articles in Nature Biotechnology, Science.

Additional Contributions: Co-founder of iGEM competition; advisor to DARPA on biosecurity.