Rate Professor Michael Elowitz

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Michael Elowitz earned his AB from UC Berkeley in 1992 and his PhD from Princeton University in 1999.

Research Interests: His research focuses on synthetic biology, gene circuits, and cellular decision-making.

Appointments: Professor of Biology and Bioengineering at Caltech, HHMI Investigator.

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2007), HFSP Nakasone Award.

Publications: Seminal paper on synthetic gene oscillators in Nature.

Additional Contributions: Elowitz develops tools for programming cellular behavior.