While drafting the introduction to my PhD thesis, starting with how little was known about bacteria for centuries after Anton van Leeuwenhoek’s first glimpse of the microscopic world, I reflected on the tremendous progress the field has made over the past few decades. We’ve now discovered and characterized tens of thousands of bacterial species and can even precisely edit their genomes. With this growing understanding, there is increasing potential for bacteria to address important challenges, such as producing medicines (e.g., rBIO’s engineered bacteria for insulin production ), breaking down plastic waste (e.g., Breaking’s plastic-degrading microbes ), fixing nitrogen to improve agriculture (e.g., Pivot Bio’s nitrogen-fixing microbes ), and generating food from green house gases (e.g., Calysta’s methane-to-protein fermenters ).

This progress has deepened my appreciation for fundamental research, but it has also fueled my motivation to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions. I want to help bridge the gap between research and innovation in biotech and healthcare. Alongside my academic work, I’ve developed a strong interest in the business side of science and look forward to opportunities at the intersection of science and business, where I can use my scientific training to inform strategy, support impactful innovation, and help bring transformative technologies to the people who need them.

Ongoing Engagements

PhD Candidate

I am working on writing up my PhD thesis on gut microbiome ecology and evolution. A talk presenting my most recent work is featured below. More details about my research can be found on my Research page.

Nucleate Leadership

Nucleate is a trainee-led non-profit organization that facilitates the formation of pioneering biotech companies, fosters a global ecosystem of bio-entrepreneurs and democratizes biotech education. I have been directing strategy and expert sourcing as part of the Nucleate Switzerland leadership team.

Consulting Society

As a senior member and consultant at The Consulting Society (TCS, EPFL), I am leading a team of student consultants on a project advicing a diagnostics startup from EPFL. Earlier I mentored three junior members through a semester-long consulting research project. Here is the slide deck from my junior project where I did a deep dive into large-scale measures to reduce GHG emissions from Agriculture.

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Selected talk featuring my most recent work on the gut microbiome of honeybees: