Giant Jamboree/Schedule/Sunday
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
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Keynote Speakers
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Ingrid Swanson Pultz
CSO of PVP Biologics
Ingrid Swanson Pultz, Ph.D., is a co-founder and the chief scientific officer of PvP Biologics. Dr. Pultz is a leader in computational enzyme design, and has a distinguished track record of leading research teams to success. As an inventor of PvP’s gluten-degrading enzyme technology and an entrepreneur, Dr. Pultz has established cross-disciplinary connections and bridged industry with academia to accomplish research goals. Dr. Pultz established PvP Biologics in 2012 and joined the team as its chief scientific officer in 2016. Prior to PvP Biologics, Dr. Pultz led the effort to develop effective therapeutics for celiac disease at the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington, where she held a faculty position in the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Pultz completed her Ph.D. in microbiology at Washington in the laboratory of Dr. Samuel Miller, and post-doctoral research with Dr. David Baker. She holds a B.A. in biology from Wellesley College. While operating at the forefront of protein engineering, Dr. Pultz also has a strong interest in training the next generation of effective leaders in science and technology. Dr. Pultz has received numerous awards and recognitions including a Life Sciences Discovery Fund grant, the Neil Groman Award for Excellence in Teaching, and a competitive NSF research fellowship.
iGEM Experience
- iGEM 2008-2011
- Led the 2011 Grand Prize Winner, Washington
- Founded PVP Bio with the team project from 2011
- PVP Bio got $35 million investment from Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Jason Kelly
CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks
Jason Kelly co-founded Ginkgo BioWorks in 2008. The organism is the product at Ginkgo BioWorks. Ginkgo's organism engineers design microbes made-to-order for customers across a range of industries by leveraging a technology platform including custom hardware, software, and wetware. Jason earned his PhD from MIT in Biological Engineering in 2008, under professor Drew Endy, and his BS in Chemical Engineering and Biology in 2003. His doctoral research included the development of a widely adopted measurement standard for characterizing transcriptional elements.
iGEM Experience
- Part of the first year of iGEM in 2004
- One of the leaders of the iGEM 2006 MIT team with Eau d’coli
- Founded Ginkgo Bioworks with 4 other iGEMers
iGEM Foundation
The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition, and the development of an open community and collaboration. Visit us at igem.org
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