Experience

Mascoma LLC

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • May 2018 - Present

  Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States Senior Research Scientist in Lactic Solutions team at Mascoma LLC. Conduct genetic engineering with main focus on lactic acid bacteria as a co-culture for yeast-based bioethanol production.

• Project Lead

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States Project Lead/Senior Research Scientist in Lactic Solutions team at Mascoma LLC. Lead the genetic engineering team with main focus on lactic acid bacteria as a co-culture for yeast-based bioethanol production.



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • May 2011 - May 2018

  Madison, Wisconsin, United States Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. James L. Steele's laboratory in Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research experiences include: • Engineering L. casei as a host for producing biofuels and industrial relevant compounds such as ethanol, iso-butanol, succinate, and methyglyoxal • Engineering of L. casei derivatives for heterologous bacteriocin production (patent pending) • Development of advanced molecular techniques… Show more Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. James L. Steele's laboratory in Department of Food Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research experiences include: • Engineering L. casei as a host for producing biofuels and industrial relevant compounds such as ethanol, iso-butanol, succinate, and methyglyoxal • Engineering of L. casei derivatives for heterologous bacteriocin production (patent pending) • Development of advanced molecular techniques and tools for genetic engineering in Lactobacillus species • Conducting lab-scale fermentations and analysis (enzymatic assay, HPLC, and NMR) of engineered lactic acid bacteria and yeast for bioethanol fermentation • Use of synthetic biology concepts to improve carbohydrate utilization during fermentation in L. casei ethanologens • Whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq analysis, and genome annotation of Lactobacillus casei isolates • Development of culture-independent DNA-based methods to examine changes in microbial populations and factors that control these changes in cheese. • Metagenomic 16S DNA sequencing and Next generation sequencing of lactic acid bacteria population from local industrial bioethanol production plants Show less



Lactic Solutions

• Research Scientist

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2018

  Madison, Wisconsin Area Working as the lead research scientist to develop novel adjunct cultures for yield optimization of industrial-scale ethanol fermentations by commercial yeast strains using synthetic biology, metabolic modeling, and lab-scale bioreactors. This research is performed in close associated with Lactic Solutions LLC, a recently formed company co-founded by Dr. James Steele, Peggy Steele, and Dr. Jeff Broadbent. As a result, this has afforded me exposure to research and development within Wisconsin’s… Show more Working as the lead research scientist to develop novel adjunct cultures for yield optimization of industrial-scale ethanol fermentations by commercial yeast strains using synthetic biology, metabolic modeling, and lab-scale bioreactors. This research is performed in close associated with Lactic Solutions LLC, a recently formed company co-founded by Dr. James Steele, Peggy Steele, and Dr. Jeff Broadbent. As a result, this has afforded me exposure to research and development within Wisconsin’s bioethanol industry. Show less



Effem Foods Thailand Co., Ltd (a Mars incorporated company)

• Student Intern

  • Dec 2003 - Feb 2004

  Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Helped develop a new formula for a dry pellet dog food under the brand name “PET degree”. Designed and evaluated the sensory analysis study for the newly formulated product. Involved in a quality control lab for establishing a model for reducing the contamination of Aflatoxins in dog foods.