Mid-Atlantic SynBio Network Members – Private Sector – Non-Profit

Megan Damico
NC STEM Policy Fellow
Post-Doctoral Associate
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
936 Hill Street
Greensboro, NC 27408
Email
(734) 536-9194
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Bioeconomy strategic planning, biomaterials, precision fermentation, bioremediation, feedstock

Jennifer Dennis
Community Member
9408 Falls Bridge Lane
Potomac, MD 20854
Email 
(707) 580-8024
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest:  gene engineering, cell therapies, synthetic DNA production, bio-security
Resources/Services Available: I’m a classically trained immunologist and bench scientist. Many years back I transitioned to a career in life science marketing and product management. I’m happy to assist startups trying to develop their value propositions, complete market research and develop investor pitch decks.

John Dileo
Executive/Administrator
MITRE
7515 Colshire Drive
McLean, VA 22102
Email
(703) 463-6307
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: biodefense, biosecurity, synthetic biology, bioeconomy

Matthew Downs
Principle Biomedical Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
7515 Colshire Dr
McLean, VA 22102
Email
(703) 935-5152
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Synthetic data, Data transformation, synbio medical applications, biomanufacturing

Jonathan Jacobs
Senior Director
Executive/Administrator
Faculty/Lab Director
ATCC
217 Perry Pkwy, Suite 1
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Email
(800) 638-6597
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Synthetic biology and biotech especially as it relates to standards and reproducibility, microbial and eukaryotic genomics methods and data provenance.
Resources/Services Available: Biorepository, biomanufacturing, genomics and bioinformatics support, meeting facility (potentially at our HQ in Manassas VA for smaller meetings)

John Julias
Lead
Community Member
Draper Lab
1943 Isaac Newton Square
Suite 340
Reston, VA 20190
Email
(703) 935-5152
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Biosensors, manufacturing, security
Resources/Services Available: small meetings, microfluidics, integrated sensors

Nandini Mendu
Senior Director
Executive/Administrator
Nandini Mendu
15 TW Alexander Drive 27709
Durham, NC
Email
(703) 935-5152
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Bioeconomy
Resources/Services Available Conference Center

Pravin Rothe
Director
Executive/Administrator
Rothe Pravin
315 Stonehouse Dr.
Apex, NC 27523
Email
Phone Number (410) 340-6523
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Artificial Intelligence

Morgan Thompson
Director of Operations, Connecting Genetics to Climate
Executive/Administrator
Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
Email
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: public engagement, science communication, biotechnologies for climate mitigation and adaptation, public perception, public trust, science for policy
Resources/Services Available: We connect researchers developing biotechnologies for climate mitigation and adaptation to wider audiences to increase awareness, understanding, and evidence-informed decision making. We are happy to collaborate on small and large scale convenings that are cross-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder. We have ways for researchers to engage at all levels and experience providing training to the research community in communication, engagement, policy, and more.

Matt Wolfe
VP of Technology
Executive/Administrator
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation
900 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22203
Email
(240) 426-8958
Website
General Area(s) of Research or Interest: Biotechnology, biomanufacturing, biosecurity
Resources/Services Available: Meeting facilities, cleared staff, expertise in defense (cWMD, biosecurity)