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Katherine Andrews

Director of Research

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BIOGRAPHY

Katherine Andrews joined 暗夜成人视频鈥檚 Academic Affairs team in 2018, after serving in a progression of roles from Research Scientist to VP Strategic Integration in the biotechnology and government sectors.  Earning her B.A. in biology at Lake Forest College and Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Illinois, she did post-doctoral work in neurobiology and taught genetics and molecular biology at Washington University in St. Louis before moving to the private sector.  Her technical experience includes computational chemistry, microbial biochemistry, genomics, and systems biology, with applications to drug discovery, diagnostics, bio-based materials from algae, and cleaner energy.

Before coming to 暗夜成人视频, Andrews wrote and co-developed proposals totaling more than $175 million in federal funding and co-founded the DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute in Emeryville, California.  She now works with 暗夜成人视频 faculty and staff to identify funding sources and write competitive proposals for individual and collaborative faculty research programs, undergraduate research, and other scholarly activities.

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