CES People
Steering Comittee
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Joe Parker, Center Director
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chen Scholar
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Marianne Bronner
Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology, Director of the Beckman Institute
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Michael H. Dickinson
Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics, Executive Officer of Biology and Biological Engineering
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Woodward Fischer
Professor of Geobiology
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Victoria Orphan
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
![Lior_Pachter.1a02cec2.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_611dff1f4b78470497d14e5eaacdb331~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_268,h_323,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Lior_Pachter_1a02cec2_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Lior Pachter
Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
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Pietro Perona
Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Rob Phillips
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
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Julia Tejada
Assistant Professor of Geobiology
Staff
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Leah Bieltvedt
Evolution Center Program Administrator
Faculty
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David Anderson
Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology; Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience
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José Andrade
George W. Housner Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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Alexei Aravin
Professor of Biology
![Arnold_Frances_eDglfZX.2e16d0ba.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_c03eeeb08bbf4b6a890202726c94aa59~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Arnold_Frances_eDglfZX_2e16d0ba_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Frances Arnold
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry; Director, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center
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Pamela Bjorkman
David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Merkin Institute Professor
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Marianne Bronner
Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology, Director of the Beckman Institute
![Jehoshua_Bruck_1_.2e16d0ba.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_8b04dcc184c24fd893509339c00037a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_60,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Jehoshua_Bruck_1__2e16d0ba_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Jehoshua Bruck
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Computation and Neural Systems and Electrical Engineering
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Claire E. Bucholz
Assistant Professor of Geology
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Zhen Chen
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
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William M. Clemons, Jr
Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Biochemistry
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Michael Dickinson
Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics, Executive Officer of Biology and Biological Engineering
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Michael Elowitz
Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Woodward Fischer
Professor of Geobiology
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Christian Frankenburg
Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist
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David Glover
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
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Lea A. Geontoro
Professor of Biology
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Bruce Hay
Professor of Biology
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Elizabeth Hong
Professor of Neuroscience; Chen Scholar
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Mary B. Kennedy
The Allen and Lenabelle Davis Professor of Biology
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Joseph Kirschvink
Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology
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Jared R. Leadbetter
Professor of Environmental Microbiology
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Carlos Lois
Research Professor of Biology
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Matilde Marcoli
Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
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Sarkis Mazmanian
Luis B. and Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology, Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
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Margaret J. McFall-Ngai
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biologial Engineering
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Elliot Meyerowitz
George W. Beadle Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Yuki Oka
Professor of Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
![Vorphan_headshot_Schmidt.b9b228d5.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_992089ff932e4d089092323a3d9420c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Vorphan_headshot_Schmidt_b9b228d5_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Victoria Orphan
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
![Lior_Pachter.1a02cec2.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_68311d3b75df4773830647ba5a697496~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Lior_Pachter_1a02cec2_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Lior Pachter
Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
![Phillips_Rob_MG_9960.a6f783f4.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_7cf378ebdb0941f3b04af7e73ff3bcb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Phillips_Rob_MG_9960_a6f783f4_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Rob Phillips
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
![Alex_Dec_2022_headshot.2e16d0ba.fill-310x412-c100.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_80e0713268244f3bb4bda6711d6af727~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Alex_Dec_2022_headshot_2e16d0ba_fill-310x412-c100.jpg)
Alex L. Sessions
Nico and Marilyn van Wingen Professor of Professor of Geobiology
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Thanos Siapas
Professor of Computation and Neural Systems; Executive Officer for Computation and Neural Systems
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Paul W. Sternberg
Bren Professor of Biology
![Tejada_Julia_YFz8lDU.24e97186.fill-310x412-c100 (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_22263fa68abd421bafb2eb0b23d3d823~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Tejada_Julia_YFz8lDU_24e97186_fill-310x412-c100%20(1).jpg)
Julia Tejada
Assistant Professor of Geobiology
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Matt Thomson
Assistant Professor of Computational Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
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Francois Tissot
Assistant Professor of Geochemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
![Varshavsky-Alexander_2012-PRE.2e16d0ba.fill-310x412-c100 (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_76f828944e7b4a639e634c08b1b92e5e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Varshavsky-Alexander_2012-PRE_2e16d0ba_fill-310x412-c100%20(1).jpg)
Alexander J. Varshavsky
![Voorhees_0.dca69b78.fill-310x412-c100 (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93455c_e9105652d49e45fcac5822c6b893bf7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_avif,quality_auto/Voorhees_0_dca69b78_fill-310x412-c100%20(1).jpg)
Rebecca Vorhees
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
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Daniel Wagenaar
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering