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Michael C. Jewett
Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
Director of the Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University
Institute Fellow at the Northwestern Argonne Institute for Science & Engineering
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1999
M.S., Stanford University, 2001
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Denmark, 2007
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School, 2009m-jewett(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Click here to read more about Mike.
Staff
Lauren Clark
Lab Manager
B.S., M.S., University of California San Diego
lauren(dot)clark(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Lauren is developing a cell-free protein synthesis platform using chloroplast S30 extract.
Ashty Karim
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University
B.S., University of Texas at Austin
ashty(dot)karim(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Ashty is developing cell-free systems for biosynthetic pathway prototyping and natural product discovery.
Dale Perdue
Research Technician
B.S., University of Kentucky
dale(dot)perdue(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Dale is working with Ariel using cell-free systems to study protein glycosylation.
Isaiah Richardson
Research Technologist
M.S., Northwestern University
B.S., Concordia University Wisconsin
isaiahrichardson2022(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Isaiah is advancing methods for sustainable bioproduction.
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Hannah Kato
Group Administrator
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hannah(dot)kato(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Postdoctoral Associates
Rochelle Aw
B.S., Imperial College London, U.K.
Ph.D., Imperial College London, U.K.
rochelle(dot)aw(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Rochelle is developing tools for cell-free glycoprotein synthesis.
Yun-nam Choi
B.S., Postech Korea, Korea
Ph.D., Postech Korea, Korea
yunnam(dot)choi(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Yun-nam is working to develop carbon fixation pathways for sustainability.
Maria de Lourdes Cabezas Tapia
B.S., The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Northwestern University
m-cabezas(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Maria is developing high-throughput technologies for engineering biology using cell-free systems.
Peivand Sadat Mousavi
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
B.S., University of Waterloo
Ph.D., University of Toronto
peivand(dot)sadatmousavi(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Peivand is developing methods to accelerate the discovery of therapeutics.
Jess Willi
SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellow
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Bern, Switzerland
jessica(dot)willi(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Jess is working on engineering and retro-evolving ribosomes.
Graduate Students
Maddie DeWinter
B.S., University of Colorado
madison(dot)dewinter(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Maddie is working on engineering cell free protein glycosylation pathways.
Holly Ekas
NDSEG fellow
NSF GRFP (declined)
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
B.S., The University of Texas at Austin
hollyekas2024(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Holly is working on transcription factor-based sensing.
Laura Guerrero
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
lauraguerrero2026(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Laura is accelerating biodiversity and biodesign of therapeutics.
Camila Kofman
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., Stanford University
ckofman(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Camila is redesigning ribosomes to facilitate basic knowledge and enable new applications.
Grant Landwehr
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., Louisiana State University
gmlandwehr(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Grant is developing cell-free systems for sustainability.
Caleb Lay
NSF SynBAS Fellow
B.S., University of Cincinnati
caleblay2025(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Caleb is working on engineering materials from insects.
Kat Myers
B.S., Purdue University
kathryn(dot)myers(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Kat is accelerating biodesign for synthetic biology applications.
Meagan Olsen
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., University of Arkansas
meaganolsen2026(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Meagan is developing cell-free systems for equitable biotechnologies.
Deepali Prasanna
B.E., RV College of Engineering
deepalivenkateshprasanna2023(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Deepali is advancing methods for therapeutic synthesis.
Blake Rasor
NDSEG Fellow, NSF GRFP (declined)
B.S., Miami University
blakerasor2023(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Blake is using cell-free metabolic engineering for biosynthesis.
Kosuke Seki
CLP Training Grant Fellow
B.S., University of California, Irvine
kseki(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Kosuke is developing enabling technologies to expand genetically encoded chemistry for regulating protein structures.
Zachary Shaver
B.S., Davidson College
zachary(dot)shaver(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Zach is working on reimagining medicine manufacturing.
Ariel Thames
NIH F31 NRSA Fellow
B.A., Vanderbilt University
ariel(dot)thames(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Ariel is using cell-free systems to study protein glycosylation.
Brenda Wang
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
brendawang2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Brenda is working on accelerating biodiscovery and biodesign using cell-free systems.
Katie Warfel
NDSEG Fellow
B.S., Bucknell Universty
katherinewarfel2017(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Katie is using cell-free systems to engineer glycosylation pathways.
Derek Wong
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S., University of California, San Diego
derekwong2024(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Derek is working to identify novel antibiotics.
<–h1>Master’s Students
Undergraduate Students
Nathalie Boadi
Biological Sciences
Works with Blake Rasor
Regina Fernandez
Chemical Engineering
Works with Derek Wong
Joey Galindo
Chemical Engineering
Works with Kosuke Seki
Anika Gupta
Biomedical Engineering
Works with Grant Landwehr
Rebeca Lion
Biomedical Engineering
Works with Grant Landwehr
Sarah Sobol
Chemical Engineering
Works with Katie Warfel
Alumni
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For a complete list of previous lab members, visit our Alumni Page.