Kevin M. Esvelt

Kevin Michael Esvelt is an American biologist. He is currently an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and leads the Sculpting Evolution group.[1] After receiving a B.A. in chemistry and biology from Harvey Mudd College, he completed his PhD work at Harvard University as a Hertz Fellow.[2] Esvelt developed phage assisted continuous evolution (PACE)[3] during his PhD as a graduate student in David R. Liu's laboratory. As a Wyss Technology Fellow, Esvelt was involved with the development of gene drive technology.[4] He focuses on the bioethics and biosafety of gene drives.[5][6][7] In 2016, Esvelt was named an Innovator Under 35 by MIT Technology Review.[8]

References
  1. "Person Overview ‹ Kevin Esvelt". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. "Kevin Esvelt". hertzfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. Liu, David R.; Carlson, Jacob C.; Esvelt, Kevin M. (April 2011). "A system for the continuous directed evolution of biomolecules". Nature. 472 (7344): 499–503. doi:10.1038/nature09929. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 3084352. PMID 21478873.
  4. "Safeguarding Gene Drives". Wyss Institute. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  5. Specter, Michael (2016-12-26). "How DNA Editing Could Change Life on Earth". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  6. Specter, Michael (2016-06-10). "The Perils and Promises of Gene-Drive Technology". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  7. Yong, Ed (2017-07-11). "One Man's Plan to Make Sure Gene Editing Doesn't Go Haywire". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  8. "Kevin Esvelt | Innovators Under 35". www.innovatorsunder35.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.