alexa garcia
Creative & Marketing Specialist at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
biological engineer | creative & marketing specialist
biological engineer , creative communicator , enthusiastic teammate , strategist problem solver . interested many facet scientific practice application , development dissemination . 7 year , participated 8 distinct biological research project across 4 continent , collecting wide array technical translational skill , obtaining bachelor 's degree mit master 's degree stanford university . seeing large disconnect scientific innovation real world understanding , pivoted focus creative communication marketing ginkgo bioworks , rapidly growing synthetic biology company . today , seek bridge gap scientific enterprise community seek serve innovating short- long-term infrastructure place power development implementation biotechnology hand wider community .
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks
Creative production, project management, internal and external communications, multimedia branding, content strategy, podcast production, art direction, business development and marketing communications, customer case studies. Member of Ginkgo Sociotechnical Studio.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Creative & Marketing Specialist
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ginkgo-bioworks
Business development and marketing communications, visual branding and strategy.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Creative & Marketing Intern
Grow by Ginkgo
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-by-ginkgo
Editor for print and digital, art director, manager for language translations and accessibility. Special focus on equity, inclusion, and sociocultural sensitivity.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Assistant Editor
Stanford University
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Bootstrapping the bioengineering of Tenebrio molitor (mealworms), advised by Drew Endy. Designed genetic engineering techniques for the humble mealworm, which demonstrates the capacity to eat, biodegrade, and subsist on styrofoam and other plastic polymers. Outlined pathways to develop T. molitor as a platform organism for bioengineering and environmental bioremediation, with the goal of building communal, accessible, and sustainable means of production for all. In collaboration with the Criddle Group for Environmental Biotechnology.
Stanford, California, United States
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Graduate Student Researcher | Bioengineering
Stanford University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanford-university
Bryant Molecular Motors Lab. Constructed novel light-responsive cytoskeletal motors and studied their single molecule mechanisms using high-resolution spectroscopy and multimodal microscopy.
Stanford, California, United States
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Rotating Researcher | Molecular Biomechanics
Stanford University
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Criddle Group for Environmental Biotechnology. Characterized plastic degradation in the gut microbiome of Tenebrio molitor (mealworm larvae), using novel extraction and experimental techniques.
Stanford, California, United States
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Rotating Researcher | Environmental Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-the-witwatersrand
Alexander Herpetology Laboratory. Designed and applied novel experimentation methods to study thermoregulatory behaviors in D. scabra. Quantified the effectiveness of snake repellent methods on B. capensis and B. arietans, the most fatal venomous snake in Africa.
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Herpetology Research Intern
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Polz Laboratory for Microbial Ecology and Evolution. Characterized host-virus interactions between human fecal bacterial strains, and fecal and sewage bacteriophage strains. Applied techniques for viral outbreak prediction in rural communities.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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MIT BE-Microbiome Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar
Tril Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tril-corporation
Managed online marketing for the Tril app in North and Latin America. Oversaw customer reengagement and feedback, improved marketing and engagement metrics for over 13,000 app users. Increased user population by 50% in 3 months. Managed investor relations and communication.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Marketing Analyst
Sage Corps
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sage-corps
Sage Corps is an experiential learning program that sends cohorts of top university students abroad to work with tech startups. Sage Corps Fellows work alongside the startup's CEO on all aspects of the business, including marketing, strategy, finance, and web/mobile development. Fellows also attend tech conferences, networking events, and speaker series for professional development. Sage Corps helps students learn to think globally, promote entrepreneurship, and develop a professional network.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Sage Corps Fellow
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
https://www.linkedin.com/company/helmholtz-centre-for-infection-research
Viral Immune Modulation Research Group. Investigated the immune response of mammalian cells to herpesvirus proteins using constructed murine antiviral proteins.
Braunschweig, Germany
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Virology Research Intern
The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
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Wehman Membrane Research Group. Studied polar body internalization and degradation in C. elegans embryos using RNAi and fluorescence tracking.
Würzburg, Germany
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Developmental Biology Research Intern
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Improving the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Designed novel genetic circuits to detect molecular biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and alter the levels of key brain enzymes in response. Carried project from conceptualization through development to execution in 11 months.
Cambridge, MA, USA
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MIT iGEM 2014 Competition
Master of Science - MS
Bioengineering
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Stanford University
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Bachelor of Science - BS
Biological Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Fail-safe genetic codes designed to intrinsically contain engineered organisms
Nucleic Acids Research
doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz745
Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome
Environmental Science and Technology
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.8b02301
Stanford University
NIH Biotechnology Training Grant
Stanford University
Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship
Stanford University
Stanford Graduate Fellowship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scholar
Zumba
Zumba Instructor License
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajatparashar
Chicago, IL
Rajat P.
Investment Banking Senior Associate at Citi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhani-katugampala
Staten Island, NY
Subhani Katugampala
Senior Officer, Program Development at WaterAid America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gaddy-3a812a204
Berkeley, CA
David Gaddy
NLP and Speech Research - PhD at UC Berkeley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-fry-287559149
Nashville Metropolitan Area
Emily Fry
Chemistry Major with French Minor at Belmont University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-mcclellan-092327179
Raleigh, NC
Jessica McClellan
Victim Services Coordinator at Wake County District Attorney's Office
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-amoore
Atlanta, GA
Rachel Moore, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-hughes-0872b01b9
Gales Ferry, CT
Christopher Hughes
MIT Graduate from AeroAstro and EECS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-fay-9878a1190
Greater Boston
Sarah Fay
Graduate Research Assistant at MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-stadler-344077109
Cambridge, MA
Martina Stadler
Graduate Research Assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cailey-talbot-b4204b139
Philadelphia, PA
Cailey Talbot
Graduate Student at the University of Cambridge, MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helmuth-naumer
Urbana, IL
Helmuth Naumer
Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD Candidate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulo-heredia-5bb208a6
West Lafayette, IN
Paulo Heredia
PhD Student at Purdue University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordtuan
Claremont, CA
Cordelia Tuan
Graduate Student
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-cai-25a1a888
Stanford, CA
Pamela Cai
Biopolymer/Biomaterial PhD Student
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-t-leighton-ba29a61b7
Newton Centre, MA
Alexander T Leighton
Visiting Postgraduate Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-belk-6740b3119
Stanford, CA
Julia Belk
Computer Science PhD student at Stanford
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristie-contreras
Bethesda, MD
Cristina Contreras
MD/PhD Candidate at the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Program
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-thorburn-2bb94895
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Craig Thorburn
Computational Modelling and Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech
https://eg.linkedin.com/in/dalia-bayoumi-morsi-054211
Egypt
Dalia Bayoumi Morsi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deron-browne
North Reading, MA
Deron Browne
Mechanical Design, Robotics Engineer (MS UCLA '18, BS MIT '16)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa--garcia
Miami, FL
Alexa Garcia
Law Clerk at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton Law Firm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-garcia-853644ba
Henderson, NV
Alexa Garcia
Casino Marketing Professional
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Mexico
Alexa García
https://www.linkedin.com/in/garciaalexa
New York City Metropolitan Area
Alexa Garcia
Vice President of Finance and Operations at J&L Electrical and Communications Group Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-garcia-80541a203
Houston, TX
Alexa Garcia
Project Engineer at JB York Construction, Inc
Sage Corps Alumni
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MIT Sigma Kappa: Theta Lambda Chapter
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