Justin received his PhD from Stanford’s Genetics Department in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience working in the field of programmable genome engineering. He was an early adopter of CRISPR technologies and developed the first published CRISPR screen in yeast. In addition to leading research programs and publishing high-impact research papers in this area, he’s been a key innovator of Recombia’s technologies. He is an alum of the Ignite program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Scientific/Business Advisor
Leadership
Team Members
Olia Gaidarenko, PhD
Senior Scientist
Nathan Chang
Research Associate
Investors
Boom Capital
Investor
Climate Capital Bio
Investor
Jazz Venture Partners
Investor
Not Boring Capital
Investor
Nucleus Capital
Investor
Spacecadet Ventures
Investor
Plug and Play Ventures
Investor
BBQ Capital
Investor
Advisors
Justin Smith, PhD
Scientific/Business Advisor
Oliver Zill, PhD
Bioinformatics Advisor
Jennifer Brophy, PhD
Scientific Advisor, Plant Systems
Chris Hickey
Angel Investor/Advisor
Emily Culp
Angel Investor/Advisor
Kyle Schneider
Angel Investor/Advisor