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Meet the Chemla Lab — a growing team working at the intersection of mRNA biology, hyperspectral imaging, and engineered microbes.
Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator · Incoming Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara Bioengineering
Yonatan Chemla, Ph.D.
Synthetic biologist and biomolecular engineer working on mRNA design, hyperspectral genetic reporters, and engineered microorganisms for environmental and human health. The Chemla Lab is a new lab in the Department of Bioengineering at UC Santa Barbara. Currently a Research Scientist (postdoctoral) in the Voigt Lab at MIT, Department of Biological Engineering; NIH K99 Pathway-to-Independence Awardee and HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow.
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We're recruiting curious, driven scientists at every career stage. Postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates are all welcome.