Team Members

  • Mike-Jewett

  • Michael C. Jewett

    Professor of Bioengineering
    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, 2009

    Click here to read more about Mike.

Staff

  • Rochelle Aw

    Rochelle Aw

    Academic Staff Researcher

    B.S., Ph.D., Imperial College London, U.K.

    rochelleaw(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Rochelle is developing tools for the production of glycosylated full-length antibodies.
  • Tong Un Chae

    Tong Un Chae

    Academic Staff Researcher

    B.S., M.S., PhD., KAIST, Daejeon, Korea

    tuchae(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Tong Un is develping cell-free systems for efficient protein synthesis.
  • Yun-nam Choi

    Yun-nam Choi

    Academic Staff Researcher

    B.S., Ph.D., POSTECH, Pohang, Korea

    yunnam(dot)choi(at)northwestern(dot)edu

    Yun-nam is using cell-free systems to engineer enzymes for improved carbon utilzation.

  • Ana Guerrero

    Executive Assistant

    B.Ed., Normal Pablo Livas

    anagro(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Ana is supporting the Jewett Lab and projects at the Bioengineering Department at Stanford University.
  • Ashty Karim

    Ashty Karim

    Research Assistant Professor

    B.S. The University of Texas at Austin

    Ph.D. Northwestern University

    ashty(dot)karim(at)northwestern(dot)edu

    Ashty engineers biological molecules, systems, and processes for global sustainability.
  • Sai Preethi Nakkina

    Sai Preethi Nakkina

    Academic Program Professional

    B. E., PES Institute of Technology

    M.S., Ph.D., University of Central Florida

    B. E., PES Institute of Technology

    Preethi provides project management support for ongoing research projects in the Jewett lab.

Postdoctoral Associates


  • Sam Crowe

    B.S., M.S., Northwestern University

    Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

    samcrowe(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Sam is utilizing cell-free systems to engineer biosensors and DNA recombinases

  • Grant Landwehr

    B.S., Louisiana State University

    Ph.D., Northwestern University

    gland(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Grant is building tools to accelerate enzyme engineering for applications in sustainability

  • John (Tyler) Lazar

    B.S., Northwestern University

    Ph.D., Rice University

    jtlazar(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Tyler is using cell-free systems to engineer enzymes for applications in sustainability.

  • Megan McSweeney

    B.S., University of Rhode Island

    Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

    meganmcsweeney(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Meg is using genome and ribosome engineering to enhance cell-free protein synthesis
  • Derek Wong

    Derek Wong

    B.S., University of California, San Diego

    Ph.D., Northwestern University

    dawong24(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Derek is developing cell-free platforms for conjugate vaccine production.

Graduate Students


  • Ravalika Damerla

    NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    ravalika(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Rav is utilizing cell-free systems for fungal enzyme expression.
  • Laura Guerrero

    Laura Guerrero

    NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison

    lgue26(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Laura is using de novo protein design to develop a platform for immune cell recognition.
  • Caleb Lay

    Caleb Lay

    NSF NRT SynBAS Trainee

    B.S., University of Cincinnati

    caleblay2025(at)northwestern(dot)edu

    Caleb is improving expression of complex disulfide-bonded proteins in cell-free systems.
  • Irene Martinez

    Irene Martinez

    SGF Fellow

    B.S., M.S., Heidelberg University, Germany

    irenemh(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Irene is utilizing cell free systems to engineer enzymes for carbon utilization.
  • Kat Myers

    Kathryn Myers

    NDSEG Fellow

    B.S., Purdue University

    kmyers2(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Kat is utilizing protein design to create novel glyoconjugate vaccines
  • Meagan Olsen

    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 distributed biomanufacturing.
  • Zachary Shaver

    Zachary Shaver

    NSF NRT SynBAS Trainee

    B.S., Davidson College

    zachary(dot)shaver(at)northwestern(dot)edu

    Zach is using cell-free systems to study conjugate vaccine design.
  • Anru Tian

    Anru Tian

    NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    anru(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Anru is using cell-free systems for the production and engineering of biotherapeutics.
  • Brenda-Wang

    Brenda Wang

    NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    B.S., University of California, Berkeley

    bmwang(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Brenda is engineering transcription factors as cell-free biosensors.

  • Kyle Zolkin

    NSF Graduate Research Fellow

    SGF Fellow

    EDGE Fellow

    B.S., University of California, Berkeley

    kzolkin(at)stanford(dot)edu

    Kyle is developing cell free systems for sustainability and energy metabolism.

Alumni

  • For a complete list of previous lab members, visit our Alumni Page.