Darren Parker, PhD
Senior Scientist @ Evozyne
About
Highly motivated interdisciplinary scientist with deep expertise in molecular biology, microbial physiology & engineering, synthetic biology, gene editing technologies, and second and third generation sequencing. Currently a Research Scientist II at Evozyne developing high throughput assays & workflows for multiple protein engineering projects including the development of novel CRISPR nucleases. Formerly a postdoctoral researcher in the Synthetic Biology Group with Adam Guss at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and graduate student with Gene-Wei Li in the Department of Biology at MIT.
United States
Greater Chicago Area
Biotechnology
UV/Vis, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Mass Spectrometry
Experience
Senior Scientist
Evozyne
Research Scientist II
Evozyne
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Research Scientist I
Evozyne
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Postdoctoral Researcher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Technical Consultant
ARCH Venture Partners
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Graduate Research Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis Advisor: Gene-Wei Li Thesis defense date: June 2020 Mini-profile from the MIT Department of Biology: https://tinyurl.com/ubbjhqs
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7.02 - Introduction to Experimental Biology & Communication
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7.015 - Introductory Biology (Microbiology & Infectious Disease focus)
Undergraduate Researcher - Auinash Kalsotra Lab
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Worked on multiple projects to elucidate key mRNA splicing programs influencing liver development and regeneration • Co-first author publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26531099 • Handled & maintained transgenic mouse lines to study RNA binding protein expression during heart development
Undergraduate Researcher - Scott Silverman Lab
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
• Developed deoxyribozomes through in vitro selection to catalyze the hydrolysis of targeted RNA sequences • First author publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702039/
Commercialization Intern
Cabot Microelectronics
Aurora, IL
Optimized formulas for two product lines bringing them from the laboratory through the pilot plant
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Biochemistry
• Minor in Chemistry • Alpha Chi Sigma, President 2012-2013, Member since 2011 • Alpha Phi Omega, Member since 2011
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