Graduate Student
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: E18-524
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Phone: (617) 258-8037
Email: agupta90@mit.edu
Education
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. Cell Biology and Genetics
University of Maryland, College Park (2012)
Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Engineering
Research Description
Devising application-oriented synthetic biology strategies to engineer strains with improved bioproduction capabilities. Examples include autonomous induction of pathway components at different fermentation stages for production of specialty chemicals, biofuels etc.