Megan J. Palmer

"Dr. Megan J. Palmer’s work seeks to develop, promote and advise on best practices and policies for responsibly advancing synthetic biology, and biotechnology more broadly. She is currently a William J. Perry Fellow in International Security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University. She is also a research Fellow at the University of California Berkeley and the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI), and serves on the advisory board of the Joint Genomics Institute (JGI). In addition, Dr. Palmer is an investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (Synberc) and serves as its Deputy Director of Policy & Practices. Synberc brings together leaders in synthetic biology from universities across the United States in close partnership with industry. She has directed projects in biological safety, security, property rights, and community organization and governance. Dr. Palmer has also launched many programs engaging the synthetic biology community in the societal aspects of their work including the Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program (LEAP), a fellowship in biotechnology leadership and the Policy & Practices track of the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. Megan holds a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from MIT. She received a B.Sc.E. in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University, Canada" ==

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