Adam J. Stevens
I am a synthetic biologist at UCSF and the Cell Design Institute who applies protein engineering to study cellular interactions and multicellular organization. I aim to elucidate how molecular features of cell adhesion molecules augment cytomechanics to direct tissue morphogenesis and induce dynamic immune cell behavior. My long-term goal is to design programmable cell adhesion systems for use in living therapeutics and synthetic tissue.
Postdoctoral Institution: University of California San Francisco Research Area: Synthetic Biology
Research Topic: Synthetic cell adhesion
Research Advisor: Wendell A. Lim
Funding: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and Cell Design Institute
Period: December 2017-Present
Graduate Institution : Princeton University Research Area: Chemical Biology
Research Topic: Discovery, design, and deployment of enhanced split inteins
Research Advisor: Tom W. Muir
Funding: NSF GRFP Fellowship
Period: August 2012 - December 2017
Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University Major: Chemistry Minor: English
Research Topic: Inhibition of DNA polymerase lambda by abasic legions
Research Advisor: Marc M. Greenberg
Period: September 2008 - July 2012
