Alex Connor is a PhD student in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, focusing on leveraging the useful properties of silk-mimetic polymers for a whole range of applications. Alex knows a ton about protein engineering and synthetic biology, and is using his knowledge as a cofounder of Ripely to create biologically-inspired solutions for food preservation, insecurity, and waste. This episode was a great primer on synthetic biology, but we also specifically discuss some of Alex’s work with biomaterials.

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