# Mei-Lin Tan

> Mei-Lin designs synthetic gene circuits that let engineered microbes detect and report environmental signals. Her industrial internship and translational mindset make her well suited to a synthetic biology platform company.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/phd/mei-lin-tan/](https://selltoscientists.com/phd/mei-lin-tan/)*

**Institution:** University of Cambridge
**Field:** Synthetic Biology
**Advisor:** Dr. Jim Haseloff
**Thesis:** Engineered genetic circuits for programmable biosensing in microbial consortia
**Publications:** 7

## Skills

- Molecular Cloning
- CRISPR
- Flow Cytometry
- Python
- Bioinformatics
- Fermentation

## Industry transition signals

- Internship at Ginkgo Bioworks
- Co-authored with industry scientists
- Won iGEM startup track

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