https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/mission-goals NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. The goals of the agency are: to foster...

Dr. Joshua Elmore is a Chemical Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Georgia in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry studying the mechanisms of CRISPR/Cas microbial immune systems in hyperthermophilic Archaea. He was a...

Elise Van Fossen is a Post-Doctorate Research Associate in the Biological Sciences Division. Her research focuses on developing synthetic and chemical biology techniques for microorganism engineering.

Dr. Katrina Waters is the division director for Biological Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Waters has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and more than 15 years of experience in microarray and proteomics data analysis. Her research interests are focused on the integration of genomics...