About
Ian Hu is co-founder and CTO of Phycobloom, a synthetic biology company developing microalgae engineered to release their oils more readily as an alternative to extracted petroleum. He holds a primary degree in plant pathology and microbiology and a PhD focused on dinoflagellate biology and evolutionary biology, with a background spanning molecular and cell biology, advanced microscopy, chromatography, single-molecule spectroscopy, protein expression and purification, biochemistry, and biophysics. Hu is also a Breakthrough Energy Fellow.
CTO at Phycobloom
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John WaiteCEO
Experience
- PhycobloomCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur2019 — 2020
- Department of Biochemistry, University of CambridgePhD Student2015 — 2019
- Ceres Agriculture Development GroupCo-founder2015 — 2016
- National Taiwan UniversityResearch Assistant2013 — 2015Taipei, Taiwan
- NTU plant pathology and microbiologyIntern2009 — 2013
- University of MelbourneIntern2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Molecular BiologyCell BiologyBiochemistryMicrobiologyChromatographyOrganic ChemistryMicroscopyPlant BiologyPlant PathologyBiophysicsEvolutionary BiologyNGS
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Protein ChemistryAgricultureNGS data analysisalgal biologyLanguages English · Mandarin · Taiwanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Hu?
- Ian Hu is co-founder and CTO of Phycobloom, a synthetic biology company developing microalgae engineered to release their oils more readily as an alternative to extracted petroleum. He holds a primary degree in plant pathology and microbiology and a PhD focused on dinoflagellate biology and evolutionary biology, with a background spanning molecular and cell biology, advanced microscopy, chromatography, single-molecule spectroscopy, protein expression and purification, biochemistry, and biophysics. Hu is also a Breakthrough Energy Fellow.
- Where does Ian Hu work?
- Ian Hu is CTO of Phycobloom.
- What companies did Ian Hu found?
- Ian Hu founded Phycobloom.
- Where did Ian Hu go to school?
- Ian Hu studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biochemistry); National Taiwan University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Plant Pathology and Microbiology); University of Melbourne (Exchange, -).
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