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Kristy Hawkins

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Co-Founder & CSO at Antheia, Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAntheia, Inc.

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Susannah BarbeeunlockedKristy: together at Caltech (2003–2004)
Kristy: together at Texas A&M University
×4Kristy: together at Caltech
×3Kristy: together at Amyris

About

Kristy Hawkins is co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and a scientist at Antheia, which she helped establish in 2015 to develop a microbial fermentation process for producing plant-inspired medicines. She has more than 15 years of experience in synthetic biology, with a focus on yeast metabolic engineering for small-molecule production. Her areas of expertise include tool development, high-throughput screening, and pathway engineering.

Co-Founder & CSO at Antheia, Inc.

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Antheia, Inc.'s investors · 5

America's Frontier FundArlington · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026Civilization Ventures Management, LlcTiburon · $1M – $10M checksGlobal Health Investment CorporationNew York · since 2026Lam CapitalSherpalo VenturesMenlo Park

Co-founders at Antheia, Inc.

CDChristina D. Smolke
Christina D. SmolkeExecutive Officer, Director
CSChristina Smolke
Christina SmolkeCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. AntheiaCo-founder/CSO/Scientistcurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. LygosDirector of yeast engineering2013 — 2015Oakland, CA
  3. Amyris IncScientist2008 — 2013
  4. SOLUTIA INCIntern2000 — 2002
  5. Eastman Chemical CompanyIntern1999

Skills & more

Metabolic Engineering37Biotechnology26Biofuels17Microbiology16Genetics10Protein Engineering11Molecular Biology13Molecular Cloning12Chemical Engineering8PCR7Biochemical Engineering6DNA3
+8 moreFermentationPurificationBiochemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningYeastProtein PurificationLife SciencesSynthetic Biology

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kristy Hawkins?
Kristy Hawkins is co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and a scientist at Antheia, which she helped establish in 2015 to develop a microbial fermentation process for producing plant-inspired medicines. She has more than 15 years of experience in synthetic biology, with a focus on yeast metabolic engineering for small-molecule production. Her areas of expertise include tool development, high-throughput screening, and pathway engineering.
Where does Kristy Hawkins work?
Kristy Hawkins is Co-Founder & CSO of Antheia, Inc..
What companies did Kristy Hawkins found?
Kristy Hawkins founded Antheia, Inc..
Where did Kristy Hawkins go to school?
Kristy Hawkins studied at Caltech (M.S., Ph.D., Chemical engineering); Texas A&M University (B.S., Chemical engineering).

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