About
Dr. Rolando Perez is a bioengineer from Ohlone, Rumsen, Mutsun and Salinan lands in the Salinas Valley of California. For over 13 years he has worked to grow a better world through culture, technology and education. He has founded numerous public benefit organizations and his scientific research experience spans synthetic biology, metamaterials and artificial intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Stanford University where he founded the synthetic mycology capacities in the Department of Bioengineering, a B.S. in biomolecular engineering from University of California, Santa Cruz where he co-founded the UCSC International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team, and numerous A.S. degrees from Hartnell Community College. Currently, he is an Affiliate Research Scientist at Blue Marble Space Institute for Science at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center (NASA ARC) where he leads the engineered living materials and biomining projects.
Joined
August 2023
