William Mo

William Mo

Graduate Researcher, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Boulder

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

William Mo is a PhD Student under Chris Myers at the Genetic Logic Lab at CU Boulder. He is a Draper Scholar in association with the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and secondarily advised by Draper researcher Chris Vaiana. Before coming to CU, he received a Bachelor’s and Master’s from UT Austin.

His work focuses on analysis of engineered DNA regions and corresponding biosecurity implications. He is primarily interested in bolstering the detection and evaluation of biotechnology-based threats through understudied mechanisms. He has background in and enjoys both wet and dry lab approaches to bio research.

Interests

  • Biosecurity
  • Cyberbiosecurity
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Computational Biology

Education

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2026

    University of Colorado Boulder

  • Master of Science and Engineering in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

    University of Texas at Austin

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