I am a scientist and engineer turned policy scholar who is fascinated by biological systems from molecular to social scales.
You can find me on linkedin or follow me @meganjpalmer.
Current Positions
Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
Executive Director, Synthetic Biology Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program (LEAP)
Director of Human Practices (Pro Bono Advisory Director), Safety & Security Executive Committee Member, international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition
Member of the Board of Directors (Pro Bono), Revive & Restore
Advisory Board Member (Pro Bono), Center for Cellular Construction
Past Positions
Lecturer, Public Policy Program, Stanford University
Lecturer, Institute of Design (the d.school), Stanford University
Faculty, How to Grow (Almost) Anything, the Academany
Consultant, Building with Biology: Multi-Site Public Engagement with Science Project
Synthetic Biology Advisory Group Member, Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genomics Institute (JGI)
William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
Deputy Director of Policy & Practices, National Science Foundation (NSF) Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (Synberc), University of California Berkeley
Research Scientist, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California Berkeley
Affiliate Researcher, Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Endy Lab, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
Graduate Research Fellow, Lauffenburger Lab, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Steering Committee Member, MIT Technology and Culture Forum
Executive Member, MIT Science Policy Initiative
Undergraduate Student, Engineering Chemistry, Queen's University Canada