Philip Romero

Philip Romero is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, affiliated with the Chemical and Biological Engineering department and cross-appointed in Biochemistry. His lab focuses on uncovering protein design principles to engineer molecular functions through advanced computational and experimental methods.

• Current Research: Integrating DNA sequencing/synthesis, microfluidics, machine learning, and optimization to map protein sequence-structure-function relationships at scale.
• Lab News: Recently published work in Nature Communications on neural network extrapolation in protein landscapes, and preparation for relocation to Duke University in August 2023.