Ahmed Badran

Ahmed Badran is an Assistant Professor at the Scripps Research Institute, specializing in Synthetic Biology and Molecular Evolution. Previously, he was affiliated with the Liu Lab at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University during his doctoral studies (enrolled 2010).

• Research Focus: Designing artificial enzymes for sustainable biomanufacturing, combating antibiotic resistance, and developing precision therapeutics through synthetic biology strategies.
• Publications: Recent work includes studies on precision antibiotics and tRNA-directed evolution of quadruplet codon suppression systems.
• Labs: Leads the Badran Lab at Scripps Research Institute, dedicated to innovative solutions in biotechnology and medicine.