Jenny Molloy

Dr. Jenny Molloy is a Senior Research Associate and Shuttleworth Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge, leading the Open Bioeconomy Lab while affiliated with the Cambridge Analytical Biotechnology group and Synthetic Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre. Her work focuses on open approaches to Intellectual Property for sustainable and equitable bioeconomy development, specifically addressing biological research tool access challenges in Latin American and African low-resource contexts.

Her research spans:

• Synthetic Biology platform technologies
• Local distributed enzyme manufacturing
• Open-source DNA toolkits for protein expression
• CRISPR-based infectious disease diagnostics
• Enzyme-based carbon capture and upcycling
• Low-resource protein purification systems

She develops innovative capacity-building solutions through open-source microbial strain engineering and bioeconomy policy contextualization, with applications spanning global health diagnostics and environmental sustainability.

Her primary recognition includes:

• Shuttleworth Research Fellowship

Dr. Molloy directs the Open Bioeconomy Lab's efforts in creating accessible biotechnological infrastructure, emphasizing practical implementation of open-source principles to transform research accessibility and advance sustainable applications worldwide.