Rodolphe Barrangou

Professor Rodolphe Barrangou serves as the Klaenhammer Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University, where he has been a faculty member since 2013 following nine years of industry experience in R&D and mergers & acquisitions at Danisco and DuPont. His career uniquely bridges academic research and biotechnology commercialization.

His educational journey spans multiple disciplines and continents:

• BS in Biological Sciences from Rene Descartes University, France
• MS in Biological Engineering from University of Technology in Compiegne, France
• MS in Food Science from North Carolina State University
• PhD in Genomics from North Carolina State University
• MBA from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Barrangou's research centers on CRISPR gene editing technology with profound implications for microbiology and immunology. His work connects fundamental bacterial genomics with practical applications in food safety, therapeutic development, and agricultural innovation. As a pioneer in demonstrating CRISPR's functionality in bacteria, his research has catalyzed the entire gene-editing field.

His academic leadership extends to serving as Editor-in-Chief of the CRISPR Journal and election to a prestigious society in 2025. Students benefit from his dual perspective as both a distinguished academic and serial biotech entrepreneur, gaining rare exposure to technology transfer and startup formation alongside cutting-edge laboratory research.