Vayu Hill-Maini

Vayu Hill-Maini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University, focusing on microbial systems engineering and their applications in food technology and human health. Their research bridges synthetic biology with microbiome studies.

• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Institution: Stanford University
• Department: Bioengineering

Research interests span:

• Synthetic biology tools for microbial upcycling
• Gut microbiome dynamics and xenobiotic metabolism
• Fermentation-based food innovations
• Interspecies pathway modulation

Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary work combining:

• Waste-to-food conversion using edible fungi
• Gut microbial enzyme discovery
• Therapeutic microbiome engineering
• Culinary process microbiology