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Memo was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1970 and grew up on the campus of Middle Eastern Technical University, during the hectic late ‘70s. His love for research was apparent when he would mix kitchen solutions to make magic potions, though it was not clear on what the magic potions would do. His family moved to Austria, Canada, and back to Austria where he eventually graduated from Vienna International High School. After receiving his education in Biotechnology in the UK, he received his PhD from University of Vienna, but conducted most of his research at the University of Houston. There he learned to love E. coli and the power of genetics. To further his knowledge, Memo was trained as a bacterial geneticist in the laboratory of Professor Jon Beckwith at Harvard Medical School. This training led Memo to NEB where his laboratory has been conducting genetic selections to improve recombinant protein expression in E. coli. His love for microbes of all colors and shapes continues by practicing art made from bacteria and spreading knowledge through workshops and seminars.

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Ph.D., University of Vienna, Austria & University of Houston, 2000
M.S., University of Reading, UK, 1994
B.Sc., Imperial College of Science and Technology, UK, 1992

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Outside of lab, Emily enjoys cooking, ice skating, nature photography, and relaxing on the beautiful New England beaches.
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Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2020
B.Sc., University of New Hampshire, 2015

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