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Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Nathan decided to pursue science after working as an undergraduate research assistant in a crystallography lab at the University of Tennessee. He moved north for a Ph.D. at Harvard University studying DNA replication complexes with single-molecule biophysics, which continued in a brief Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Nathan then joined NEB in 2011, working on isothermal amplification, with the goal of bringing isothermal methods like LAMP up to the diagnostic standards of PCR through developing new enzyme tools and expertise. In 2015 he started his own lab to continue and expand these efforts and promote the use of LAMP for accessible point-of-care diagnostics.

Favorite science moment - Got to watch Colorimetric LAMP get sent to the International Space Station as part of Genes in Space II, April 2017 aboard Cygnus OA-7 (S.S. John Glenn). Reaction worked too!

`,memberName:`Nathan Tanner`,memberTitle:`Senior Scientist`,mediaSrc:`https://media.neb.com/asset/0cc7265e-a1f1-4e0d-aad3-93ee7253d772/thumbnail/webimage-Nathan_Tanner_Lab`,memberEducation:`B.S., University of Tennessee, USA, 2005
Ph.D., Harvard University, USA, 2010
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Esta started at New England Biolabs as a Postdoctoral Fellow working on understanding the mechanism of ten-eleven translocation (TET) methylcytosine dioxygenases. She then transitioned to a Research Scientist working on inhibitor discoveries, such as aptamer selections, for various targets of interest. In the Tanner lab, Esta has shifted her focus to isothermal amplification research and applications. Outside the lab, Esta focuses most of her attention on wrangling her twin toddlers and trying to prevent them from destroying the house.

Favorite science moment - Catching my first lavender-colored Fe(IV)-oxo intermediate from an IPNS freeze-quench time-course.

`,memberName:`Esta Tamanaha`,memberTitle:`Research Scientist I`,mediaSrc:`https://media.neb.com/asset/c64ea53c-d719-4b21-8f14-85b13970dbcc/thumbnail/webimage-Esta_Tamanaha_Lab`,memberEducation:`B.S., Brigham Young University, USA, 2003
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Favorite science moment – When he proved that the strain he constructed is activating its origin of replication through marker frequency analysis.
`,memberName:`Geraldy Liman`,memberTitle:`Postdoctoral Fellow`,mediaSrc:`https://media.neb.com/asset/d347fd5e-a337-4595-b66c-3534f7ecb98c/Webp_JPG_PSD/Aldy_Liman.webp`,memberEducation:`B.S., Colorado State University, USA, 2017
M.S., Colorado State University, USA, 2018
Ph.D., Colorado State University, USA, 2024
`,memberLink:{text:`linkedin.com/geraldy-liman`,url:`https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldy-liman-590a37130/`,target:`_blank`}},{memberDescription:`Growing up in Southern France, I attended Aix-Marseille II University and quickly specialized in Molecular Biology. After graduating from ENSTBB Engineering School, I moved to Massachusetts, where I earned a Ph.D. studying Helicase-Dependent Amplification technology and worked on Diagnostics Assay development. I joined NEB and the Tanner lab in 2025, where my research has been focused on Isothermal Amplification Technologies to overcome key limitations in diagnostic assays.

Favorite science moment - Receiving FDA approval for a diagnostic assay I helped develop, knowing it can make a direct contribution to public health.
`,memberName:`Aurélie Messelaar`,memberTitle:`Research Scientist II`,mediaSrc:`https://media.neb.com/asset/6a5521af-84f0-4501-9bba-4f173900792d/Webp_JPG_PSD/Aurelie_Messelaar_HS.webp`,memberEducation:`Ph.D., Aix-Marseille II University, France, 2009
Biomolecule Technologies Engineer, ENSTBB-Bordeaux INP, France, 2006
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