Our Team

Leverage Our Expertise

When you partner with Ginkgo, you access a cross-disciplinary team and leaders who've successfully commercialized biological products. Leverage our team's deep expertise in computational biology, plant physiology, bioprocess development, and data science to accelerate your path to market.

Our Leaders

Plant Pathology and Physiology

Magalie Guilhabert

  • Head of R&D and Operations; PhD Plant Pathology; 20 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Ag biologicals spanning crop protection, nutrient use efficiency, and stress tolerance

Plant Pathology and Physiology

Varghese Thomas

  • Senior Director, Program Leadership; PhD Plant Pathology; 14 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Crop protection and nutrient use efficiency biological discovery

Plant Pathology and Physiology

Jean Broadhvest

  • Senior Director, Program Leadership; PhD Biology; 22 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Crop protection product development spanning traits and biologicals

Genetics, Molecular Biology

Jafar Mammadov

  • Senior Director, Plant Science; PhD Molecular Genetics; 17 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Trait discovery, regulatory sciences

Genetics, Molecular Biology

Catherine Pujol-Baxley

  • Senior Director, Strain Engineering; PhD Microbiology; 24 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Genetic engineering, synthetic biology

Bioprocess Development

Colleen Taylor

  • Senior Director, Bioprocess R&D; MS Microbiology; 37 years industry experience

  • Expertise: Fermentation, formulation, chemistry

Our team is excited to learn how Ginkgo can accelerate your product development goals. Start the conversation today.

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