The Switch Team

Our team is made up almost exclusively of scientists and bioengineers focused on technology development, because that is where the biggest challenges are. We recruit internationally— our team has roots in every continent except Antarctica.

Our Team

TIM SCHNABEL

Founder, CEO, and Board Member
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KAITLYN QIN

Chief Financial Officer
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BRETT BOGHIGIAN

Chief Business Officer (CBO)
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GORDANA M. DJORDJEVIC

Chief Scientific Officer
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ELIZABETH FREEMAN ROSENZWEIG

Senior Counsel
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KRISTI WOODS

Director of Plant Sciences
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MARCELO BUENO BATISTA

Synthetic Biology Team Lead Roots: 🇧🇷 🇬🇧

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TIM HASKETT

Principal Scientist
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SANDIPAN SAMADDAR

Microbial Discovery Team Lead
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MAKENA PULE

Director of Lab Operations
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GREGORY KNAUF

Founding Scientist, Regulatory Manager
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HSIAO-HAN LIN

Scientist, Synthetic Biology
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CAROL KUKOLJ

Scientist, Synthetic Biology
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DEXTER LI

Scientist, Microbial Discovery
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KRISTI YANAGIHARA

Senior Research Associate, Microbial Discovery
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DANTE LEVENTINI

Research Associate, Microbial Discovery
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SAN MAK

Senior Research Associate, Synthetic Biology
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FRANCES CARCELLAR

Senior Research Associate, Synthetic Biology
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JOSE ZARAGOZA

Senior Research Associate, Synthetic Biology
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SCOTT SISEMORE

Research Associate   Roots: 🇺🇸

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JAKE NARUSZEWICZ

Research Associate 
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RANGEL HANZE

Lab Tech
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KATHY NUNEZ-HALDEZOS

Workplace and Office Manager
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