Benson Fan

Benson Fan has been working in the field of biosciences since 2009. In 2009, they were an Undergraduate Lab Researcher at the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry. In 2010, they were a Biosensor Scientist Assistant at Epocal's Department of Biosensors. That same year, they were also a Biomaterials Interface Engineer at the University of Waterloo's Bio-nanomaterials Lab, where they characterized novel dopamine-based adhesives. In 2012, they were a Nucleic Acid Researcher at UC Irvine's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, where they worked on multivalency-induced cell signalling for anti-inflammatory targets and downstream effects, as well as pathogen detection using catalytic DNA molecules in microfluidics and PDMS microfluidics for high throughput bacteria selection and screening. In 2013, they were an Assay Development Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Physical Biosciences Division, where they worked with M13 phage genetic engineering and self-templated coating as functional colorimetric sensors for mobile breath gas analysis applications. Finally, in 2014, they became a Co-Founder at Calyx, where they were the Principal Investigator for NSF STTR Phase I, NSF STTR Phase II, EPA SBIR Phase I, and NIH SBIR Phase I.

Benson Fan completed their Bachelor degree in Engineering from the University of Waterloo between 2008 and 2013. Benson then went on to pursue a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley between 2013 and 2014.