Kevin Myers

Kevin Myers is a Scientist II at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), University of Wisconsin-Madison, since September 2018, focusing on computational and bioinformatic analyses to enhance energy production from non-food plant biomass through microbial processes. Previously, Kevin served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same center from August 2006 to September 2018, where systems biology techniques were utilized to improve yeast biofuel production from alternative carbon sources. Prior academic experiences include a Research Assistant role during graduate studies, mapping transcriptional networks in anaerobic bacteria, and an internship at Roche NimbleGen Inc., optimizing methods for studying DNA methylation. Kevin earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Evansville.