Michael D Lynch

Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Associate Professor in Chemistry
  • Faculty Fellow in The Energy Initiative
  • Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Colorado - Boulder, 2005
  • M.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2007

Research Interests

Focused on genetically engineering microbes to shut off their growth circuits and turn on new pathways to produce different compounds—improving production of biofuels, pharmacological molecules and industrial chemicals.

Courses Taught

  • BME 490L: Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering Design (DR)
  • BME 590L: Special Topics with Lab
  • BME 790L: Advanced Topics with the Lab for Graduate Students in Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
  • BME 792: Continuation of Graduate Independent Study
  • EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering

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