Andrea Garza Elizondo

Andrea is a Postdoctoral Research Associate working in Dr. Carrie Eckert’s lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, within the Synthetic Biology Section. Her research broadly focuses on the domestication of non-model bacteria, which includes the optimization of DNA transformations, high throughput testing of gene elements, and development of genetic tools. While at Oak Ridge, she has been working on the physical automation of these methods, ultimately aiming to build a pipeline to facilitate the engineering of diverse bacteria. Previously, she received her doctorate at Rice University and her Bachelor of Science at the University of Houston.