Niklaus Evitt
Medical Student, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Niklaus Evitt is listed as Medical Student, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Niklaus is scheduled to speak at 2026 ASCP/CAP-ACP Annual Meeting on 18 November 2026.
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About
Niklaus (Nik) Evitt is a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania applying into AP/CP residency during the 2027 Match. He was previously Vice President of Operations at Switch Bioworks, a startup leveraging synthetic biology to build better biofertilizers and feed the world sustainably. Nik joined Switch as a Founding Scientist in 2022, where he ultimately oversaw Legal & Government Affairs, Operations, and Social Impact before his return to medical school. Prior to Switch, Nik worked as an NIH-funded Kirschstein Research Fellow in UPenn's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). In the MSTP, he investigated and improved next-generation CRISPR-Cas genome editing technologies using methods in synthetic biology and protein engineering. He has also held R&D roles in Hardware Technologies at Apple and Protein Analytical Chemistry at Genentech in addition to his service on multiple non-profit and civic boards. Nik has published across th