Joel Griffitts

Research Interests

My research group seeks to understand mechanisms of biological versatility in bacteria, including the ability to tolerate environmental stress. We are always improving methods for assembling DNA and expressing proteins in the biotechnology workhorse Escherichia coli. We are also engineering E. coli to explore properties that emerge as genome complexity is experimentally reduced.

Teaching Interests

Molecular Biology, Bacterial Genetics, Scientific Writing

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, , Stanford University, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (2006)
• Ph.D., Biological Sciences , University of California, San Diego (2004)
• B.S., Biological Sciences , Stanford University (1999)

Honors and Awards

• College Outstanding Research Award, BYU College of Life Sciences (2016 - 2016)
• NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2011 - 2016)
• NSF Mid-Career Investigator Award, National Science Foundation (2015 - 2015)
• BYU Young Scholar Award, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, The White House (2013 - 2013)
• Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship, HHW Foundation (2005 - 2006)
• Ruth L. Kirschtein Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined), NIH (2005 - 2005)

Administrative Assignments

• Microbiology and Molecular Biology: Department Chair (2020 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

• Committee/Council Member, National Science Foundation Grant Review (2021 - 2023)

Courses Taught

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