Andrew Hessel
American geneticist
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| February 2022 | Published 'The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology', co-authored with futurist Amy Webb. The book was later named a New Yorker Best Book of 2022. |
| 2017 | Co-founded Humane Genomics, Inc., a company using synthetic virus engineering to target cancer cells. |
| 2016 | Co-founded the Genome Project-write (GPW), becoming Chairman of the Board and Co-Executive Director. |
| 2015 | Became a AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, nominated by mycologist Paul Stamets. This recognition inspired him to co-found the Genome Project-write with George Church. |
| 2015 | At the fourth Sc2.0 Conference, proposed synthesizing a human genome as the grand challenge in synthetic biology. |
| 2012 | Began working as a Distinguished Researcher in the Bio/Nano Programmable Matter department at Autodesk. |
| 2012 | Published an article about the next Human Genome Project, which initially gained little traction. |
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