meet the team
Principal Investigator
![Dr Leonardo Rios](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LeonardoRiosSolisPic6-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1)
Dr Leonardo Rios
Associate Professor of Synthetic Bioprocessing
Leonardo became an Associate Professor at the UCL Biochemical Engineering Department in 2023, where he leads his research group.
His research...
Postdocs
PhDs students
![Anindyajati](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/anin-1-e1720634821650.jpg?fit=463%2C487&ssl=1)
Anindyajati
PhD Student: Synthetic biology
Anin is working on the construction of artificial chromosomes in mammalian cells
![André Coimbra](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20230607_161403_mais-piqueno.jpg?fit=2446%2C2336&ssl=1)
André Coimbra
PhD Student: Bioprocess Engineering
André focuses on developing synthetic biology tools and performing metabolic engineering of Halomonas spp.
![Qingyuan Tan](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/微信图片_20240603130039.jpg?fit=1076%2C1438&ssl=1)
Qingyuan Tan
PhD Student: Bioprocess Engineering
MRes
![Chethan Jaya Sai Nandamuri](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_Chethan-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1)
Chethan Jaya Sai Nandamuri
MRes Student: Synthetic Biology
Chethan’s work focuses on developing synbio tools for engineering oleaginous yeasts, specifically Rhodotorula toruloides and Yarrowia...
![Yewei (Marvin) Sun](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC3178-scaled-e1716479684374.jpg?fit=1702%2C1772&ssl=1)
Yewei (Marvin) Sun
MRes Student
Yewei, an MRes student specialising in synthetic biology, is interested in applying CRISPR technology to industrial applications.
Alumni
![Swayambhik Mukherjee](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20220708_190123.jpg?fit=304%2C449&ssl=1)
Swayambhik Mukherjee
Post-Graduate Student, Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
Swayambhik is a Post-Graduate student of Biotechnology at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. He has research interest in Bioprocess Engineering, Molecular Biology, Tumor Biology and Bioinformatics based analysis.
![Angelica Ruiz-Font](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/P8080207-scaled-e1620117436432.jpg?fit=1676%2C1440&ssl=1)
![Rohan Kotha](https://i0.wp.com/www.leorioslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ScaledD9F22FEC-0970-46E2-A63B-8948206942E4.jpg?fit=876%2C875&ssl=1)
Rohan Kotha
Chemical Engineering Undergraduate
Rohan is a Chemical Engineering Undergraduate and his research interests include polymerization, waste utilization and synthetic biology.