Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 1pm to 2pm
About this Event
Speaker: Ashley Beckwith, MIT
Abstract: New sourcing strategies for plant materials are needed to keep pace with outsized demand. This talk describes a new method of cell culture-based production that addresses persistent inefficiencies in traditional practice while offering unparalleled tunability. Cultivation of lab-grown plant materials unites concepts in tissue engineering, bioprinting, and plant cell culture to output net-shape, in vitro plant materials with controllable properties.
Bio: Ashley Beckwith holds degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT (S.M. ‘18, Ph.D. ‘22) and biomedical engineering from CSU (B.S. ’15). Ashley’s multidisciplinary research career spans cell culture, microfluidics, additive manufacturing, and engineered plant materials. Ashley is now the founder and CEO of FORAY bioscience and an Activate Fellow.