principal investigator

adam m. feist

Professor

Adam Feist leads a lab at the interface of laboratory automation, evolution, and computational biology. The group has developed and applied an automated platform for adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and a bioinformatics database that turns thousands of evolved mutations into design rules — connecting fundamental discovery about how microbes adapt to applied strain engineering for bioproducts and biomedical applications. The lab spans wet-lab automation and computational modeling.

adam m. feist

Research Scientist / Group Leader

Adam Feist leads a lab at the interface of laboratory automation, evolution, and computational biology. The group developed an automated platform for adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and a bioinformatics database that turns thousands of evolved mutations into design rules — connecting fundamental discovery about how microbes adapt to applied strain engineering for biofuels, bioproducts, and sustainable manufacturing. Work spans wet-lab automation and genome-scale modeling, with teams in San Diego and Copenhagen.

Team - UC san diego

R&D Engineer

Elina Olson

R&D Engineer

Elina Olson

Development Engineer

Ciara deVenecia

Development Engineer

Ciara deVenecia

Post Doc Researcher

Sunghwa Woo

Post Doc Researcher

Sunghwa Woo

Role

Name

Role

Name

Team - DTU

Fermentation Specialist

Elsayed Mohamed

Fermentation Specialist

Elsayed Mohamed

Research Assistant

Riccardo Rossi

Research Assistant

Riccardo Rossi

Research Assistant

Martina Fricano

Research Assistant

Martina Fricano

Lab Alumni

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2011-2012

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PhD

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2012-2014

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PhD

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2010-2016

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PhD

Ryan Lacroix

*

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2010-2016

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PhD

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2010-2016

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PhD

Zachary King

*

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2012-2016

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PhD

Joanne Liu

*

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2014-2016

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PhD

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2010-2017

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PhD

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2012-2018

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PhD

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2016-2018

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MS

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2017-2018

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MS

Lingyan Weng

*

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2017-2018

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MS

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2014-2019

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PhD

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2013-2019

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PhD

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2018-2019

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MS

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2018-2020

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Postdoc

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2016-2020

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PhD

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2018-2020

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Staff

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2019-2020

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Staff

Amitesh Anand

*

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2017-2021

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Postdoc

Patrick Phaneuf

*

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2014-2021

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PhD

Mohammad Radi

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2015-2022

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PhD

(DTU)

Josefin Johnsen

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?-2022

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Staff

(DTU)

Raegan Mink

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2020-2022

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Staff

Hyun Gyu Lim

*

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2019-2023

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Postdoc

Myung Hyun Noh

*

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2021-2023

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Postdoc

Ethan Smiggs

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2022-2023

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MS

Kevin Valenzuela

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2023

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Staff

Thomas Harris

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2022-2024

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Staff

Matheus Pedrino Goncalves

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2024-2025

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PhD

Eduardo Quintero

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2024-2025

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MS

Muyao Wu

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2017-2025

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Staff

Michael Langston

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2025-2026

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MS

*co-mentored with Dr. Bernhard Palsson

Lab Locations

San Diego, CA

University of California San Diego

Copenhagen, Denmark

Technical University of Denmark

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Lab Locations

San Diego, CA

University of California San Diego

Copenhagen, Denmark

Technical University of Denmark

Get in Touch

Follow Us

In accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories. More information about Proposition 209 can be found here. More information about the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy can be found here. Initiatives are open to all eligible members of the UC San Diego campus community and does not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.


©2026 by Adam Feist and UC San Diego. All rights reserved.