is a JD candidate at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. His primary legal interests include greenhouse gas and factory farm regulation. Andy is happy to field questions and comments at avrbicek@asu.edu.
has been working in cellular agriculture since 2014, when she started out at as one of New Harvest's first volunteers while completing a Juris Doctor at the University of Alberta, Canada. Following the completion of her studies, Erin took on the role of Communications Director full-time, where she brings a down-to-earth approach to translating developments in New Harvest research into accessible content in print and on the web, fundraising communications, media relations, social media, and community outreach.
is a former Science Communications Intern at New Harvest. She is from Chicago, IL and currently attends the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, from where she will receive a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2023 and an MS in Bioengineering in 2024. In addition to her work with New Harvest, Morgan has worked under Prof. Rachel Chen at Georgia Tech researching oligosaccharide synthesis biocatalysis and pathway engineering and under Prof. Andres Garcia at Georgia Tech researching PEG hydrogel scaffolds for the synthesis of human intestinal organoids. In her free time, Morgan likes taking care of her houseplants and sings alto in choir.
is a Communications Intern at New Harvest who joined the team right out of high school during her gap year. She focuses on creating content for New Harvest and helping manage various New Harvest social media.
is a PhD student and New Harvest Fellow at Dr. David Kaplan's tissue engineering lab at Tufts University. At Tufts, Andrew's work focuses on genetic strategies for generating and optimizing cell lines for cultured meat applications, with specific focus on cultured meat nutrition and bioprocess metrics. Before Tufts, Andrew worked at Geltor, Inc., where he helped to develop microbial strains for recombinant collagen production, and in Dr. Mark Post's lab at Maastricht University, where he studied edible biomaterials for cultured meat scaffolding. Andrew holds a B.S. in Materials Science from Rice University.
is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University. She received her B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2015. Natalie previously worked at New Harvest, Perfect Day Foods and Quartzy. Natalie's research focuses on (1) applying tissue engineering strategies to invertebrate (i.e., insect) cell platforms and (2) fabricating edible scaffold systems for 3D culture of muscle and fat cells with a goal of lowering barriers for the commercialization of cultured meat. She is a scientific and strategic advisor for multiple entities in the cellular agriculture space including Bond Pet Foods and Matrix Meats.
is a Mechanical Engineer, in which he holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Currently, Irfan is a Ph.D. student at the Engineered Biomaterials Research Laboratory at the University of Vermont where he is tissue engineering cell-cultured meat on plant-based scaffolds. Previously, Irfan studied at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey for his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and Cloquet Senior High School in Minnesota as part of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. Irfan’s hometown is in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. In addition to a keen interest in improving science communication, Irfan loves finding new ways to stay fit, trying out new recipes, and mentoring students aspiring to study in internationally renowned universities for free. His favorite animal is the Octopus!
