# Hi! I'm Jake Wintermute

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I'm a synthetic biologist, science communicator and entrepreneur. 

I like building things with biology and helping other people do the same.

Find me around the internet:

\> [Twitter / X](https://x.com/SynBio1)\
\> [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/synbio1.bsky.social)\
\> [Substack](https://foundrytheory.substack.com/)\
\> [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-wintermute/)\
\>![](https://1136848107-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxs8nB01Sr0WPlBfRk1N1%2Fuploads%2F5R4yyylGhwWTCvzB4tHk%2Femail%20image%20small.png?alt=media\&token=fbecb6ac-6d64-426b-97f7-899a25a6147a) 

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### Learn About Me

I have a PhD in Systems Biology from Harvard University. I spent 11 years in Paris as a researcher and group leader, then 3 years in Boston as a Developer Evangelist at Ginkgo Bioworks.

\> [My academia life](https://wintermute.gitbook.io/docs/synthetic-biologist)\
\> [My industry life](https://wintermute.gitbook.io/docs/synbio-evangelist)
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### Get My Biotech Takes

Foundry Theory is a 52-episode video series I created for Ginkgo Bioworks exploring how lab automation, data science and AI are making biology easier to engineer.

\> [Explore Foundry Theory](https://wintermute.gitbook.io/docs/foundry-theorist)
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### Work With Me

I work with companies, investors and policymakers to do more with biology in the AI era. If it's carbon-based, self-replicating or is written in DNA, I can help.

\> [More about what I do](https://wintermute.gitbook.io/docs/bioproduct-consultant)\
\>![](https://1136848107-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxs8nB01Sr0WPlBfRk1N1%2Fuploads%2F5R4yyylGhwWTCvzB4tHk%2Femail%20image%20small.png?alt=media\&token=fbecb6ac-6d64-426b-97f7-899a25a6147a)
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