Natalie Farny

Biology & Biotechnology

Assistant Professor

AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Neuroscience

EDUCATION

B.S Boston College 2000

Ph.D Harvard University 2009

Postdoc University of Massachusetts Medical School 2009-2013

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Professor Farny is a broadly trained cell and molecular biologist with an interest in the emerging field of synthetic biology. She is currently integrating these interests to pursue research in two key areas: 1) Using biomolecules and engineered biological systems to sense and remediate environmental hazards, and 2) understanding the biological effects of contaminant exposures, particularly in regulating the cellular stress response. Her research is applicable to many areas, including medical diagnostics and therapeutics, food and water safety, autism spectrum disorder, and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Worcester Business Journal

WPI researcher receives $1.2M to study the use of bacteria for environmental cleanups

Natalie Farny, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to advance the use of bacteria in the cleanup of contaminated soil. Farny will study how a critical biological process regulates genes in bacteria as they adapt to conditions outside of laboratories.

Worcester Business Journal

WPI professors raise ethical questions on CRISPR breakthrough

The Worcester Business Journal covered a WPI forum on the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. Noted in the article were: Dean, Arts and Sciences, Jean King; Assistant Professor, Social Science, Patricia Stapleton; Associate Professor, Humanities and Arts Bethel Eddy; Associate Professor, Biology and Biotechnology, Rita Rao; and Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Destin Heilman.

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