Beau Webber, PhD

Associate Professor at University of Minnesota and Chief Scientific Officer at Luminary Therapeutics

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

My research is focused on developing stem cell and genome editing technologies to advance the fields of cancer immunotherapy and regenerative medicine.

Experience

  • University of Minnesota (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Associate Professor
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Assistant Professor
      Sep 2017 - Apr 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    • Senior Research Associate
      Feb 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Department of Pediatrics Division of Hematology and Oncology Center for Genome Engineering Mentor: Branden S. Moriarity, PhD

  • Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at B-MoGen Biotechnologies Inc
    Feb 2016 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Specializing in advanced genetic engineering technologies, pluripotent stem cells, and cell-based immune therapies. Acquired by Bio Techne in 2019 @ 5x investor return.

  • Graduate Research Associate at University of Minnesota
    Sep 2007 - Dec 2013 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Mentored by Bruce R Blazar MD, and Jakub Tolar MD/Phd.

  • Research Technician at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
    Aug 2006 - Aug 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Utilization of long-chain fatty acids as molecular tracers for the identification of aquatic food web linkages. Isolation and quantification of fatty acids from various animal and plant samples. Acquired skills include chemical esterification of purified fatty acids for qualitative chromatographic analysis. Certified in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).