Cofounder
Mammoth Biosciences
As co-founder and CSO of Mammoth Biosciences, Lucas drives the translation of novel CRISPR platforms for therapeutics. Mammoth Biosciences was founded with the goal of harnessing the diversity of life to power permanent cures for genetic diseases and to democratize disease detection. Lucas conducted his undergraduate work in chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis and Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in the laboratory of Jennifer Doudna. Lucas is also a general partner for SciFounders Capital, a fund and incubator with the goal of helping more scientists start and build companies.