Michelle L. Luo is a PhD candidate in the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State Univ. (Email: mlluo@ncsu.edu). After completing her BSE at Princeton Univ. in 2012, she began her doctoral work at NCSU under the supervision of Chase Beisel. Her graduate research focuses on developing CRISPR-based genetic tools to rapidly understand and engineer bacteria. She is broadly interested in applying science and technology to address human health needs.