James Lucas
Associate Director
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Lucas is an Associate Director in the San Francisco Bay Area with a decade of experience translating computational protein design research into therapeutic and synthetic biology applications. He progressed from PhD research at UCSF/UC Berkeley into industry roles at Nautilus and Generate:Biomedicines, rising through scientist ranks to leadership while maintaining hands-on design and characterization expertise. James blends experimental and computational skill sets—developing methods that bridge lab workflows and in silico design pipelines—to accelerate protein engineering projects. He has deep familiarity with end-to-end protein design cycles and team-scaled delivery in fast-moving biotech environments. Colleagues rely on him for converting complex biophysical problems into practical, production-ready solutions that enable new biological discovery. Notably, his background spans both academic rigor and startup velocity, giving him a pragmatic but research-forward approach to innovation.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioengineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioengineering at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioengineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioengineering at University of California, San Francisco
Github Skills (5)
inventory-management9
assembly9
web-application8
bioinformatics6
python4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jaaamessszzz/BindingSitesFromFragments
Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:64 commits, 5 pushes in 2 years
jaaamessszzz/BindingSitesFromFragments-Utilities
Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:15 commits in 2 years 8 months
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