Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Biorealize, Karen Hogan, PhD, has a long history teaching others how to experiment and create with biology. Her research experiences in environmental biology and microbial freshwater ecology inform the cutting-edge curriculum she designs for Intro Biology, Microbiology, and Biological Design courses she teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. Born out of a desire to make it easier for scientists and designers to collaborate, Karen and her cofounders, Orkan Telhan and Mike Hogan invented Biorealize’s Microbial Design Studio, an all-in-one bioprototyping tool and network to design-build-test new innovations for the rapidly expanding bioeconomy.