Roya Amini-Naieni is the co-founder and CEO of TriloBio, where she’s working on revolutionizing synthetic biology by changing the way synthetic biologists do science. In addition to that, she is also a 776 fellow.
Roya’s had an incredible journey so far, the child of Iranian immigrants, the child of engineers, and the apprentice to so many mentors who have seen her ambition and seem to understand that Roya has identified a way to stand up for better access to the tools of the future, and along the way, maybe even put a dent in the universe.
This episode is the third in our series with fellows from the 776 Foundation. Watch the podcast to see how exactly is Roya helping to save the world and help scientists.
0:00 Intro
01:50 Introduction to Roya Amini-Naieni
02:51 Why is she vital to the survival of the species?
03:44 Roya’s engineering lab and office
05:18 What problem is Roya solving
06:03 How can robots help biologists
08:40 How Roya got into synthetic biology
11:30 Getting into genetic engineering
14:20 The synthetic biology industry
15:30 The problem all scientists are facing
19:11 How Roya came up with TriloBio
26:00 The benefits of accessibility
30:05 Where does Roya see TriloBio in 5 years
31:25 Which field can use TriloBio roborts first
32:54 Roya’s experience with 776 Foundation
36:25 TriloBio’s perspective in the field
38:11 Leaving school for 776 fellowship
41:33 Roya’s parents’ on her quitting school
43:32 Will Roya go back to school?
45:40 Math Education
46:35 Biggest obsticle
49:06 How can you help Roya’s mission?
53:08 Helpful tools supporting her
56:40 What’s a Bento Lab?
1:00:00 First time in Roya’s life, when she realized she has a power of change
01:02:32 Who has positively impacted Roya’s life in the last 6 months
1:06:30 What book has changed her thinking
1:09:16 Outro
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