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Meet our new faculty: Patrick Shih, biology

Patrick Shih is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty

Patrick Shih in a blue shirt smiles at the camera

Patrick Shih is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty. (Photo courtesy Patrick Shih)

Name: Patrick Shih (he/him)
Discipline: Synthetic biology
Degrees: B.S., B.A. UC San Diego, 2008; Ph.D. UC Berkeley, 2013
Research interests: Engineering plants for novel applications and studying the evolution of metabolisms over geological timescales.
Hobbies: Hiking, cooking and eating