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Andrew Nesson

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. (United States)

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Using a GPT-5-driven autonomous lab to optimize the cost and titer of cell-free protein synthesis

Alexus A. Smith, Edmund L. Wong, Ronan C. Donovan, Brad Chapman, Ryan Harry, Pooyan Tirandazi, Paulina Kanigowska, Elizabeth A. Gendreau, Robert H. Dahl, Michal Jastrzebski, Jose E. Cortez, Christopher Bremner, José C. Morales Hemuda, James Dooner, Ian Graves, , Reshma P. Shetty

This paper demonstrates an LLM-driven autonomous lab that reduces the cost of cell-free protein synthesis by 40% and increases titer by 27% through iterative optimization.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology