Lakshmi is an Associate Scientist at Constructive Bio. She holds an MSc. in Plant Genetics & Crop Improvement from the John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia. Prior to her current position, she was engaged in dissecting the genetic architecture of native traits, such as disease resistance and crop yield at BASF Ghent (formerly Bayer Crop Science). Her deep-rooted passion for developing innovative technologies and a recognition of the significant potential of synthetic biology to revolutionize multiple applications from therapeutics to biomaterials, were the driving factors behind her decision to join the team at Constructive Bio. Outside work, she is a trained South Indian classical singer, an avid reader, a traveller, an adrenalin junkie and loves to try out new things.