Jeff Haas

Biochemistry/Biophysics Team Lead; Scientist at Monsanto

Experience
Biochemistry/Biophysics Team Lead; Scientist at Monsanto
2009 - Present (5 years)
Lead of team responsible for assay development, physical and functional characterization of lead proteins and
protein optimization targets, as well as mode of action studies of Bt/Cry toxins and insect resistance
mechanisms.
Biochemistry Team Lead at Monsanto
2009 - 2011 (2 years)
Scientist at Monsanto, Davis, CA
2002 - 2009 (7 years)
Biochemist/MOA lead for SDA/Omega-3 Soybean project 2002-2008. Characterization of integral
membrane desaturases; characterization of lipid metabolism of genetically modified soybeans producing
SDA. 2009 Davis Protein Biochemistry team lead.
Post-Doctoral Scientist at Novozymes, Davis, CA
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
Characterization of cellulases for NREL funded BioEnergy project.
Skills & Expertise
Protein Chemistry
Biochemistry
Protein Engineering
Molecular Cloning
Protein Purification
Characterization
Assay Development
Molecular Biology
Protein Expression
DNA
SDS-PAGE
Genomics
Purification
Enzyme Assays
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Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1995 - 2001
University of California, Davis
B.S., honors, Biochemistry, 1990 - 1994
Amador Valley High School
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Jeff Haas
Biochemistry/Biophysics Team Lead; Scientist at Monsanto
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