Principal Investigator
Core
Founding scientific leadership role driving research into cultured neural tissue as a computational substrate to enable energy-efficient computation at scale.
Role type
Principal Investigator / Founding CSO (Biological Computing)
Builds
Large-scale, functionally mature neuronal cultures and training mechanisms for biological neural networks.
Domain
Biotechnology / Biological Computing / Neuroscience
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Scientific leadership, experimental program design, wet lab expertise, instrumentation development, computational training methods, team building, commercialization strategy alignment
Preferred skills
Knowledge of cortical and hippocampal circuitry, vascularization and perfusion literature, spike-timing dependent plasticity, neuromodulator-gated plasticity
Technologies
Multi-electrode arrays, microfluidic culture systems, iPSC differentiation protocols
Responsibilities
Define and own the scientific agenda across substrate cost, training mechanisms, and scale-up programs; recruit and lead the founding scientific team; decide resource allocation and experimental priorities.
Seniority
Principal, founding scientific leadership
