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Dr. Grossman has spent over twenty-five years in microalgal research. Currently he shares his time between Solazyme and the Carnegie Institution/Stanford University where he is a Senior Staff Scientist at Carnegie and a Professor at Stanford. Dr. Grossman's role as a member of Solazyme's management team includes oversight of current R&D projects and the development of strategies for initiating and implementing new projects. Prior to becoming a member of the management team, Dr. Grossman was the Chairman of Solazyme's Scientific Advisory Board and has been a key part of the R&D team since 2004. Dr. Grossman received a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Indiana University and performed postdoctoral research at The Rockefeller University. He has pioneered studies of acclimation processes in algae, and has exploited genome- based methods in these studies; such methods include comparative genomics using a variety of informatic tools and high density DNA microarrays. The value of the genomic information has generally been augmented with in-depth biochemical, physiological and genetic analyses. Dr. Grossman's research has exploited both eukaryotic and prokaryotic photosynthetic organisms and he has served as the Lead Investigator on the Chlamydomonas Genome Project, which involves the participation of four other internationally recognized laboratories. Dr. Grossman's microalgal research has earned him the prestigious Darbaker Prize in 2002, awarded by the Botanical Society of America. | 