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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Trevor B. Nicks''' is currently a graduate student at Tufts University, pursuing a Ph.D. in Biotechnology Engineering. His research is at the intersection of Cell-Free Metabolic Engineering, Directed Evolution, and Protein Engineering. He graduated from William Jewell College in May 2017 with Honors in Biochemistry, Applied Critical Thought & Inquiry, and a minor in Business Administration. Trevor is [[File:Trevor Nicks Profile.png|thumb|Trevor Nicks Profile.png]]passionate about public education equality, innovation in green energy, biotechnology, entrepreneurship, and queer rights.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> As an undergrad, Trevor co-founded a biotech startup (drinkspiraspirainc.com), published a paper on </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">nanoarchaeal</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> evolution (<span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 2);">doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00384), and studied alternative biofuel sources. </span><span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 2);">His primary UIF initiatives included co-directing #OneDayKC, bringing Harvard's CS50 to Jewell, and serving as a student-advisor on Jewell's data science committee. Trevor was a member of the Fab23 for the Spring meetup of 2017. You can watch his ignite talk here (</span></span></span>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVGja1UUsOo&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVGja1UUsOo&t=1s])
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">If you're interested in contacting Trevor, he can be reached by email at trevornicks@gmail.com or on twitter @TrevorBNicks.</span></span>