Jason Bobe

Jason Bobe is a biomedical technologist and innovator who has made significant contributions to community biology and biotechnology. He is currently the Founder at "something new" and has an impressive background in democratizing biological research and innovation.

Key highlights of his professional journey include:

Professional Background:

• Co-founder of the Personal Genome Project in 2007, alongside Harvard biology researcher George Church
• Co-founder of DIYbio, a precursor to the Community Biology movement
• Former Associate Professor and Director of Democratized Health Innovation at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Currently directs the Resilience Project, which studies how some individuals avoid disease despite significant risk factors

Philosophical Approach: Bobe is passionate about making biology accessible, believing it is "the most important discipline of the 21st century." He has worked to create resources like community labs to spur local education and innovation, with a vision of having biological research outposts in every neighborhood.1

Ethical Contributions: He has been instrumental in developing innovative ethical frameworks, particularly around informed consent in biological research. For instance, he helped create unique consent forms for the Personal Genome Project that emphasized veracity, autonomy, and reciprocity.1

His professional mission, as stated on his Twitter profile, is "Making extraordinary biotechnologies useful for everyday life".2