Our team

We’re fortunate to have an incredible team of smart, passionate and experienced people from diverse fields, dedicated to making WildTechDNA possible.

Natalie Schmitt

Dr Natalie Schmitt

Founder, scientific director, conservation geneticist, global partner development, filmmaker, citizen-science global advocate and project inspiration.
James Turner

James Turner

Founder and director, tech CEO, start-up entrepreneur and passionate environmental advocate.
Keith Liddiard

Keith Liddiard

Co-founder; business model development; team-builder, entrepreneur and marine biologist in waiting.
Rahul

Dr Rahul Chaudhari

Co-Founder and CTO. Research and Technology Development, Project Leadership, Microbiologist, Molecular Biologist, Entrepreneur and part-time Musician. 7 research publications and 3 granted patents.
Matt

Dr Matt Higgins

Bioinformatician, molecular biologist and genomics researcher.
Anurajani

Anurajani Sandrapati

Medical microbiologist with experience in molecular biology, clinical microbiology, and bioprocessing.
Fran Holder

Fran Holder

Web designer, ethical coder, conservation cheerleader.
Jodie Manners

Jodie Manners

Copywriter, content strategist, medical anthropologist in training.
Becky Alford

Becky Alford

Brand development, visual identity and communications, creative cat with purpose.
Andy MacGovern

Andy MacGovern

Corporate relationships, culture, technology and people development, connecting people the world over.
Joey Liddiard

Joey Liddiard

Product concept development, student engineer, sustainable technology enthusiast.
Dr Carlos Felipe

Prof Carlos Felipe

Device design, DNA capture and amplification lead. Paper-based, sensor development and environmental monitoring applications expert. 90 publications and 14 granted patents.
Dr Yingfu Li

Dr Yingfu Li

RCA-based strategy and genomic DNA reporting lead. Functional nucleic acids in biosensor tools expert. 200 publications and 20 granted patents.

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