Matthew joined Terrana in 2023 and leads platform development and the North Carolina site.   

Matthew is an expert in plant biotechnology with over 30 years of experience in plant science research. He completed postdocs in plant development and RNA biology at the University of Pennsylvania. He then moved to Cornell University, where he directed the Plant Transformation Facility. After 5 years at Cornell, Matthew transitioned to the plant biotechnology industry, first as the Associate Director of Delivery Technology at Pairwise and now at Terrana. Matthew is a member of the editorial boards of The CRISPR Journal and Frontiers in Genome Editing. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Alliance for Science.   

Matthew received a B.S. in General Plant Science from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Harvard University.