Wakanene (Sebastian) Kamau

Patent Agent

Patents and Innovations

Dr. Wakanene (Sebastian) Kamau is a patent agent in the Boston office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the patents and innovations practice. His technical knowledge spans molecular biology, biochemistry, and gene editing technologies.

Sebastian received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where his doctoral research focused on developing gene editing systems for conservation applications.

Prior to his doctoral education, Sebastian worked in industry on antibody technologies and molecular engineering, as well as in an academic endocrinology lab.

Experience

Sebastian received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where his doctoral research focused on developing gene editing systems for conservation applications.

Prior to his doctoral education, Sebastian worked in industry on antibody technologies and molecular engineering, as well as in an academic endocrinology lab.

Education

Ph.D., Media Arts and Sciences (Synthetic Biology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2026
M.S., Media Arts and Sciences (Synthetic Biology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S., Biological Chemistry, University of ChicagoWith Honors

Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Credentials

Education

Ph.D., Media Arts and Sciences (Synthetic Biology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2026
M.S., Media Arts and Sciences (Synthetic Biology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
B.S., Biological Chemistry, University of ChicagoWith Honors

Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Select Publications

Co-author, "A framework for identifying fertility gene targets for mammalian pest control," 24(2) Molecular Ecology Resources e13901, 2024
Co-author, "Arsenic exposure induces glucose intolerance and alters global energy metabolism," 314(2) Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology R294-R303, 2018
Co-author, "Tributyltin differentially promotes development of a phenotypically distinct adipocyte," 23(9) Obesity 1864-1871, 2015

Insights

Select Publications

Co-author, "A framework for identifying fertility gene targets for mammalian pest control," 24(2) Molecular Ecology Resources e13901, 2024
Co-author, "Arsenic exposure induces glucose intolerance and alters global energy metabolism," 314(2) Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology R294-R303, 2018
Co-author, "Tributyltin differentially promotes development of a phenotypically distinct adipocyte," 23(9) Obesity 1864-1871, 2015