In Conversation with Shumvobi Mitra: High School Biofounder Wins $50,000 USD Grant to Fight Fertilizer Runof
Meghiya Michelle
Meet Shumvobi Mitra, a high school founder of RhizeUP based in Maryland, in
the United States. She began her journey with iGEM Team East Coast BioCrew
2023, engineering rhizobia bacteria to combat fertilizer runoff and protect
waterways. After the iGEM Competition, she joined the 2024 iGEM Startups
Venture Foundry Program to officially launch RhizeUP.