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# About Us

eVOLVER was initially developed by the [Khalil Lab](https://www.bu.edu/khalillab/) at Boston University. The software and hardware designs are available under an open-source license on [GitHub](https://github.com/FYNCH-BIO/). There are users around the world using and developing eVOLVER for a wide range of scientific interests.

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If you would like to be listed here as an eVOLVER community member and user, please reach out to us!
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### Khalil Lab

The Khalil lab uses eVOLVER to enable fundamental eco-evolutionary studies of cellular systems, and to evolve proteins with new and biomedically-useful functions at scale.

* Brandon Wong
* Zachary Heins
* Daniel Hart
* Ezira Wolle
* Nathaniel Borders

#### Alumni

* Chris Mancuso


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