# 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. {% hint style="info" %} If you would like to be listed here as an eVOLVER community member and user, please reach out to us! {% endhint %} ### 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 --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://khalil-lab.gitbook.io/evolver/general/about-us.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.