Timothy Vernon is a Bioengineering PhD candidate at UCLA developing biomaterials, microfluidic systems, and high-throughput screening platforms at the intersection of biology and automation. His work includes optical hydrogel-based biosensors for continuous analyte monitoring and scalable tools for protein and strain engineering. As an aspiring bio-entrepreneur, Timothy aims to build biosensing technologies that give people deeper insight into themselves, empowering better decisions, greater agency, and stronger connections with others.