David got his B.S. and M.Engr in biological engineering from the University of Idaho in 2024. He joined the Adamala lab in 2026, studying genetic code expansion and biocatalytic applications of unnatural amino acids. He also has interests in modeling synthetic cells and cell-free translation systems.
Outside of the lab he spends his time maintaining open source software packages, playing board games, and tinkering with old video game consoles.