Molagri develops safer, more effective pesticides for agriculture.
We design biopesticides that hit a precise molecular target unique to pest insects, knocking out pests while sparing pollinators, beneficial insects, and the wider ecosystem. By modeling how pests are likely to evolve, we stay a step ahead of resistance, keeping our products effective against the pests of today and tomorrow. The higher efficacy and biobased production will also contribute to emissions reductions in both manufacturing and field use.
Our founders are PhD lab mates from the University of Toronto who have worked together for six years and published in Nature Communications and Nature Microbiology.
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Min Jin
Min is a viral structural biologist and protein biochemist, and the current world record holder for the highest resolution structure of a coronavirus spike protein in the Protein Data Bank (1.68 Å). She has an undergraduate degree in Biophysics (Honours BSc) and graduate training in Biochemistry (PhD candidate) from the University of Toronto and she has published in Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications.
Zaky Hassan
Protein biochemist and viral structural biologist; PhD candidate in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto. Characterized mechanisms of antibody neutralization in human pathogenic coronaviruses. Awarded $130K+ in fellowships and published twice in Nature Communications. Previously founded a non-profit that raised $1M+ in grants.
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