Faculty Leaders Research Educator, Timothy E. Riedel Associate Professor of Practice in the College of Natural Sciences. Dr. Timothy Riedel has a diverse background in developing detection platforms. This includes molecular DNA diagnostics, wearable technology, and hopefully someday drones! More information Principle Investigator, Andrew D. Ellington Dr. Andrew Ellington is a biochemistry/molecular biology professor and heads the Ellington Lab. His work focuses on engineering proteins and nucleic acids for biomedical purposes, especially in diagnostics. His research areas include Directed Evolution, Ribozymes, and Biotechnology. More information