Geoff Hunt, Ph.D., received his B.A. from Cornell University in 2003 with a degree in biochemistry, then earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University in 2009. Hunt then worked at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, first as the Senior Science Fellow and then as head of the Public Outreach Department. More recently, Hunt was the Public Outreach Program Officer at the American Society for Microbiology, and before that, the Director of LabX, a public engagement program at the National Academy of Sciences.