Moira Gunn

Dr. Moira Gunn is perhaps best known as the host of BioTech Nation podcast, a regular segment of the public radio program, Tech Nation, which airs weekly on NPR affiliates. A former NASA computer scientist and engineer, Dr. Gunn is also the Founder and Director of Bioentrepreneurship at the University of San Francisco. Among her recognitions, the National Science Board awarded her its Public Service Award to the Individual for “increasing the Understanding of Science and Engineering”. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Science from Purdue University. Purdue has also honored Gunn with an Honorary Doctorate in Science. In 2025, Dr. Gunn received the SynBioBeta Lifetime Achievement Award.