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Nathan Porter, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience. Nathan began their career in 2008 as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University. In 2010, they were a Research Intern at Idaho National Laboratory, where they designed a new plasmid vector for an extremophilic bacterium. In 2011, they were a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Michigan Health System, where they studied the human gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and investigated mechanisms by which this bacterium survives in the intestines. Nathan also competed consortia of isogenic strains in both in vitro and in vivo assays, generated a new library of bacterial strains, developed a novel, semi-high throughput method for identifying determinants of bacteriophage resistance in Bacteroides, collaborated on and published four peer-reviewed publications, and led and developed new lab direction in bacteriophage research. In 2013, they were a Research Intern at Alluvium Biosciences Inc. and a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of Michigan. From 2017 to 2018, they were a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School and Chalmers University of Technology. Nathan is currently a Research Scientist in Microbial Engineering at Melt&Marble since 2022.

Nathan Porter, Ph.D. received their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Microbiology from Brigham Young University between 2005 and 2011. Nathan then went on to receive their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Microbiology, along with a Certificate in Cellular Biotechnology, from the University of Michigan between 2011 and 2017.