Dr. Duc Phan is a Senior Scientist at Trait Biosciences Inc. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2005, followed by M.S. degrees in Environmental Engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2008 and Johns Hopkins University, USA, in 2015. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2019. Dr. Phan’s interdisciplinary research encompasses environmental microbiology, biological wastewater treatment, antimicrobial resistance, biochar-based water purification, and biotechnology. Before joining Trait Biosciences, he conducted postdoctoral research at the U.S. Salinity Laboratory and the University of California, Riverside, investigating the occurrence and mitigation of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic and agricultural environments. His current research focuses on bioprocess development, purification, analytical characterization, and preclinical evaluation of water-soluble cannabinoid glycosides. He has authored or co-authored more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and presented his research at over 50 scientific conferences. His overarching research goal is to develop practical biological and biotechnological solutions that advance environmental sustainability, water quality, and human health.