Vayu Hill-Maini

Assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University - harnessing fungi for food and sustainability. Trained in restaurants and labs. he/him

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

Our latest paper @NatureMicrobiol: converting waste into delicious food using fungi. We studied a traditional Indonesian food and discovered a mold domesticated for waste-to-food conversion. Amazing international collab involving scientists, chefs. https://t.co/a3FMZLJZff

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

@laszlognagy @CellCellPress Agreeed !!!

[Stanford Bioengineering @bioe_stanford]

Join us in welcoming Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen to the @bioe_stanford family! 🎊 Learn more about Vayu’s path to Stanford BioE here:
https://t.co/pEDTBWyzgl

[Dan Barber @DanBarber]

Very excited about this project and its potential to convert food waste into flavor. @NOFOKitchen @r_vonhagn
https://t.co/2SgQYNkiRf

[Science News @ScienceNews]

The fungus 'Neurospora intermedia' (seen from above in this digital rendition that illustrates how it grows) has the potential to change unwanted food by-products into delicious, healthy foods, a new study reports.

https://t.co/U1YTXEq2dY

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

And a fantastic video as well:

https://t.co/Q1eNlPDkno

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

Could fungi be used to turn waste into food? Check out this exciting feature by @UCBerkeley about our recent work in @NatureMicrobiol

https://t.co/nQbq7AfAaZ

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

OUT NOW ♻️Neurospora intermedia from a traditional fermented food enables waste-to-food conversion @jaykeasling @keasling_lab @NOFOKitchen https://t.co/tf3kNWeA3c

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

Thank you to all the amazing collaborators: @jgi @Keasling_Lab @jaykeasling @ipbofficial @DTUBiosustain and special shout out to @PabloCruzMoral1 @jose Manuel Villalobos. @UCBerkeley

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

Our latest paper @NatureMicrobiol: converting waste into delicious food using fungi. We studied a traditional Indonesian food and discovered a mold domesticated for waste-to-food conversion. Amazing international collab involving scientists, chefs. https://t.co/a3FMZLJZff

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

@laszlognagy Wow !

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

@NTfungalcell @PLOSBiology Amazing ! Congrats !

[The Good Food Institute @GoodFoodInst]

🍄 🔬 Learn how filamentous fungi can be leveraged to upcycle food waste into sustainable and delicious food at our next Science of Alt Protein seminar on August 15th. Join us → https://t.co/lURWrxqRsS

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

The Hill-Maini lab website is live @bioe_stanford @Stanford. We are hiring for multiple postdocs who are excited about synbio/food/sustainability in filamentous fungi and building an inclusive and lab culture that fosters creativity! Spread the word!!!
https://t.co/1A1PfQXJCx

[Keasling Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @Keasling_Lab]

We are so proud and over the moon that our very own Vayu is joining @Stanford as an assistant professor! Congrats, Prof. Vayu!

[Stanford Bioengineering @bioe_stanford]

Welcome to the @bioe_stanford family, Vayu @NOFOKitchen!! We're thrilled to have you join us at @Stanford and can't wait to see what you cook up! 🍽️🌟 #StanfordBioe

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

Excited to share I will be joining @Stanford @bioe_stanford this fall as an asst. prof! My group will harness fungi for food and sustainability applications. We’ll soon be recruiting on all fronts - stay tuned !! Grateful to @BalskusLab @Keasling_Lab @UCB_MillerInst for support!

[Vayu Hill-Maini @NOFOKitchen]

@laszlognagy @jgi @BiochemBrc @boldogkoi Awesome !! Can’t wait to read !!!

[Keasling Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @Keasling_Lab]

Check out this awesome conversation with our lab member Vayu(@NOFOKitchen) on topics related to his research! We are proud to mention that his nature comms paper has received press in the Daily Mail, San Francisco Examiner, New York Post, and News Week!!
https://t.co/3toZdlx1iS

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

Chef-turned-bioengineer Vayu Hill-Maini is remixing the genomes of #fungi to create nutritious and actually delicious meat substitutes without non-native genes taken from other organisms. #CrueltyFree @jbei
https://t.co/A4YwGAE4rN

[UCB Miller Institute @UCB_MillerInst]

@NOFOKitchen Vayu Hill-Maini (Miller Fellow 2020-2023) was featured in this podcast sharing about his research around fungi and food. https://t.co/md9Erjm8Ag
#science #research #fungi #food #fermentation #biology #millerfellow