David Sun Kong

David Sun Kong is a Synthetic Biologist, artist, and community organizer based out of Cambridge, MA. He conducted his graduate studies at MIT’s Media Laboratory and received a masters developing technology for printing nanostructures with energetic beams and a Ph.D. for demonstrating the first gene synthesis in a microfluidic, or “lab-on-a-chip” system. He currently conducts synthetic biology, microfluidics, and digital fabrication research at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory.

He is also leading the formation of EMW, a new art, technology and community center in Cambridge MA and is a long-time organizer in the Asian American arts community. David has performed around the country as a DJ, beat-boxer, vocalist, and rapper in over 100 venues including South by Southwest, the Staples Center in Los Angeles and recently Brooklyn Bowl, opening for hip hop legend Questlove. He is also an an award-winning vocal arranger and producer. He recently discovered his love for photography and has had his work selected for publication in online and print media, including the Boston Globe, the Improper Bostonian, and a current exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. The exhibit, titled "I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story," can be seen at the National Museum of American History.