Esther Kim is a scientist working in synthetic biology. She has worked at small start-ups in the Bay Area creating sustainable solutions for known chemical compounds and analogs for novel applications. Esther has worked at The ODIN developing genetic engineering CRISPR kits for the everyday consumer and continues to mentor and teach. She is most known for her work championing independent scientific researchers in the biohacking community to disrupt and transform scientific research and communication. She is the director of Biohack the Planet, a science and technology conference, that happens annually in Las Vegas. Esther has made an appearance in a Netflix documentary, Unnatural Selection. Her mission is to make science accessible and affordable to all.