[3] Her current focus is on combating climate change through her role as Vice President of Biotechnology at CarbonBridge, a biotech startup that uses bacteria to remove environmental methane and create liquid fuel.
[8] In 2009, she co-founded the community biohacker space, Genspace[10] where she developed innovative programming such as the Biorocket internships for underserved New York City high school students and classes in genetic engineering for the general public.
[2][12][13] The goal of Genspace is to increase scientific literacy in the general public by providing classes and workshops, as well as a space for community members to get involved in a biotechnology laboratory.
[14] In March 2017, Ellen Jorgensen stepped down from her role as executive director to found Biotech Without Borders and was replaced by Genspace co-founder, Daniel Grushkin.
[15] While Genspace was created with the goal of making scientific literacy more accessible, the organization was met with criticism by those that felt that hands-on science should be left to the professionals.
[18] In 2017, Ellen Jorgensen stepped down from her leadership role at Genspace in order to found Biotech Without Borders, where she now acts as President.