People

Current

(In order of joining the lab)

Xiaojing Gao, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Terman Faculty Fellow
Faculty Fellow, Stanford ChEM-H
B.S. Biology, Peking University
Ph.D. Biology, Stanford University
Postdoc Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Xiaojing admires Kubrick.

Alexander Vlahos, Postdoc
NSERC/HFSP Fellow
B.S. Biochemistry, McMaster University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Fun fact: Alex used to be a professional Ultimate Frisbee player for the Toronto Rush.

(Kristjan) Eerik Kaseniit, Graduate Student in Bioengineering
Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
B.S. Computer Science & Molecular Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Eng. Computer Science & Molecular Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Eerik plays the drums and a button accordion.

Jeewoo (Jenny) Kang, Graduate Student in Neurosciences
Stanford Graduate Fellow
B.S. Chemical Biological Engineering & Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Jenny enjoys hiking in Korea and swimming at Florida beaches.

Noa Katz, Postdoc
Fulbright/EMBO/Stanford Science Fellow
B.S. Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Noa believes Heroes 4 is better than Heroes 3.

Carlos Aldrete, Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Stanford Graduate Fellow/EDGE Fellow/Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Program
B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Carlos enjoys playing jazz piano and drinking coffee.

Eric Wolfsberg, Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
B.ChE. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
Fun fact: Eric enjoys trivia competitions and pointlessly long walks.

Natalie Kolber, Graduate Student in Bioengineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellow/Stanford EDGE Fellow/Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Program
A.B. Biochemistry, Classical Studies, Smith College
Fun fact: 🤔 is Natalie’s favorite emoji.

Connor Call, Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Stanford EDGE Fellow/Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) Training Program
B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
Fun fact: Connor has 6 different way to make coffee in their apartment.

Xiaowei Zhang, Graduate Student in Bioengineering
B.S. Biological Science, Peking University
Fun fact: Xiaowei loves creating meaningless fanart illustrations.

Santiago Mille, Graduate Student in Bioengineering
Stanford Graduate Fellow/Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Program
B.S. Digital Systems and Robotics Engineering, Monterrey Institute of Technology
Fun fact: Santiago likes growing his own vegetables and eating tamales.

Alumni

Rotation students: Prima Dewi Sinawang (2020), Theo Yang (2020), Phil Yongbin Kim (2020), Xinyi Chen (2020), Jocelyn Valenzuela (2021), Siranush Babakhanova (2021), Goldie Roth (2021), Brendan Wirtz (2022), Angelika Hirsch (2022)
Undergrad researchers: Genzhe Lu (2021 -> grad student @ Rockefeller), Weihao Yan (2021 –> grad student @ Princeton)