Principal Investigator


Markita Landry [CV]  [Scholar] @Landry_Lab
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Associate Professor of the Hellen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology MTx Division
Associate Professor of Biophysics
Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories MBIB Division
Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator

landry@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemistry, 2006 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. Physics, 2006 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Certificate in Business Administration, 2009 – Gies College of Business, UIUC
Ph.D. Chemical Physics with Yann Chemla, 2012 – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral fellow in Chemical Engineering with Michael Strano, 2013-2016 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Faculty Support Administrator


Sigrid Allen
sigridallen@berkeley.edu

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Lab Manager


Ruby Nelson
rubynelson@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemistry, 2020 – University of Massachusetts Amherst
My previous research mainly focused on manipulating the spin dynamics of Cr3+ in various doped semiconductor nanocrystal structures including SrTiO3, BaTiO3, and TiO2. Specifically, I worked on producing a replicable co-doping method which allowed for extra electrons to be introduced into the crystal structure during synthesis. In my free time, I enjoy playing videogames poorly, reading, and spending time outdoors.

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Postdoctoral Researchers


Kevin Ao [CV] @_aokevin_
kevin.ao@berkeley.edu
B.Sc. Biotechnology, Minor in Biology, 2015 – University of British Columbia
Ph.D. Botany, 2022 – University of British Columbia
My previous research focused on plant immunity – specifically plant immune receptors and the complex mechanisms involved in their activation and regulation. In current research, I am working on developing nanomaterials for transient transformation of plants for crop development and for agricultural applications. In my free time, I enjoy cycling, playing ultimate frisbee and volleyball, and enjoying the outdoors. 

 


Roxana Coreas [CV] @RoxCoreas
roxanacoreas@berkeley.edu
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology

B.S. Environmental Health, Minor in Chemistry 2015 – CSU Northridge
Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology, 2022 – UC Riverside
Previously, my research focused on understanding the toxicity and biological impacts induced by nanomaterial biocoronas developed in human biofluids. Currently, I am focused on characterizing the biocorona developed in planta to leverage nanomaterial biological identities for enhanced nanobiotechnology delivery in agricultural crops. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, reading, and visiting museums and wineries. 

 


Natsumi Komatsu [CV] @NatsumiKomatsu
Schmidt Science Fellow
B.S. Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, 2017 – Keio University
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022 – Rice University

 

Previously, my research focused on understanding the electronic transport and thermoelectric properties of macroscopically aligned carbon nanotubes. Currently, I am focused on synthesizing nanosensors for neuromodulators to study aberrant neurochemical signaling in acute brain slices. Outside of lab, I enjoy going to Kpop concerts, hiking, and skiing.

 


Juliana de Lima Matos [CV]
jmatos@berkeley.edu
B.S. Biology, 2010 – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2016 – Stanford University
In my previous research, I worked on various aspects of Plant Biochemistry, Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Gene Editing. My current research centers on engineering nanoparticles to deliver single-stranded nucleic acids to plant cells and establishing systems for higher throughput screening of genetic and non-genetic perturbations with applications in synthetic biology and metabolic pathway engineering. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, playing piano, gardening, and exploring Bay area parks.

 

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Shoichi Nishitani [CV]
snishitani@berkeley.edu
B.S. Materials Engineering, 2015 – University of Tokyo
Ph.D. Materials Engineering, 2020 – University of Tokyo
My previous research focused on understanding the chemistry at the interface of the biological environment and electrochemical biosensors. In the present work, I’m using single-walled carbon nanotubes to deliver donor templates to cells, for CRISPR HDR-based genome editing applications. In my free time, I enjoy cooking Japanese and Chinese cuisines, as well as climbing up the Berkeley Hills with my bike on the way back home.

 

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Jaewan Mun [CV]
jmun@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 2015
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2021
My research goal is to develop new polymeric materials for CNT-based nanosensors. The stability and performance of the nanosensors can be significantly improved by molecularly designed polymer passivation. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis.

 

Dabin Yim [CV]
dabinyim@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University (ERICA), 2014
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2021
In my previous research, I investigated nanomaterials for photocatalyst and antioxidant-based nanomedicine. Reducing overexpressed reactive oxygen and nitrogen species is important for living organism including human, animals and even plants. As an extension, I’m developing nanocarriers for gene delivery and antioxidative nanomaterials for plants in this laboratory. In my free time, I enjoy watching short video clips and walking around the city.

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Graduate Students




Jaquesta Adams [CV] @jaquestaadams
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

HHMI Gilliam Fellow

jaquesta@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemistry, 2020 – Howard University
The goal of my research is to develop single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) sensors for applications in neuropeptide imaging. Neuropeptides play important roles in signaling processes in the brain. Spatiotemporal knowledge of these molecules in vivo can elucidate their implication in neurological disorders. My hobbies include singing, painting, and writing..

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Joshua Hubbard
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

jdhubbard@berkeley.edu
(Co-advised with Douglas Clark)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2019 – University of Maryland, College Park
The ultimate goal of my research is to genetically engineer extremophiles such as Methanocaldococcus jannaschii to fulfill the essential biological functions (e.g. CO2 fixing) required for a long-term, crewed mission to Mars. To accomplish this, I am exploring the use of functionalized nanomaterials for the delivery of CRISPR/Cas-9 to extremophiles. I am always happy to talk about my research or my hobbies, including cooking, board games, and gardening.

 

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.Madeline Klinger [CV]
NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention

klinger@berkeley.edu
B.A. in Biological Sciences, 2016 – University of Chicago
Co-advised with Linda Wilbrecht
I am working on optimizing single-walled carbon nanotubes to fluorescently indicate dopamine release in vivo. The ultimate goal is to utilize this technology to image dopamine release in intact mouse brain and investigate dopamine-mediated neural plasticity during learning, in collaboration with the Wilbrecht lab. In my free time, I like to sing & play piano, get outside, explore new places, and generally adventure.

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Francis Ledesma [CV] @franciscanfry
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

fl297@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2019 – Cornell University
The goal of my research is to explore protein conjugation to carbon nanotubes for sensing and delivery applications. Specifically, I aim to use covalent chemistries to design novel sensing and delivery platforms and eventually characterize interactions between carbon nanotubes and their attached molecules. My hobbies include singing, backpacking, and playing sports that favor tall people.

 

Teng-Jui (Owen) Lin [CV]
tengjuilin@berkeley.edu
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2023 – University of Washington, Seattle
I aim to understand the interaction between lipid nanoparticles and cells in biomedical and agricultural systems, especially when proteins in biofluids form protein corona that coats the particle. By understanding the particle-protein-cell interactions, rational design principles can be used to develop more effective and efficient delivery tools. In my free time, I enjoy running by the waters.

 

Henry J Squire [CV] [Scholar]
NDSEG Graduate Research Fellow
hjsquire@berkeley.edu
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2020 – Case Western Reserve University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, 2020 – Case Western Reserve University
I seek to develop degradable functionalized nanomaterials for efficient delivery of genetic material to plant cells. Outside the lab, I play tennis (Go Bears!), backpack/camp, and enjoy skiing.

 

 

Sophia Tomatz
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
sophia_tomatz@berkeley.edu
B.S. in Biochemistry, 2021 – Washington University in St. Louis
The goal of my research is to develop nanoparticle-based delivery systems in plants. Specifically, I hope to use liposomes and single-walled carbon nanotubes for nucleic acid and protein delivery. This could have important agricultural implications for enhancing plant gene editing and transformation technologies as well as agrochemical delivery. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, painting, hiking, and skiing.

 

Elizabeth Voke [CV] @ElizabethVoke
NDSEG Graduate Research Fellow

evoke@berkeley.edu
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2020 –  University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The goal of my research is to understand protein corona formation on nanoparticles within plant systems. By understanding protein-nanoparticle interactions in plants, nanoparticle design can be tuned to enable seamless and environmentally-responsible translation of biosensing nanotechnologies in the field. In my free time, I enjoy reading fiction or exploring the outdoors on a run..

 

Undergraduate Students



Christo Acosta
chris.acosta@berkeley.edu


Joseph Adari
josephadari@berkeley.edu


Tavio Arias
tavioarias@berkeley.edu


Ankita Biyani
ankitabiyani@berkeley.edu


Nicole Carll
nicolecarll@berkeley.edu


Feiyang Chen
chenfeiyang@berkeley.edu


Justin Gardner
justed1@berkeley.edu


Danya Hassan
danyahassan20@berkeley.edu


Ashvin Irrinki
ashvinirrinki@berkeley.edu


Amad Jalil
amad.jalil@berkeley.edu


Minjae Kim
kimminjae030823@berkeley.edu


Andrew Lee
andreww.lee13@berkeley.edu


Chelsey Lee
leegaeun0531@berkeley.edu


Zirun Liang
zirunliang@berkeley.edu


Eric Liu
ericliu07@berkeley.edu


Tong Ly
tongly92@berkeley.edu


Chantel Martino
cmartino@berkeley.edu


Rigney Miller
dingoweasel@berkeley.edu


Ava Moudi
amoudi2@berkeley.edu


Padma Muppirala
padmamuppirala@berkeley.edu


Andrew Puglise
aspuglise@berkeley.edu


Amanda Shiu
ashiu1239@berkeley.edu


Deverin Smith
deverins@berkeley.edu


Nikitha Sridhar
niksrid@berkeley.edu


Mariana Vaca
mariana_vacacast@berkeley.edu


Cerise Wong
cerisew@berkeley.edu


Lucio Yang
lucioyang@berkeley.edu


Siyue Yang
yangsiyue2019@berkeley.edu


Rachael Zhao
rachelz0719@berkeley.edu

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Postdoc & Graduate Student Alumni


2023. Alison Lui (Graduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonlui

2023. Jeffrey Weiting Wang (Graduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Postdoc at Sandia National Labs in California

2023. Nicholas Ouassil (Graduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasouassil

2023. Gabriel Dorlhiac (Graduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-francis-dorlhiac-25293078/

2022.  Nicole Navarro (Graduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-ann-navarro/

2022. Sarah Yang (Graduate Student) @SarahJYang
Current Affiliation: Research Scientist at Curve Biosciences

2022. Frankie Cunningham (Graduate Student)@francisjctw
Current Affiliation: Scientist at Berkeley Yeast

2022. Chris Jackson (Graduate Student) @chwistofu 
Current Affiliation: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the US Department of State

2022. Natalie Goh (Graduate Student) @_nanonat
Current Affiliation: Scientist at Scribe Therapeutics

2022. Mohammad Moein Safaee (Postdoctoral Scholar) @MoeinSafaee
Current Affiliation: Senior Scientist at AbbVie Pharmaceuticals

2021. Eduardo González Grandío (Postdoctoral Scholar) @eggrandio
Current Affiliation: Researcher at National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC)

2021. Rebecca Pinals (Graduate Student) @RLPlikesscience
Current Affiliation: Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Picower Institute (Li-Huei Tsai Lab)

2021. Ian McFarlane (Postdoctoral Scholar) @IR_McFarlane
Current Affiliation: Senior Diagnostics Software Engineer at KLA

2021. Sanghwa Jeong (Postdoctoral Scholar) @Sanghwa_Jeong
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Pusan National University School of Biomedical Engineering – Jeong Lab.

2021. Jackson Travis Del Bonis O’Donnell (Postdoctoral Scholar) @JacksoNanoTDO
Current Affiliation: Scientist, Quantapore Genomics

2020. Darwin Yang (Graduate Student) @Darwinstagram
Current Affiliation: Scientist, Evolve Biotech

2020. Gozde Demirer (Graduate Student) @Demirer_GozdeS
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor (2022), Caltech Chemical Engineering – Demirer Lab Website.

2020. Huan Zhang (Postdoctoral Scholar) @HuanZhang16
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Jinan University Department of Chemistry & Materials Science – Zhang Lab.

2020. Linda Chio (Graduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Scientist, Gordian Biotechnology

2019. Abraham Beyene (Graduate Student) @BeyeneAbraham
Current Affiliation: Principal Investigator, HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Beyene Lab Website

2019. Younghun Sung (Postdoctoral Scholar) @youngba723
Current Affiliation: Samsung Electronics Semiconductor R&D Institute

2019. David Piekarski (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Current Affiliation: Advanced Health Fellow, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto

2018. Ralph Henry Page (Staff Scientist)
Ph.D. Physics, 1987 – University of California, Berkeley

2017. Junchen Wuedu (Postdoc)
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2009 – Fudan University
Postdoc, 2016 – University of California Berkeley
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)

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Undergraduate Student Alumni


2023. Billie Zeng
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiezeng/

2023. Xavier Valez (Amgen Scholar)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-velez-1644921b2/

2023. Diane Kim
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-kim-675a2b20a/

2023. Siddharth Mohapatra
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthmohapatra98/

2023. Evan Vail
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-vail-573763146/

2023. Esther Leem
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherleem/

2023. Kyle Shun
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-shun/

2022. Heyuan (Michael) Ni
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ni/

2022. Autumn Lee (Amgen Scholar)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/autumn-lee-b5385b24b

2022. Xiaoqi Sun
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaoqisun29/

2022. Kyle De Matias (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyledematias/

2022. Sejal Krishnan (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sejalkrishnan/

2022. Edward Lien (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-lien-056443189/

2022. Jason Morales (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moralesjasona/

2022. Kaushik Seshadri (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushik-seshadri/

2022. Bora Ozcan (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Research Specialist at Scribe Therapeutics

2022. Alexia Li (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate Student, Columbia Chemical Engineering

2022. Xiaoqi Sun (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate Student, MIT Chemical Engineering

2022. Thalia Georgiou (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate Student, UCLA Biophysics

2021. Kenneth Celis (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-celis-30aa01221/

2021. Francesca Giordani (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn:

2021. Matthew Pham (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-p-504a2a87/

2021. Jason Morales (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moralesjasona/

2021. Natasha Raut (Undergraduate Student)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasharaut/

2021. Navid Boozarpour (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Process Associate, Clara Foods

2021. Armine Dingilian (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate Student, UIUC Biophysics

2020. Tiffany Unsulangi (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Catalent Pharma Solutions

2020. Aishy Murali (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Process Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim

2020. Cindy Zhou (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, MIT Biotechnology

2020. Dorothy Li (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Lucence Biotechnology

2020. Tanya Chaudhary (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: R&D Engineer at Apple, Biomedical Division

2020. Carl Atik (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Brimstone Energy

2019. Ami Thakrar (Undergraduate Student) @AmiUThakrar
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, Harvard/MIT HST

2019. Abhishek Jindal Aditham (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, MIT Bioengineering

2019. Susanna Yaeger-Weiss (Biophysics Rotation Student) @skyaegerw
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Chemistry

2019. Tianzheng (Tina) Ye (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, Cornell University Chemical Engineering

2018. Salwan Butrus (Amgen Scholar) @salwan_butrus
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering

2018. Edward Sun (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Undergraduate student, UC Berkeley

2018. Meagan Paul (Biophysics Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Molecular and Cell Biology

2018. Anneliese Gest (Chemcial Biology Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkely Chemistry

2018. Roger Chang (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student & Parr Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2017. Eric Gordon Tindall (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Process Engineer, Eichleay, Inc.

2017. Vanessa Yang (Chemical Biology Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Chemistry

2017. Toby Turney (Biophysics Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Neurobiology

2017. Nicole Sugiono (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Research Associate, Geltor Inc.

2017. Arismel Tena Meza (Undergraduate Student)
Current Affiliation: Undergraduate student, UC Berkeley

2016. Daniel Brauer (Chemical Biology Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Chemistry

2016. Lee Puckett  (Amgen Scholar)
Current Affiliation: Undergraduate student, Cornell University

2016. Sarah Harrington Klass (Chemical Biology Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Chemistry

2016. Carl Cori Ward (Chemical Biology Rotation Student)
Current Affiliation: Graduate student, UC Berkeley Molecular and Cell Biology