
Ang Cui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Shawn Berry, M.Sc.
Lab Manager
Hobbies: ancient Egyptian religion, wood and metal working, gardening, and cooking

Chrispus Ngule, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Cancer Immunology
University of Kentucky, ’24
Hobbies: hiking, nature walks, playing table tennis and badminton

Lucy Lu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Computational Biology
Uppsala University, Sweden, ’23
Hobbies: rock climbing, skiing and hiking

David Perea Pérez, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Viral Immunology
Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Spain, ’24
Hobbies: watercolor painting, crafting and throwing boomerangs, dancing salsa, table tennis, swimming, and roller skating

Diego Pizzagalli, Ph.D.
Collaborator
Ph.D., Systems Biology
The Swiss Initiative in Systems Biology, ’20
Hobbies: hiking, playing organ, Red Cross volunteering, farming

Nicholas Lai, M.S.
Associate Computational Biologist
M.S., Computer Science
Stanford University, ’21
Hobbies: reading, walking, and playing music

Pooja Savla, M.S.
Associate Computational Biologist
M.S., Bioinformatics
Boston University, ’24
Hobbies: Indian classical dance, playing chess, and visiting museums

Nehal Singh, M.S.
Research Associate
M.S., Medical Biotechnology
University of Illinois Chicago, ’20
Hobbies: reading, photography, playing chess

Thomas Kunow
Research Associate
B.S., Biomedical Engineering
City, University of London, ’23
Hobbies: water skiing, tennis

Adrian Ke
DMD Candidate
B.A., History
University of Pennsylvania, ’23
Hobbies: hiking, pilates, crafting

Alina Shahin
DMD Candidate
B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology
California State University, Northridge, ’22
Hobbies: reading (especially historical fiction and mystery thriller novels), trying new coffee shops, and playing soccer

Tessa Annelotte Groeneweg
Visiting Graduate Researcher
M.S. Candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ’25
Hobbies: running, weightlifting, reading, and creative crafty projects

Lawrence Wang
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Candidate, Computational Neuroscience
University of Southern California, ’25
Hobbies: running

Anastasia Dunca
Undergraduate Researcher
S.B. Candidate, Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’26
Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, climbing, tennis

Mona Zhou
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Candidate, Statistical Data Science
University of California, Davis, ’26
Hobbies: swimming, baking, and playing badminton

Isabella Gonzalez
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Candidate, Northeastern University, ’28
Hobbies: crocheting, badminton, photography, sightseeing, and listening to music

Brianna S. Yao
Undergraduate Researcher
S.B., Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’24
Hobbies: tennis, crochet

Ruben Berreby
High School Researcher
Ecole Jeannine Manuel, Paris, France, ’25
Hobbies: tennis, piano, running