Trinh Lam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2022 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
During her Ph.D., Trinh investigated bacterial cell-cell interaction and bacterial genetic transformation for antibiotic resistance using microfluidics and sequencing technology. In her postdoctoral studies, her research interests lie in developing microfluidic tools for single-cell studies, host-pathogen protein-protein interactions, and epigenetic modifications. Trinh is a fan of horror and crime movies. In her free time, she can be found either at a bowling alley or an orchestra.
Anna Fomitcheva Khartchenko, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2020 Ph.D., Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2016 M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2012 B.Sc., Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Anna’s interests lie in developing technologies which aid the diagnosis and understanding of human disease. Particular interest is in profiling tumors and improving diagnostic methods to understand and predict the behavior of cancer. She aims to design technologies for improving immunoassay performance, which can underpin more sensitive and precise diagnostic tools.
Xin Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2024 Ph.D. Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Columbia University
2017 B.S. Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xin brings 7+ years of expertise in immunoengineering, including her research at Columbia where she devised assays to study chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in patient-derived isolated T cells, developing assays of T cell spreading and proliferation. She brings additional expertise in cell therapy, deep learning & computer vision, and industry experience from a recent summer at Takeda.
Md Nazibul Islam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2023 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Nazibul is interested in developing easy to use diagnostics to solve unmet medical needs. During his Ph.D, Nazibul leveraged the insulating properties of paper fibers to demonstrate for the first-time insulator-based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) in paper. Currently, Nazibul is working on synthetic chromatophore displays and Electro-mechanical integration of droplet-microwell-planar microfluidics.
Cyril Deroy, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
2021 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford
2016 M. Eng. Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London
Cyril is a multidisciplinary scientist interested in the development of analytical tools to solve unmet needs in biology. During his Ph.D., Cyril developed fluid-walled microfluidic systems to study immune cell migration and bacterial response to antibiotics. Cyril subsequently worked on the development of lipid nanoparticles for nutrient and vaccine delivery in aquaculture. Currently, he is working on the design of microfluidic methods to culture and characterize coral reef ecosystems, with the aim to develop prevention strategies against coral bleaching
Ana E. Gomez Martinez
NSF Graduate Research Fellow, GEM Full Fellow, Frank Shwabacher Graduate Fellow
2018 BS Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle
Anna’s interests lie in developing technologies which aid the diagnosis and understanding of human disease. Particular interest is in profiling tumors and improving diagnostic methods to understand and predict the behavior of cancer. She aims to design technologies for improving immunoassay performance, which can underpin more sensitive and precise diagnostic tools.
Maya Overton
Doctoral Student
2020 B.A., Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University
2020 B.A., Economics, Yale University
Maya’s research interests are rooted in building analytical and diagnostic tools that provide higher resolution and are more streamlined than traditional techniques in molecular and cellular biology. Maya received her Bachelor’s degree from Yale University in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Economics. When she isn’t listening to relaxing tunes at the bench, she enjoys hiking, finding hidden swimming holes, and collecting comic books.
Iyla Rossi
Doctoral Student, NIH Doctoral Fellow (2024-2025 Biology & Biotechnology of Cell and Gene Therapy T32 Training Grant), and Chancellor’s Fellow (2025)
2023 B.A., Computational and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology
2023 B.A., Business, Economics, and Management, California Institute of Technology
Iyla is interested in the development of diagnostic tools for precision health. During her undergraduate studies, Iyla developed a framework for wearable and portable neural imaging with dual-modality: ultrasound and photoacoustic computed tomography. Currently, Iyla is working on the optimization of the single cell Western Blot protocol for studying coral cells. Iyla is also investigating applications of machine learning for microfluidics.
Samantha Fung
Undergraduate Lab Manager
2025 (expected) B.S., Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Samantha is a third-year MCB student who has previous research experience at City of Hope at the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute and at Huntington Medical Research Institutes, and completed an exchange semester at University College Utrecht (Netherlands).
Catherine Dea
Executive Assistant
374 Stanley Hall
cdea@berkeley.edu | (510) 666-2767
April Alexander
Research Administrator
aprilalexander@berkeley.edu | (510) 982-6742