Lim Lab | People

Principal Investigator


Wendell Lim, PhD

Byers Distinguished Professor

UCSF Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology

Director, UCSF Cell Design Institute

Director, UCSF Center for Synthetic Immunology (NIH IOTN-i3 Center)

Read more about Wendell


Lab Administrator

Noleine Blizzard

noleine.blizzard ucsf.edu


Lab Members

Lim Lab Alumni

  • Adam Stevens

    Postdoctoctoral Fellow (2018-2025)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

    Stevens Lab Website

  • Cece Zhang

    Junior Specialist (2021-2022)

    Subsequently: Ph.D. Student, USC Bioengineering

  • An Tran

    Junior Specialist (2021-2022)

    Subsequently: Ph.D. Student, USC Bioengineering

  • Harkiran Bhasin

    Junior Specialist (2021-2024)

    Subsequently: M.D. Student, California Health Science University

  • Ben Ng

    Visiting Student, Junior Specialist (2021-2024)

    Subsequently: Ph.D. Student, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Nishith Reddy, PhD

    Graduate Student (2016-2024)

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT (Lab of Feng Zhang)

  • Greg Allen, MD, PhD

    Postdoc (2015-2023)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, UCSF

    Allen Lab Website

  • Ki Kim, PhD

    Graduate Student (2017-2023)

  • Jeremy Villafuerte

    Specialist (2020-2023)

  • Kyle Daniels, PhD

    Postdoc (2015-2022)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Stanford University

    Daniels Lab Website

  • Rogelio Hernandez-Lopez, PhD

    Postdoc (2016-2021)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Stanford University

    Hernandez-Lopez Lab Website

  • Jason Duecker

    Staff Research Associate (2019-2022)

    Subsequently: Lyell Immunopharma

  • Michael Broeker

    Lab Manager (2013-2021)

    Subsequently: Lab Operations Manager, Septerna

  • Wesley Mckeithan, PhD

    Postdoc (2018-2020)

    Subsequently: Scientist II, Maze Therapeutics

  • Aileen Li, PhD

    Postdoc (2018-2020)

    Subsequently: Principal Scientist, Lyell Immunopharma

  • Joseph Choe, PhD

    Graduate Student (2014-2020)

    Subsequently: Scientist II, Arsenal Bio

  • Maia Yoshida

    Research Assistant (2018-2020)

    Subsequently: Master’s Degree in STEM Education Student, King's College London

  • Geoffrey O'Donoghue, PhD

    Postdoc (2014-2020)

    Subsequently: Scientist, Cero Therapeutics

  • Jasper Williams, PhD

    Graduate Student (2014-2020)

    Subsequently: Scientist, ArsenalBio

  • Nicholas Frankel, PhD

    Postdoc (2015-2019)

    Subsequently: Scientist II, Senti Biosciences

  • Satoshi Toda, PhD

    Postdoc (2015-2019)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Japan

    Toda Lab Website

  • Ashley Koegel, MD

    Postdoc (2017-2019)

    Subsequently: Medical Director, Celgene

  • Vivian Garcia

    Visiting Scholar (2018-2019)

    Subsequently: Biological and Biomedical Sciences PhD Student, Harvard University

  • Nira Krasnow

    Research Technician (2018-2019)

    Subsequently: Medical Student, Harvard Medical School

  • Jonathan Brunger, PhD

    Postdoc (2015-2019)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, School of Engineering

    Brunger Lab Website

  • Joan Garbarino

    Lab Manager (2009-2019)

    Subsequently: Retired

  • Sarah Levinson

    Postdoc (2016-2019)

    Subsequently: Scientist, Kyverna Therapeutics

  • Igal Sterin

    Research Technician (2015-2018)

    Subsequently: Molecular Biology Ph.D. Student, University of Utah

  • Crystal Ghosh

    Research Technician (2016-2018)

    Subsequently: Research Associate, Calico Life Sciences

  • Jakub Rajniak

    Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-2017)

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

  • Lukasz Bugaj

    Postdoc (2014-2017)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Bioengineering

    Bugaj Lab Website

  • Kole Roybal

    Postdoc (2013-2017)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology

    Roybal Lab Website

  • Isabel Kolinko

    Postdoc (2015-2017)

    Subsequently: Professur, Institute for Microbiology, ETH Zurich

  • Russell Gordley

    Postdoc (2009-2016)

    Subsequently: Synthetic Biology Group Leader, Senti Biosciences

  • Leonardo Morsut

    Postdoc (2012-2016)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Southern California

    Morsut Lab Website

  • Amir Mitchell

    Postdoc (2012-2016)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School

    Mitchell Lab Website

  • Scott Coyle

    Graduate Student (2009-2016)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, UW-Madison

    Coyle Lab Website

  • Levi Rupp

    Postdoc (2014-2016)

    Subsequently: Associate Director, Janssen Pharmaceutica

  • Krista McNally

    Specialist (2010-2016)

    Subsequently: Scientist, Chimera Bioengineering

  • Xin Xiong

    Postdoc (2013-2015)

    Subsequently: Lead Scientist, Agenovir Corporation

  • Kara Helmke

    Education Coordinator (2013-2015)

    Subsequently: Lecturer in Bioengineering, Stanford University

  • Chia-Yung Wu

    Postdoc (2010-2015)

    Subsequently: Scientist, Amgen

  • Whitney Walker

    Junior Specialist (2015)

  • Jared Toettcher

    Postdoc (2010-2015)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University

    Toettcher Website

  • Elias Puchner

    Postdoc (2010-2014)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota

    Puchner Website

  • Lei Stanley Qi

    Systems Biology Fellow (2012-2014)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University

    Qi Lab website

  • Lingfeng (Kitty) Liu

    Postdoc (2010-2014)

  • Hyun Youk

    Postdoc (2011-2014)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor of Physics & Nanobiology, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

    Youk Lab website

  • Jesse Zalatan

    Postdoc (2008-2014)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle

    Zalatan Lab website

  • Thomas Stevens

    Graduate Student (2012-2014)

    Subsequently: Masters degree in Biophysics, UCSF

  • Jaline Gerardin

    Graduate Student (2007-2014)

    Subsequently: Research Scientist, Institute for Disease Modeling, Intellectual Ventures Labs

  • Veronica Zepeda

    Science Education (2011-2013)

    Subsequently: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno

  • Jessica Walter

    Postdoc (2009-2013)

    Subsequently: Scientist, Amyris

  • Reid Williams

    Graduate Student (2006-2013)

    Subsequently: Bioscience resident, IDEO

  • Maria Borovinskaya

    Postdoc (2009-2013)

  • Jason Park

    Graduate Student (2008-2013)

    Subsequently: UCSF MSTP

  • Ping (Andy) Wei

    Postdoc (2007-2013)

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, China

    Wei Lab website

  • Simon Lee

    Research Associate

  • Zairan Liu

    Undergraduate

    Subsequently: Graduate Student, iPQB, UCSF

  • Mia Morgan

    Administrative Manager (2011-2012)

    Subsequently: Financial Analyst, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco

  • Pedro Beltrao

    Postdoc (2008-2013)

  • Illes Farkas

    Postdoc (visitor: 2012)

    Subsequently: Senior Research Associate, Statistical and Biological Physics group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

    Personal website

  • Angi Chau

    Graduate Student (2004-2012)

    Subsequently: Director of Bourn Idea Lab, Castilleja School

  • Oliver Hoeller

    Postdoc (2008-2012)

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiner Lab, University of California, San Francisco

  • Wilson Wong

    Postdoc (2007-2012)

    Subsequently: Assistant professor, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

    Wong Lab website

  • Jacinto Chen

    Junior Specialist

    Subsequently: Undergraduate, University of California, Berkeley

  • Benjamin Rhau

    Graduate Student

  • Silinda Neou

    Associate Specialist

  • Raquel Gomes

    Science Education

    Subsequently: Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco

  • Andrew Horwitz

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Scientist, LS9

  • Leon Chan

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Weis Lab, University of California, Berkeley

  • Caleb Bashor

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, James J. Collins Lab, Boston University

    Bashor Lab website

  • Anselm Levskaya

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Deisseroth Lab, Stanford University

  • Matthew Good

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Heald Lab, University of California, Berkeley

    Good Lab Website

  • Angela Won

    Graduate Student

  • Stacy Fang

    Junior Specialist (CPL)

    Subsequently: Medical Student, New York Medical College

  • Liam Holt

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Bowes Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

    Holt Lab Website

  • Albert Lu

    Research Associate

  • Aynur Tasdemir

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

  • Sergio Peisajovich

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Staff Scientist, Illumina, Inc.

  • Noah Helman

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Scientist, LS9

  • Alice Willis

    Administrative Assistant

    Subsequently: Administrative Assistant, Weissman Lab, University of California San Francisco

  • Alex Watters

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Scientist, Amgen

    awatters74 (at) yahoo.com

  • Nili Sommovilla

    Science Education

    Subsequently: Medical Student, University of California San Francisco

    nili.sommovilla (at) ucsf.edu

  • Grace Tang

    Undergraduate Student

    Subsequently: Student, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Stanford University

    gwtang (at) stanford.edu

  • Farid Ahmad

    Postdoc

  • Nathan Sallee

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Scientist I, Protein Chemistry, Five Prime Therapeutics

    nsallee (at) gmail.com

  • Shude Yan

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Researcher, Antibody Engineering, University of California San Francisco

  • Julie Singleton

    Research Associate

  • Attila Remenyi

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Associate Research Professor, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary

    remenyi (at) elte.hu

  • Brian Yeh

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiss Lab, Northwestern University

    brian.yeh (at) northwestern.edu

  • Amy Coombs

    Research Associate

  • Keiko Petrosky

    Graduate Student

    keikopet (at) gmail.com

  • Brian Hillier

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Catalyst Biosciences

    brianhillier (at) gmail.com

  • Anrica Deb

    Research Associate

    Subsequently: Student, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California

  • Venizelos Papayannopoulos

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Program Leader Track, Division of Molecular Immunology, MRC National Institute of Medical Research, London

    vpapaya (at) nimr.mrc.ac.uk

  • Roby Bhattacharyya

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Resident, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

    rbhattacharyya (at) partners.org

  • Ethan Mirsky

    Research Associate

    Subsequently: Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco

    eamirsky (at) yahoo.com

  • John Dueber

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley

    jdueber (at) berkeley.edu

    Dueber Lab Website

  • Joseph McNulty

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Scot Wolf Lab, University of Massachusetts Worcester

  • Sang-Hyun Park

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Seoul National University

    biopark (at) snu.ac.kr

  • Kayam Chak

    Research Associate

    Subsequently: Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University

    kchak1 (at) jhmi.edu

  • Ali Zarrinpar

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Resident, Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles

    azarrin (at) hotmail.com

  • Baruch Z. Harris

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Associate, McKinsey & Company

    baruchzh (at) hotmail.com

  • Ken Prehoda

    Postdoc

    Subsequently: Assistant Professor, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon

    prehoda (at) molbio.uoregon.edu

    http://www.molbio.uoregon.edu/facres/prehoda.html

  • Jessica Scott

    Research Associate

    Subsequently: Resident, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin

    jscott (at) uwhealth.org

  • Do Lee

    Research Associate

    Subsequently: Biosphere 2 Center, Oracle, AZ

  • Jack Nguyen

    Graduate Student

    Subsequently: Catalyst Biosciences