Li-Fan Lu
PhD, Principal Investigator
Li-Fan Lu received his Ph.D. in Immunology from Dartmouth College. He did his postdoctoral training first at the University of Washington and then at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He now serves as the Co-Director of the Program in Immunology at UCSD and the President of the La Jolla Immunology Conference.
Nimi Marcel
Post Doc
Nimi did her doctoral studies in cell biology at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIRF, Bangalore, India; under the guidance of Prof. Apurva Sarin to study the regulation of T-cell homeostasis, particularly focusing on cellular mechanisms promoting survival in T-regulatory cells (Tregs). In the Lu lab, she will be exploring the role of TOX in controlling both cellular and humoral immunity.
Rasika Patkar
PhD Student
Rasika received her BS degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis. She then spent three years as a Research Associate at UCSF studying the heterogeneity within hepatocytes at homeostasis and in disease. As a PhD student in the Lu Lab, she is interested in studying tissue-specific immune regulation of Tregs. In her free time she enjoys cooking, painting, and dancing.
Jazz (Ziyue) Zhang
PhD Student
Jazz earned her BS and MS degree at UCSD. She is interested in the role of microRNA in regulating B cell activity. Outside the lab, Jazz enjoys watching movies and anime.
William Huth
Master Student
William earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology at UCSD and is currently pursuing a master’s degree through the BS/MS program. He is interested in immunology, mitochondrial metabolism, and miRNA/lncRNA.
Kathy Law
Flow Core Manager
Kathy earned her BS degree in Human Biology from UCSD. She previously worked for the Hedrick lab to assist in immunology research by working in the vivarium for 3 years. Currently she is working as the Flow Core Manager and as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant at a fertility clinic. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, snorkeling, and finding new places to eat.
Gerdo Wagner-swanepoel
Undergraduate Student
Gerdo is a Junior at UCSD majoring in Human Biology. He is interested in immunology and physiology. In his spare time he enjoys Board Games, Salsa Dancing, and loves playing Dungeons&Dragons.
Alisa (Zihui) Xiao
Undergraduate Student
Alisa is a sophomore at UCSD double majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and Statistics. She is interested in Immunology. She likes to play golf, snowboarding, and watch movies.
Jing-Ya Ding
Visiting Scholar
Alumini
Hyang-Mi Lee
Post Doc (2012-2015) Current position: Assistant Professor at Dongduk Women’s University, Korea
Duc Nguyen
Volunteer Researcher (2013-2015) Current position: Physician
Leilani Cruz
PhD Student (2011-2016) Current position: Research and Development Project Manager at Neomorph, Inc
Lindsey Warner
BS/MS Student (2015-2017) Current position: PhD student at University of Washington, Seattle
Nick Afanasiev
Undergraduate Student (2016-2017) Attending the MBA program at UCSD
Louisa (Qingyun) Zhai
Undergraduate Student (2016-2017) Current position: Senior Associate Scientist at Pfizer
Flavia Franco Da Cunha
Visiting Student (2016-2017)
Current position: Postdoc at UCSD
Chao (David) Yan
Visiting Scholar (2016-2017) Current position: Associate Professor at Xuzhou medical University, China
Jasmin Russ
Undergraduate Student (2017-2018)
Current position: Clinical Research Associate at Cedars-Sinai
Sunglim Cho
Post Doc (2012-2018) Current position: Deputy General Manager at GreenCross LabCell, Korea
Scarlett Qian
Undergraduate Student (2018-2019)
Attending Bioinformatics PhD program at UCSD
Cheng-Jang Wu
Post Doc (2014-2019) Current position: Senior Scientist at Atara Biotherapeutics
Jesse Tai
BS/MS Student (2018-2020)
Current position: Medical student at Stanford
Zhuofu (Emma) Liu
Visiting Scholar (2018-2019)
Current position: Physician at Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Pi-Hui Liang
Visiting Scholar (2019-2019) Current position: Professor in School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ying-Yu (Michelle) Chen
Flow Core Manager (2019-2020) Current position: Associate Product and Marketing Manager at Biosensors International
Changwook Lee
Visiting Scholar (2019-2020) Current position: Associate Professor in School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea
Wei-Cheng Yang
Post Doc (2019-2021) Current position: Project Manager for Cell Therapy at BTRC (Biomedical Translation Research Center) of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Brandon Chechile
Flow Core Manager (2020-2021)
Mei-Chi Chen
Post Doc (2016-2021) Current position: Associate Scientist at Amgen
Jiayi Dong
PhD Student (2017-2022) Current position: Scientist at Amgen
Chia-Hao Lin
Post Doc (2017-2022) Current position: Senior Scientist at Pfizer
Allen Yaldiko
Flow Core Manager (2021-2022) Current position: Student at Dental School
Zack (Yu-Hsuan) Chen
Post Doc (2022-2023)