Principal Investigator
Neil Y.C. Lin
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering + Bioengineering 2020
Email: neillin@g.ucla.edu
Postdoc, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Wyss Institute, Harvard University 2016-2019
Ph.D. Physics, Cornell University 2016
B.S. Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 2008
Graduate Students
Marie Payne
Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Civil Engineering, Stanford University 2020
E-mail: mpayne6@g.ucla.edu
Project: AI diagnostics, organoid biomanufacturing & cell culture instrumentation
About me: Outside of lab I love to get outside and be active! Favorite activities are hiking, frisbee & tennis.
Alex Bermudez
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Physics, UCLA 2022
E-mail: alexberms@gmail.com
Project: Epithelial modulus heterogeneity
About me: I was born and raised in Imperial, California. I love working with others, eating, and playing with my mischievous kitten, Playboi Calamari!
James C.H. Lo
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
M.S. Pharmaceutical Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan 2017
B.S. Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan 2013
E-mail: chihhuilo@g.ucla.edu
Project: organoid biomanufacturing
About me: Hi, I am a Bioengineering PhD student from Taiwan. Outside of the lab, I love playing basketball, hiking, and exploring everything because I’m new to LA .
Samanta Negrete
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine 2022
E-mail: snegrete5@g.ucla.edu
About me: I was raised in Mexico, the Midwest, and Southern California. Outside of lab I love to explore new places to eat, art exhibitions, and going to the beach!
Jerry Chen
MS. Student, Bioengineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering and Environment Science, NTHU 2020
E-mail: twjerry124669@g.ucla.edu
Project: Force-induced cell heterogeneity
About me: I am a graduate student who comes from Taiwan. I like watching series and playing computer games in my free time. Love volleyball and eating and have interest in trying different sports!
Undergraduate Researchers
Melissa Rupert
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2023
E-mail: mrupert@g.ucla.edu
Project: Cell culture instrumentation
About Me: Outside of lab, I am a member of BMES and the Cell Team technical project, and I also play flute in the UCLA marching band. My favorite pastimes include reading, swimming, and hiking with family and friends!
Nathan Cai
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2023
Minor, Bioinformatics
E-mail: nathanycai@g.ucla.edu
Project: Organoid biomanufacturing
About Me: I'm a bioengineering and bioinformatics student from Redwood City in the Bay Area. I love cooking, photographing the stars, and taiko drumming with UCLA's Kyodo Taiko.
Brandon Lee
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2023
E-mail: leebrandonsong@gmail.com
Project: AI diagnostics & Prostate cancer 3D flow culture
About Me: Hi! I'm a Bioengineering Major with a hopeful Japanese Minor from Los Altos in the Bay Area. In my free time I love playing tennis, watching anime, and talking with friends.
Alex Ma
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2023
E-mail: ajma1208@g.ucla.edu
Project: Live tissue imaging
About Me: I am studying Bioengineering on the Pre-Med tech breadth. At UCLA, I am an industry chair for the Biomedical Engineering Club and an active member of the Asian Pacific American Healthcare Club. I enjoy running, playing cello, and watching Stephen Curry be the best point guard of all time.
Shannon Li
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UCLA 2024
E-mail: sfshanli820@gmail.com
Project: Mechanical properties of PDMS-particle composites
About Me: Hi!! At UCLA I am a member of BMES and ASME. I was born and raised in San Francisco (go Giants and 49ers!). In my free time I love to play soccer, draw, do crafts, bake, and go on walks.
Alyssa Gee
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UCLA 2024
E-mail: alyssagee@g.ucla.edu
Project: Mechanical properties of PDMS-particle composites
About Me: Hi! Outside of the lab, I am currently a part of ASME's Bruin Underwater Robotics Project on the manipulator and research subteams. I enjoy baking/cooking, reading, and solving puzzles.
Kathryn Saxton
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2024
Email: ksaxton@g.ucla.edu
Project: Organoid biomanufacturing
About Me: I’m a bioengineering student planning on minoring in statistics. At UCLA, I am involved in BMES, COHL and TBP, and outside of school, I enjoy reading and crocheting!
Zoe Latham
B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA 2024
Email: zoelatham@g.ucla.edu
Project: Epithelial modulus heterogeneity
About Me: Hi! I am a bioengineering student from San Diego, CA. At UCLA I'm currently involved with BMES and I love playing tennis, baking, and reading!
Visiting Graduate Students
Leya Weber
MSc Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Major in Medical Technology
Email: leyweber@student.ethz.ch
Project: AI diagnostics
About me: I’m a master student from ETH Zurich and currently writing my master thesis. In my free time I love to do sports like gymnastics, running, hiking, biking, and do something with friends. In general, I love enjoying nature and explore nice places in LA.
Lin Lab Alumni
Master's Students
David Choi - M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022) - Currently interviewing for positions
Undergraduates
SumYat (Thomas) Ho - B.S. Biochemistry (2020) - Hong Kong Medical School student
Zachary Gonzales - B.S. Biophysics (2022) - Eikon Therapeutics
Ethan Salter - B.S. Bioengineering (2022) - Currently interviewing for positions
Visiting Scholars
Sara Imboden - Msc Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich (2022) - Currently interviewing for positions