CV / Background
A snapshot of the academic path and translational industry experience that shape my research agenda.
Education
PhD, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Harvard University
Sep 2025 - Jun 2030
Doctoral research aimed at programmable cancer immunotherapies and spatial immune modeling.
B.A., Data Science & Molecular and Cell Biology
- University of California, Berkeley
Sep 2021 - Dec 2023
Integrated data science frameworks with advanced molecular biology to prototype translational pipelines.
B.S., Bioinformatics & Computer Science
- University of California, San Diego
Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
Built the computational tooling foundation that powers Kelvin's current lab work.
Experience
Life Science Research Professional
- Stanford University School of Medicine
Mar 2023 - Present
- Characterized CAR T exhaustion and myeloid biology for the first on-treatment scRNA-seq cohort in LBCL, surfacing biomarkers for new trials.
- Predicted CD19-CAR response and toxicity using multimodal ML classifiers on pre-infusion immune features, integrating sgGPT-based transformers.
- Mapped temporal and spatial programs in GD2-CAR therapy for diffuse midline glioma using CosMx, CITE-seq, and proteomic readouts.
- Built the lab's single source of truth for patient metadata, wet-lab instrumentation, and ML pipelines, enabling real-time translational decisions.
Biotechnology Development Intern
- Genentech
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
- Implemented Raman spectroscopy-based feedback control for cell culture bioreactors, enhancing feed control capabilities.
- Delivered dashboards and automation that reduced manual interventions during pilot biologics runs by 80%.
Data Science Intern
- Novartis
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
- Built ranking models on structure-aware embeddings to triage antibody screening campaigns.
- Deployed decision-support tooling that accelerated hit triage for wet-lab partners.
Data Science Intern
- Intel Labs
Jan 2021 - Oct 2021
- Built accelerator-aware inference pipelines for large-scale biological simulations and HPC clusters.
- Published internal whitepapers to senior leadership on GPU/CPU utilization for omics workloads.
Lead Data Analyst
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
- Constructed tension-area hysteresis analyses and impedance-based manometry tooling for EGJOO patients.
- Led data ingestion for clinical swallow studies and mentored undergraduates in reproducible analytics.
Research Intern
- Singlera Genomics
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
- Shipped early prototypes for cfDNA analytics and assay QC dashboards.
- Anchored Kelvin's transition from pure wet-lab work into computational biology.