Principal Investigator (Bio | CV)
sophia.liu@mgh.harvard.edu

B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering, minor in Biology, MIT (2017)
Ph.D. in Biophysics, Harvard University (2023)

- Early Independence Fellow and Core Faculty, Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
- BroadIgnite recipient, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Graduate Student
kewei@mit.edu

B.S. in Biological Engineering, minor in Computer Science, MIT (2023)
Ph.D. Student in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP), Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

Kenneth is building approaches for host-pathogen interaction recording to measure the dynamics of cell interactions over infection. Kenneth is jointly advised by Sebastian Lourido.

Research Technician
avernich@meei.harvard.edu

B.S. in Biology, MIT (2023)

At MIT, Ally most recently worked on protein tagging using prime editing. In the Liu Lab, she works on the development of a spatial transcriptomics tool to study BCRs in homeostatic and disease contexts. Ally is broadly interested in immune cell profiling in human disease states and aging.

Research Technician
bchen23@mgh.harvard.edu

B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University (2020)
M.S. in Bioengineering, Stanford University (2023)

Kevin is developing computational tools for spatial analysis, including studying B cell clonal development in the tissue context. Kevin is jointly mentored by Facundo Batista.

Undergraduate Researcher
kyz@mit.edu

B.S. in Artificial Intelligence & Decision Making and Mathematics, MIT (2027)

Kaitlyn is working on computational methods for spatial analysis, as well as developing host-pathogen recorders for identifying cell interactions during infection.

Graduate Student

B.S.E. in Bioengineering, Minors in Philosophy and Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania (2024)
Ph.D. Student in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP), Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

Ryan is jointly advised by Facundo Batista.

Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. in Computer Science,
minor in Biology, MIT (2025)

Shorna is working on computational methods for antibody structure prediction. She is broadly interested in deep learning methods for molecular biology applications, including therapeutics discovery.

Postdoctoral Researcher

B.S. in College of Science, Purdue University (2014)
M.S./Ph.D. in Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University (2024)

More information coming soon!

Undergraduate Researcher

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Undergraduate Researcher

B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Chicago (2027)

Harry is leveraging CRISPR technologies to investigate B cell fate and differentiation in vivo. Harry is also broadly interested in how the human immune system evolves during aging.

Visiting Master’s Student

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Research Technician

B.A. & M.S. in Computer Science, University of Chicago (2025)

Mukerrem is excited to join the Liu Lab and build computational tools to understand the immune system.