Xia Lab Mission

We ask bold questions, 

build elegant solutions, 

and grow together.

Sophia Duma

sophia_duma@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Chemical Biology)

Fun fact: Sophia enjoys pressing flowers.

Byron Gao

byronsxia@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Chemistry, Computer Science)

Fun fact: Byron has lived in New Zealand, China, and the U.S.

Lauren Hughes

lauren.hughes@berkeley.edu

Faculty Support Administrator

Hengyu Li

hengyuli321@gmail.com

PhD Student Volunteer (from Mikhail Shapiro's lab, Caltech Chemistry)

Fun fact: Hengyu enjoys playing pickleball in his free time. 

Jing Li

jingli8128@gmail.com

Postdoctoral Fellow (Incoming)

Fun fact: Jing is a foodie who moonlights as a spin instructor.

Daphne Nguyen

daphne_nguyen@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Chemistry)

Fun fact: Daphne can gulp on command.

Kenneth Sajbel

kcsajbel@berkeley.edu

PhD Student (Chemical Engineering)

Fun fact: Kenneth enjoys climbing and spending time outdoors.

Miao Shi

miaoshi@berkeley.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow (Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics)

Fun fact: Running is Miao's moving meditation.

Alice Tao

alice.tao@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Chemical Engineering, Computer Science)

Fun fact: Alice has been to Antarctica.

Shiyu Xia

shiyu.xia.lab@gmail.com

shiyu.xia@berkeley.edu

shiyu.xia@lbl.gov

Principal Investigator

Fun fact: Shiyu's love of science inspired his son's name, Helix.