Xia Lab Mission

We ask bold questions, 

build elegant solutions, 

and grow together.

Iris Cao

iriscaoxy@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Microbial Biology)

Fun fact: Iris loves sea otters and spending time by the ocean.

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

Jing Li

jingli8128@berkeley.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow (Biochemistry, Structural Biology)

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

Andrew Ly

lydinhandrew@berkeley.edu

PhD Student (Chemical Engineering)

Fun fact: Andrew likes to stay organized with dedicated calendars for a lot of things: video games, books, shows, etc.

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.

Jiaxi "Alroc" Yang

alroc@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Student (Molecular and Cell Biology)

Fun fact: Jiaxi is working hard to become an oil painting master.