Li has a PhD in Applied Physics from Dr David Weitz’s lab at Harvard University focusing on single cell analysis. Prior to founding ShennonBio, Li spent 5 years as a deep VC, first starting at Bessemer Venture Partners, later as a Partner at Foundation Capital, evaluating startups that employ technology innovations to solve critical global scale problems. She is passionate about inventing technologies that transform human life and turning those technologies into products that have a lasting positive impact on the world. Li also has a M.Eng in Materials Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.Eng in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Business from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Li loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking, painting, and gardening. Li once built a rooftop vegetable garden back in Boston. 

Kaveh has a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.Sc in Materials Science from UC Berkeley. He has over a decade of experience in building life science tools. Prior to ShennonBio, Kaveh started and ran two companies in the space. Kaveh initially did the diligence on ShennonBio for one of our investors, before becoming an advisor, later CTO of the company. Kaveh loves building stuff and owns over five 3D printers in his apartment in San Francisco. 

Ian has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and B.A.Sc.in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo. In his Ph.D. work, Ian designed and fabricated microfluidic devices to simulate nano-bio interactions for cancer research. Prior to ShennonBio, Ian worked at Luna Nanotech while designing a COVID-19 diagnostic assay with the government of Canada as part of Canada’s Pandemic Response Challenge. Ian enjoys taking microscopy pictures of biological structures that he fabricates, and one of these images was briefly featured at the French Embassy to Canada. He also enjoys writing science fiction stories, two of which were featured in Medgadget’s Science Fiction Writing Competition.

Phillip has a PhD in microbiology and immunology from University of Maryland, Baltimore. Prior to ShennonBio, Phillip worked at Synthego, utilizing CRISPR to create novel cells for therapeutic and biotechnology applications, and at Berkeley Lights, developing T cell assays on their single cell platform. Phillip is an avid model builder and chef, with a homemade limoncello recipe among his recent culinary exploits.

Arjun has a bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from University of California Santa Cruz. Prior to ShennonBio, Arjun worked for 7 years at Natera and Alector, both of which he joined in the early days. Arjun’s expertise is in Molecular Biology, focusing on vector/construct design and DNA sequencing. Arjun loves spicy food and is a big fan of board games. You can always find him as he has the most infectious laugh.

Alex has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from UC Berkeley. He joined ShennonBio right after college where he spent several semesters in a microfluidic lab. Alex is our master chip maker and is in charge of our microfabrication. Alex has a unique sense of humor and enjoys music production in his spare time.

Kaitao graduated from the joint Georgia Tech & Emory University Biomedical Engineering PhD program and worked at Georgia Tech as a research faculty before joining ShennonBio. Kaitao’s research was mainly focused on two arms of T cell biology: T-cell antigen recognition and its regulation by cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms, as well as the biology of immune checkpoint molecule PD-1. Kaitao enjoys hiking and classical music in his spare time.

Sandra has a PhD from the University of Copenhagen in the fields of molecular biology and virus discovery. She has worked with NGS since 2008 and used the technology across a broad range of applications from molecular virology, human immunology, and human genomics. Sandra spent several years at Stanford University investigating human B cell receptor (BCR) responses to pathogens as well as BCR development in early childhood. Prior to ShennonBio, Sandra worked at Invitae where she helped build a fully automated NGS specimen and library prep platform. In her spare time, Sandra enjoys cooking and baking, going on hikes with her husband and dog, Erna [RNA], and climbing.

Prior to joining ShennonBio, Michael did his PhD in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania focusing on the multi-dimensional profiling of immune cells through the lens of the immune repertoire. Prior to that, he finished his Bachelor's degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at UC Santa Cruz where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Michael also brings a wealth of knowledge in NGS based assays. Michael believes in high throughput approaches to unlock the immune system's potential to fight against cancer and was drawn to Shennon for this reason. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, biking, playing retro video games and writing music.

Solenn has a B.S. in Biochemistry from UC Santa Barbara. Prior to joining Shennon Bio, she worked in both biology and biochemistry labs. Solenn’s first biotechnology experience was in high school at a startup, where she constructed solid-phase synthetic cyclic peptides with high affinity for tumor cells in breast and colorectal cancers. At Shennon, Solenn supports both the immunology team and the engineering team, working on a wide range of projects from molecular sequencing to microfluidic device fabrication. Solenn enjoys reading, crocheting, and gardening in her spare time.