Lily is an S2C2 staff member serving as a Cryo-EM Specialist. She received her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 2025, where she was co-advised by Dr. Jan Carette and Dr. Wah Chiu and studied virus-receptor interactions using single-particle cryo-EM. She is interested in using cryo-EM and cryo-ET to better understand human diseases, including but not limited to viruses. Outside of lab, she enjoys rock climbing, mentorship, and playing music.

Education

  • Ph.D., Stanford University, Microbiology and Immunology, 2025

  • B.S., Washington University in St. Louis, Biomedical Engineering, 2020

  • A.B. Washington University in St. Louis, Biology: Genomics and Computational Biology, 2020

Awards

  • NSF GRFP, 2021

  • Barry Goldwater Scholar, 2019

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