About
About Us
Helping ambitious bio-entrepreneurs change the world for the better.
![Bakar Labs Building](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/about-1b.jpg)
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Our Team
The mission of our dedicated team is to support our innovative tenants as they develop exciting new technologies to solve the biggest problems facing society.
![David Schaffer, PhD](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/schaffer.jpg)
David Schaffer, PhD
Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub & Bakar Labs
![Gino Segrè, PhD](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/segre.jpg)
Gino Segrè, PhD
Managing Director, Bakar Labs
![Jeremy Alberga](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JA_2021.headshot.2-760x640-1.jpg)
Jeremy Alberga
Chief Operating Officer, Bakar Labs, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub & QB3
![Mike Cohen](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mike_Alvarez_Cohen_Grayscale_Cropped-760x640-1.jpg)
Mike Cohen
Intellectual Property Advisor, Bakar Labs
![Amelia Farmer](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/farmer-3.jpg)
Amelia Farmer
Business Operations Assistant
![Minji Huang](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/huang.jpg)
Minji Huang
Business Operations Associate
![Riley Hummel](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hummel.jpg)
Riley Hummel
Deputy Director of Outreach Programs, Bakar Labs & QB3
![Susan Jenkins, PhD](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jenkins-2.jpg)
Susan Jenkins, PhD
Managing Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub
![Regis Kelly, PhD, OBE](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kelly.jpg)
Regis Kelly, PhD, OBE
Director of Public Outreach, Bakar Labs
![Jim Koman](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jim-Koman-640x760-2.jpg)
Jim Koman
Laboratory Operations Manager
![Jill Marchant](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marchant.jpg)
Jill Marchant
Lab Operations Associate
![Adrian Miu, MPA](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/miu.jpg)
Adrian Miu, MPA
Business Operations Manager
![Kaspar Mossman](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kaspar-mossman-760x640-1.jpg)
Kaspar Mossman, PhD
Managing Director, QB3
![Thom Opal](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Thom-Opal-760x640-1.jpg)
Thom Opal
Laboratory and Facility Safety Specialist
![Quelani Penland](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quelani-penland-3-1-e1678151659262-760x640-1.jpg)
Quelani Penland
Administrative Manager, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub and Bakar Fellows Program
![Carmen Ramirez](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ramirez.jpg)
Carmen Ramirez
Laboratory Operations Specialist
![Michael Tsuchida](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MTsuchida-760x640-1.jpg)
Michael Tsuchida
Lab Operations Support Assistant
![Erica Yab](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/erica-760x640-1.jpg)
Erica Yab
Program and Events Specialist, QB3
Scientific Advisory Board
Leading University of California faculty are available to advise QB3 and Bakar Labs bio-entrepreneurs.
![Trever Bivona](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dr-trever-bivona-md-8773-320x320-2x.jpeg)
Trever Bivona, MD, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Steve Conolly](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/steven_conolly.jpeg)
Steve Conolly, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Jason Cyster](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5149f931-5f3f-4498-abaf-01be61bb7468-1.jpeg)
Jason Cyster, PhD
UCSF
![Joe DeRisi](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Joseph_DeRisi_2021.jpeg)
Joe DeRisi, PhD
UC San Francisco
![John Dueber](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/John-Dueber.jpeg)
John Dueber, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Pamela England](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RS4593_Pam-England-11-hpr.jpeg)
Pamela England, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Dan Fletcher](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dan-fletcher.jpeg)
Dan Fletcher, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Matthew Francis](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/francis-matt-2019-768x512-1.jpeg)
Matthew Francis, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Ed Green](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-175.jpeg)
Ed Green, PhD
UC Santa Cruz
![Matt Jacobson](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MJ-small-headshot-20150729_1_0008.jpeg)
Matt Jacobson, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Jay Keasling](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/keasling-creditd-peg-skorpinski-512x768-1.jpeg)
Jay Keasling, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Daniel Lim](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lim_Daniel_2019_740x864.jpeg)
Daniel Lim, MD, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Jennifer Listgarten](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/listgarten.jpeg)
Jennifer Listgarten, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Pamela Muster](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/264107239-1.jpeg)
Pamela Munster, MD
UC San Francisco
![Kathryn Philips](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phillips_kathryn.jpeg)
Kathryn Phillips, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Julia Schaletzky](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/julia-schaletzky-2.png)
Julia Schaletzky, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Holger Schmidt](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/holger-schmidt-350.jpeg)
Holger Schmidt, PhD
UC Santa Cruz
![Brian Schoichet](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shoichet.jpeg)
Brian Schoichet, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Kevan Shokat](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kevan-shokat-noah_berger.jpeg)
Kevan Shokat, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Brian Staskawicz](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2021-03-31-at-11.23.55-AM.jpg)
Brian Staskawicz, PhD
UC Berkeley
![Jack Taunton](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1523489997_Screen-Shot-2018-04-11-at-4_49_22-PM.jpg)
Jack Taunton, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Jim Wells](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/QNwWFQed_400x400.jpeg)
Jim Wells, PhD
UC San Francisco
![Lani Wu](https://bakarlabs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lani-Wu-pic.jpeg)
Lani Wu, PhD
UC San Francisco