PIs

Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago 🔗
Status: unreviewed revisit date: None Application status: none LOR status: not_needed
Department(s)/lab(s): PME | Esser-Kahn Lab @ UChicago
Summary:

Primary focus: immune engineering for vaccines and cancer immunotherapy. Quantum sensing relevance: co-authored 2025 fluorescent-protein spin qubit paper (Physics World Top-10) with Maurer and Awschalom, contributing protein engineering expertise to develop biological alternatives to NV centers. Collaborates on quantum biosensors for real-time monitoring of immune cell activity (Chan Zuckerberg Biohub). Primarily a collaboration gateway for NV biosensing rather than standalone quantum sensing PI.

Created at: May 14, 2026, 1:46 p.m. Updated at: May 14, 2026, 1:46 p.m. Metadata: As of 2025-02, PME Faculty Guide + 2025 paper