MinJae Kim
Research Specialist
MinJae earned his B.S. in Biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University. During his junior/senior year, he had an opportunity to volunteer in an immunology lab studying NK cells. After graduation, he worked in various core labs as a flow cytometry specialist. He joined the Li Lab in 2023 to learn how to do research and to shoot for a PhD. In his free time, he enjoys playing piano and exploring around the city.
Behafarin Arbasi, MIS
Research Specialist
Behafarin is a research specialist in the Li lab. She earned her B.S. in Biology a master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Biomedical Enterprise at Georgia State University. She loves research and investigation and findings, loves innovation, achievements and improvements. She loves animals, has a beagle, a finch, a few fish, and enjoys professional oil-painting and drawing. Behafarin is studying the regulation of Tregs in adipose tissue and skin.
Pulavendran Sivasami, PhD.
Research Scientist
Dr. Pulavendran Sivasami was a research scientist in the Li lab. After obtaining a PhD from CLRI-CSIR laboratory from India, Dr. Sivasami completed postdoctoral training in Oklahoma state university and joined Dr. Li’s lab in the summer of 2020. His research interest is to explore the mechanism of increased viral-infection-associated immune pathology and metabolic complications in the obese conditions and how the fat resident immunocytes respond and contribute to disease progression.
Jennifer Bae
Undergraduate Student
Jennifer is a senior at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in economics and human health. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys watching movies and playing video games. Jennifer is currently applying for medical school.
Samara Moll
Undergraduate Student
Amy Peng
Undergraduate Student
Amy majored in biology at Emory University. She's interested in working in the biomedical and healthcare field and can be found dancing, drawing, and watching shows in her free time.
Stellar Xu
Undergraduate Student