Biography
Mo is a postdoctoral researcher working with Profs. Adam Abate and Amar Nijigal. Her current research integrates engineering, chemistry, and molecular biology to enable high-throughput, single-cell resolution studies of cell-cell interactions during liver development. With a background in electrical engineering and mathematics, she aims to contribute to advancements in biotechnology and biochemistry, which have various applications including drug development and personalized medicine.
Mo earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2025. Her thesis focused on the development of microfluidic optoelectronic platforms for on-chip biochemical synthesis and analysis. She combined light-actuated droplet manipulation with solid-phase chemistry to enable precise, miniaturized control of multi-step reactions in picoliter volumes. She also holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford (2021) and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis (2019), where she graduated summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering and with the highest distinction in Mathematics.
Outside the lab, Mo enjoys Pilates, tennis, snowboarding, and golf. She also plays the Pipa, a traditional Chinese string instrument, and is currently getting into yoga since moving to San Francisco.