Kenneth Loi
Incoming graduate student,
UC Berkeley Biophysics
Doudna Lab
Passionate about accelerating biological discovery and design.
Research.
Understanding and engineering RNA-guided systems from molecules to evolution.
01
Programmable biology
Designing and reprogramming molecular systems for detection, regulation, and computation.
02
Structural discovery
Studying structures conserved across 100s of millions of years.
03
Selfish genes
Studying genetic conflict to understand biomolecular innovations.
04
Computational acceleration
Leveraging computational techniques to discover and design new biology.
Selected Works.
Google ScholarPreprint / 2026Co-first authorA Noncontiguous Code for RNA-Guided DNA Recognition Preceded CRISPRPreprint / 2026Triplex formation drives noncontiguous VIPR RNA-guided DNA recognitionNature / 2025A miniature CRISPR-Cas10 enzyme confers immunity by an inverse signaling pathwayScience / 2024Structure-guided discovery of ancestral CRISPR-Cas13 ribonucleasesNucleic Acids Research / 2023Eukaryotic RNA-guided endonucleases evolved from a unique clade of bacterial enzymes
Writings.
Coming soon.
Me.
Coming soon.