Immunologist, DVM & PhD · Co-founder of Muno.
I'm a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine (Snyder Lab), studying B-cell immunology at the intersection of wearable technology and multi-omics analysis.
My core work pairs smartwatches with at-home microsampling to build longitudinal molecular profiles, aiming to identify biomarkers for post-acute infection syndromes such as long COVID, ME/CFS, and PTLDS. I'm also interested in vaccines and antibody responses to infectious diseases. Earlier, my doctoral research at the University of Chicago helped uncover broadly neutralizing antibodies against influenza, published in Immunity, Nature, and Science Translational Medicine.
I'm a co-founder of Muno Biotech, alongside Dr. Michael Snyder and Jo Teichmann, translating this research into personalized health testing for chronic illness.
I research B-cell immunology with a focus on the intersection of wearable devices and multi-omics analysis. Using smartwatches and microsampling to collect longitudinal data, I work to identify biomarkers for post-acute infection syndromes, and I build accessible software so others can analyze the B-cell receptor repertoire without a computational background.
Stanford University, Snyder Lab · Combining smartwatch data and at-home microsampling to build longitudinal molecular profiles of post-acute infection syndromes and surface candidate biomarkers.
Stanford University · A user-friendly application for B-cell receptor (BCR) repertoire analysis, making complex immunological data accessible to researchers and clinicians.
Lead author · Exploring the association between autoantibody profiles and cognitive symptoms in long COVID patients.
Co-author · Submitted to Immunity (in revision). Mechanisms of autoantibody generation following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
$55,632 · American Association of Immunologists.
$80,000 · Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) & Stanford Autoimmunity & Allergy Supergroup (SAAS).
Immunity · Guthmiller J*, Lan LY*, Li L*, et al. (co-first author) · DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.02.025
Nature · Guthmiller JJ, Han J, Utset HA, Li L, Lan LY, et al. · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04356-8
Cell Reports Methods · Li L, Dugan HL, Stamper CT, Lan LY, et al. · DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.100056
Science Translational Medicine · Dugan HL, Guthmiller JJ, et al., Lan LY, et al. · DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abd3601
The Journal of Immunology · Lan LY, Li L, Huang M, et al. (first author)
Cell · Chen YQ, Wohlbold TJ, et al., Lan LY, et al. · DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.03.030
Science Immunology · Lau D*, Lan LY*, Andrews S, et al. (co-first author) · DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aai8153
Lan LY, Kumar W, Liu LS, Roberts A, Chen S, Snyder M. Pages 35–57.
Palo Alto, CA · Snyder Lab. B-cell immunology, wearables, and multi-omics for post-acute infection syndromes.
Chicago, IL · Universal influenza vaccine development and broadly neutralizing antibody responses (Wilson Lab).
Taipei, Taiwan · Thesis on granulysin expression in a humanized mouse model of xenogeneic graft-versus-host disease.
Taichung, Taiwan · Licensed veterinarian, Taiwan (2009).
$55,632 · American Association of Immunologists.
American Association of Immunologists.
$6,000 · Centers for Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance.
$32,000 · Government of Taiwan.
Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society Scholarship (2019) · AAI Advanced Course in Immunology certificate (2017).
Mentored 10+ students across master's, medical, undergraduate, and high-school levels on projects in computational biology, BCR analysis, long COVID research, and machine learning.
Led laboratory sessions and mentored undergraduate students.
Taipei, Taiwan.
Received the William J. Michel Award, the most distinguished annual award for a student organization's contribution to the campus community.
Organized a regional symposium connecting biotechnology researchers across the Midwest.
Science education outreach encouraging young women in STEM.