Joyce Lai

Class of 2023 

Education: Blended BS + MS in Biomedical Engineering at Cal Poly

Biography: 
Joyce is pursuing a master's in regenerative medicine because she is interested in the cross between cellular biology and engineering to advance healthcare. In particular, she would like to explore therapies or treatments that involve genetic modifications or study the interaction between cells and materials. Beyond academia, she hopes to enter the medical device field where she can exercise her creativity in research and design and find her niche.

Internship Summary:

Joyce is in the Combination Product Engineering group at ViaCyte, a Vertex Company. She is working on many different types of projects, but the main one is contributing to the scale out of device production through automation so that more patients can receive the treatment in the future. Contributions she has made so far include validating and qualifying equipment, developing in vitro studies, and participating in building and testing devices.  

 

Contact Info: 
jlai23@calpoly.edu