Hersh Bhargava
hershbhargava.bsky.social
Hersh Bhargava
@hershbhargava.bsky.social
computational + synthetic biology → cell engineering
biophysics PhD candidate @UCSF
(Wendell Lim & Hana El-Samad Labs)
Reposted by Hersh Bhargava
WE ARE HIRING! CDI and Lim Lab at UCSF are looking for technicians (pre-PhD level) for a variety of cell engineering and synthetic biology projects. Past trainees have gone on to PhD/MD/careers at great places including UCSF, Harvard, Genentech, UCSD, etc!
Apply here: aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05588
Junior or Assistant Specialist
University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.ucsf.edu
May 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Reposted by Hersh Bhargava
I am excited to announce that in March, I will start my lab in the Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine @pennmedicine.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
stevens.bio
Stevens Lab
Stevens.bio
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
CONGRATS ADAM!!
I am excited to announce that in March, I will start my lab in the Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine @pennmedicine.bsky.social @penncancer.bsky.social
stevens.bio
Stevens Lab
Stevens.bio
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reposted by Hersh Bhargava
The latest from Lim Lab at CDI out today in Cell! "Synthetic organizer cells guide development via spatial and biochemical instructions" led by star postdocs Toshi Yamada and Coralie Trentesaux

www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Synthetic organizer cells guide development via spatial and biochemical instructions
Synthetic organizer cells, engineered to spatially self-assemble around stem cells, can be used to create specific morphogen gradients and systematically guide in vitro development.
www.cell.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Huge congrats to Nish @nishreddy.bsky.social and Milos @drmilossimic.bsky.social ! And welcome to bsky @cdi-ucsf.bsky.social :)
For our inaugural @bsky.app post – 2 papers and the cover of Science @science.org!!

Dr. Nish Reddy et al. built T cells that suppress inflammation in specific tissues bit.ly/4fX8JxN

Dr. Milos Simic, Dr. Payal Watchmaker et al. built T cells that deliver therapies to the brain bit.ly/4g0I5Ej
December 6, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Joined bsky to repost this! Shoutout to my former rotation advisor @fraserlab.bsky.social for helping write this post and good luck to all current phd program applicants!
Advice for prospective PhD students in Quantitative Biology - written by an amazing UCSF student (and roton-who-got-away) Hersh Bhargava (incorporating my input!)

hershbhargava.com/writing/appl...
Insider Information: Applying to Quantitative Biology PhD Programs
Insider advice on successfully navigating quantitative biology PhD programs.
hershbhargava.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:33 PM