Jesse Collins

Jesse grew up in Northern California, and pursued a B.A. in Molecular Biology at U.C. Berkeley. During his time there, Jesse worked in a lab studying dengue virus and took classes focused on immunology and bioengineering. He continued to pursue his interest in immunology by beginning a PhD in Immunobiology at Yale in 2014. Jesse has been very interested in interdisciplinary approaches to problems, and was excited to join the Spiegel lab to work at the interface of synthetic chemistry and molecular biology. He is now working on engineering immune-modulating proteins controlled by bifunctional small molecules. Outside of the lab, Jesse enjoys hiking, ultimate frisbee, and especially boardgames.