Hi, I'm

Ben Nguyen

I study immunology and build software.

High school senior in San Jose, California.

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About me

Interests

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Research experience

Immunology, bioengineering, and literature analysis

  1. Aug 2026 – present

    Reina Lab, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

    Volunteer research contributor · hybrid

    I curate published CRISPR screens for FITdb, analyze Perturb-seq data, and write notebooks with quality checks and documented data sources.

  2. 1st

    Jan – Apr 2026

    UC Berkeley BioEHSC

    Project lead & biology specialist

    I led a five-person team that proposed a quality-control system for CAR T-cell manufacturing. We placed first in Biological Engineering at BioEHSC 2026, which had 78 teams.

  3. Feb – Apr 2026

    ThinkNeuro

    Research intern · remote

    I used R to analyze neural-circuit publications during a ten-week internship and presented the results at the ThinkNeuro Symposium.

Projects

Current and completed work

First-author manuscript in preparation

CAR-T manufacturing quality control

I proposed a system combining Raman spectroscopy and metabolic measurements to classify manufacturing batches as pass, adjust, or flag. It has not been experimentally or clinically validated.

Python and PyTorch · in development

Bughouse chess engine

I'm building a Bughouse chess engine with a classmate under PhD mentorship. It is designed to play one board alongside a human partner on the other.

FITdb curation · MAGeCK · Scanpy

FITdb analysis notebooks

I write notebooks to analyze published CRISPR screens. They include quality checks and document the source data and analysis steps.

1st place, CED Hacks 2026 · team of three

BinIt waste-sorting app

I built BinIt with two teammates. The app uses a photo to assess an item's material and condition, then checks local disposal rules and cites municipal sources. Our demo used San Jose rules.

Activities

Contact

Email me to discuss research or projects.