Where does David Lin work?

David Lin is Founder of Bristle.

Where did David Lin go to school?

David Lin studied at University of Michigan Medical School (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology and Immunology); California State University, Fullerton (Master's degree, Molecular Biology); University of California, Davis (B.S., Biotechnology).

David Lin

Founder

Founder at Bristle

South San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBristle · YC

About

David Lin is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Bristle, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. He has more than 10 years of experience across molecular biology, bioinformatics, virology, microbiology, synthetic biology, and cell biology.

Founder at Bristle YC W21

Intro paths

David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Bristle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, David can intro founders to Bristle's investors below.

Bristle's investors · 4

Axial VCSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks R/GA VenturesBrooklyn Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Bristle

Brian MaurerFounder

Shivam PatelFounder

Experience

BristleCo-Founder and CSOcurrent2020 — present
Twist BioscienceScientist, Synthetic Biology2019 — 2020
GenentechPostdoctoral Researcher2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
University of Michigan Medical SchoolGraduate Student2014 — 2018Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Medical SchoolGraduate Student Instructor2016 — 2017
University of Michigan Medical SchoolRotation Student2014
California State University, FullertonGraduate Student Researcher2011 — 2014Fullerton, CA
California State University, FullertonTeaching Assistant2011 — 2014Fullerton, CA
University of OxfordVisiting Research Scholar2013
Life TechnologiesAssociate Scientist2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
A-TEK, Inc.Microbiologist2009 — 2010Greater Los Angeles Area
University of California, DavisLaboratory Assistant2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Molecular Microbiology2Microbiology5Molecular Biology4PCR3qPCR7Genetics2Cell Culture2DNA extraction1Biochemistry1Cell Biology1DNA1Gel Electrophoresis1

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SDS-PAGEBiotechnologyLifesciencesELISAMolecular CloningFlow CytometryAssay DevelopmentConfocal MicroscopyMicrosoft Office

Languages English · Mandarin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Lin?: David Lin is Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Bristle, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. He has more than 10 years of experience across molecular biology, bioinformatics, virology, microbiology, synthetic biology, and cell biology.
Where does David Lin work?: David Lin is Founder of Bristle.
What companies did David Lin found?: David Lin founded Bristle.
Where did David Lin go to school?: David Lin studied at University of Michigan Medical School (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology and Immunology); California State University, Fullerton (Master's degree, Molecular Biology); University of California, Davis (B.S., Biotechnology).

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