# Taylor Kim

> Software Engineer II at Ginkgo Bioworks

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/taylorkim

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer II @ Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer II @ Zymergen
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Manufacturing Engineer II @ Zymergen
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Manufacturing Engineer @ Zymergen
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Associate Engineer II @ Zymergen
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Research Associate II @ Zymergen
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Emeryville, California

### Graduate Researcher @ University of California, Irvine
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Irvine
Synthesis of Tumor-Specific Platform for Cancer Drug Delivery
•	Engineered nanoparticles with protein sensor module that achieve increased specificity towards tumor stimuli 
•	Optimized protocols for protein purification, enzyme kinetics, and nanoparticle characterizations 
•	Incorporating recombinantly modified protein which resulted in enhanced tunability of particle responses towards tumor stimuli
Cancer Immunotherapy with Viral-mimicking Protein Nanoparticles 
•	Immunizing recombinant protein nanoparticles conjugated with cancer antigens and adjuvants which enhanced tumor-specific immune responses in transgenic murine models 
•	Isolating T-cells for immune-response assays such as ELISpot, CTL Lysis assay, and ELISA which have been published in two academic journals


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
UC Irvine

### Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering
UCLA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tae-il-kim

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Last updated: 2026-04-11