Pin-Kuang Lai

Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology

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Dr. Pin-Kuang Lai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2011 and 2013, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota in 2018. His doctoral research focused on developing computational and experimental approaches to study antimicrobial peptides. From 2018 to 2021, Dr. Lai conducted postdoctoral research at MIT, where he investigated antibody stability at high concentrations.

Dr. Lai has collaborated with leading pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, Merck, Sanofi, and Johnson & Johnson, as well as national laboratories such as NIST and Brookhaven National Laboratory. His research focuses on developing computational approaches—such as machine learning and molecular simulations—integrated with biophysical characterization techniques, including SAXS and NMR, to predict and understand antibody aggregation and viscosity at high concentrations. He was recognized as a 2024 Top Scholar in Antibody Research by ScholarGPS and received the 2025 Stevens SES Highest Research Expenditure Award. In addition, Dr. Lai serves as an Assistant Editor for mAbs, a leading journal in antibody research and development.