Brian Feng, Ph.D - Calico Skip to content 0% Calico Research & Technology Research & Technology Publications Drug Development Drug Development Patients Partnering Leadership Careers Job Openings PostDoc Program Mission and Values Leadership Research & Technology Drug Development Patients Partnering Collaborator Profiles People Publications News & Media Press Releases Calico Stories Life at Calico Careers Job Openings PostDoc Program Contact Us Back to Senior R&D Staff Brian Feng, Ph.D Director, Cellular Phenotyping Brian catalogues and interprets the phenotypic effects of chemical and genetic perturbations on cells. About Brian’s lab uses scalable, information-rich methods such as high-content imaging to explore age-related processes and diseases. In collaboration with data scientists, Brian’s group teases out unexpected observations from complex, multidimensional data. Prior to joining Calico, Brian spent many years working at Novartis, applying phenotypic screening to the discovery of new antibiotics. He has also worked at X (formerly google[x]), an Alphabet-backed company specializing in “moonshot” research projects. Education: Postdoc in Chemical and Systems Biology, Laboratory of James Chen, Stanford University Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California at San Francisco B.S. in Biology, University of Texas, Austin Featured Publications: Morphological characterization of antibiotic combinations Morphological deconvolution of beta-lactam polyspecificity in E. coli See Other Senior R&D Staff Profiles William Cho, M.D., Ph.D. Head of Clinical Science Madeleine Cule, Ph.D. Director, Data Science Ari Firestone, Ph.D. Principal Investigator Astrid Gillich, Ph.D. Principal Investigator PREVIOUS BIO NEXT BIO About Us Research & Technology Drug Development Leadership Partnering Our Story Life at Calico Resources Publications Calico Stories News & Media Patients Contact Us Contact Us Join Us Follow Us X LinkedIn Privacy Policy Notice at Collection Terms of Use Code of Conduct 2026 Calico Life Sciences LLC. All rights reserved. Close