Group Members
AllGraduate ScholarsPostdoctoral FellowsUndergraduate Researchers
Reem Al-Ahmad
Graduate ScholarBS in Biomolecular Science with Distinction, 2017-2021, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Josephine E. Bernard
Graduate ScholarBS Chemistry, 2017-2021, Rowan University
Cyrus Gudeman
Graduate ScholarBS Chemistry, 2017-2021, Illinois State University
Sovanneary Hok
Graduate ScholarBS in Biochemistry (Magna Cum Laude), 2018-2022, Northeastern University
Dr. Liping Zhong
Postdoctoral FellowPhD Southern University of Science and Technology, 2023 (Prof. Chuang-Chuang Li); BS Northeast Forestry University, 2013-2017
Ziyao Zhang
Graduate ScholarBS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015-2022, Peking University
Mingyu Zhang
Graduate ScholarB.S. in Chemistry, 2023, Jilin University
Aidan Zhao
Undergraduate ResearcherEmory College '27
Dr. Weizhao Zhao
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWPhD Lanzhou University 2023 (Prof. Ming Yang); MS Zhejiang Normal University 2019; BS Longdong University 2016
Yige Wu
Graduate ScholarBS Chemistry, 2020-2024, University of California San Diego
Jingsong Zhen
Graduate ScholarBS Pharmacy, 2015-2019, MS Medicinal Chemistry, 2019-2022, Sun Yat-sen University
Zixi Yan
Graduate ScholarBS/MS Pharmaceutical Science, 2015-2021, Peking University
Hailey Yu
UndergraduateEmory College '28
Evelyn Ramirez
Graduate ScholarB.S. University of Richmond
Xiao Huang
Graduate ScholarB.S. Wuhan University
Tianhao Yuan
Graduate ScholarB.S. SUSTech
Yusuke Kanno
Visiting Graduate Scholar (Tohoku University)Graduate Student, Tohoku University (2023-Present)
Dr. Hui Wang
Postdoctoral FellowPhD China Normal University, 2025 (Prof. Gao); BS Jiang Xi Normal University, 2015-2019
Yuki Kobayashi
REU Student (UIUC)Alumni
| Last Name | First Name | Role | Current Institution | Current Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellmig | Jacob | Graduate Scholar | Lacamas Labs | R&D Scientist |
| Xu | Bo | Post-doctoral Fellow (2021-2025) | Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS | Assistant Professor |
| Lei | Li | Post-doctoral Fellow (2019-2024) | Inner Mongolia University | Professor |
| Kolisetti | Aditya | Undergraduate Researcher (B.S., 2022-2024) | UNC Chapel Hill | Graduate Scholar |
| Rivera | Mario | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2019-2021) | Emory University | Post-doctoral Fellow (Liotta Group) |
| Liu | Chang | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2019-2021) | UT Southwestern | Post-doctoral Fellow (Qin Group) |
| Jin | Yuan | Post-doctoral Fellow (2021-2024) | BeOne Medicines | Scientist |
| Wang | Shilin | Graduate Scholar (2021-2022) | University of Southern California | Graduate Scholar (computer science) |
| Owens | Tabitha | Graduate Scholar (M.S., 2013-2015) | Lafayette Catholic Schools, Indiana | Science Teacher |
| Nishio | Yu | Graduate Scholar (M.S., 2020-2022) | Vanderbilt University | Research Associate |
| Collins | Michael | Graduate Scholar (M.S., 2020-2022) | Corteva Agriscience | Research Scientist |
| Bai | Yu | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2012-2016) | Incyte Corporation | Research Scientist |
| Davis | Dexter C. | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2012-2017) | Enanta Pharmaceuticals | Research Scientist |
| Kyei-Baffour | Kwaku | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2014-2019) | The Broad Institute | Research Scientist |
| Yin | Xianglin | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2015-2020) | Arcus Biosciences | Research Scientist |
| Cai | Xinpei | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2016-2021) | Gilead Sciences | Research Scientist |
| Martin | Brandon S. | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2016-2021) | Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Research Scientist |
| Liang | Weida | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2017-2022) | Kumquat Biosciences | Research Scientist |
| Luo | Yiyang | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2017-2022) | Jun He Law Offices | Patent Specialist |
| Jiang | Baiyang | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2017-2022) | Scripps Research Institute | Postdoctoral Scholar (Baran Group) |
| de Andrade Horn | Pedro | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2018-2022) | Vanderbilt University | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Sims | Hunter | Graduate Scholar (Ph.D., 2018-2022) | Incyte Corporation | Research Scientist |
| Yang | Yang | Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-2015) | Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) | Professor |
| Li | Yong | Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2017) | Incyte Corporation | Research Scientist |
| Ye | Zhi-Shi | Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2017) | Dalian University of Technology (China) | Professor |
| Cai | Zhong-Jian | Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2019) | Soochow University (China) | Professor |
| Cui | Chengsen | Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2021) | Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Professor |
| Lin | Shaoquan | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2020) | Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences | Professor |
| Tang | Fei | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2020) | Australian National University | Scientist |
| Creemer | Cassidy N. | Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2021) | Novosteo Inc. | Research Scientist |
| Li | Yanrong | Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2022) | Apeloa Pharmaceutical | Research Scientist |
| Ma | Donghui | Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023) | Cambridge Isotope Laboratories | Research Scientist |
| Ruitong | Zhang | Visiting undergraduate Researcher | Tsinghua University | Graduate Scholar |
| Kate | Huang | Undergraduate Researcher | Emory University | Undergraduate Student |
| Nina | Chi | Undergraduate Researcher | Emory University | Undergraduate Student |
| Andrews | Wendy S. | Visiting undergraduate Researcher | Australian National University | Graduate Scholar |
| Bodell | Heather | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Creemer | Cassie | Undergraduate Researcher | Ohio State University | Graduate Scholar |
| Das | Natasha | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Diem | Sara J. | Undergraduate Researcher | UNC Chapel Hill | Graduate Scholar |
| Dong | Ying | Undergraduate Researcher | McMaster University | Graduate Scholar |
| Enlow | Charles R. | Undergraduate Researcher | Purdue University | Graduate Scholar |
| Fresh | Lexi | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Gallagher | Katelyn S. | Undergraduate Researcher | Caltech | Graduate Scholar |
| Harmon | Nyema | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Iowa | Graduate Scholar |
| Hartauer | Mattie E. | Undergraduate Researcher | UNC Chapel Hill | Graduate Scholar |
| Jiang | Crystal | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Johnson | Zhou | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Kenny | Sebastian | Undergraduate Researcher | Purdue University | Graduate Scholar |
| Leaird | Declan J. | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Li | Tina | Undergraduate Researcher | Purdue University | Graduate Scholar |
| Li | Jiawei | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Southern California | Graduate Scholar |
| Lim | Melissa | Undergraduate Researcher | University of California, Berkeley | Graduate Scholar |
| Low | Pui Leng | Undergraduate Researcher | ON Semiconductor (Phoenix) | Researcher |
| Lu | Yi | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Mizuno | Takuma | Undergraduate Researcher | Kuraray Co. Ltd (Japan) | Researcher |
| Morgan | Jason | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Neff | Alexa R. | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Saito | Takeru | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Massachusetts, Boston | Graduate Scholar |
| Shen | Xingyu Linus | Undergraduate Researcher | University of California, Berkeley | Graduate Scholar |
| Sluss | Kurtis William | Undergraduate Researcher | Brightlamp, LLC | CEO |
| Sun | Siyuan | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Graduate Scholar |
| Xia | Meng | Undergraduate Researcher | ||
| Yao | Qihao (Ken) | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Pennsylvania | Master's Student |
| Zhang | Xiangke Angel | Undergraduate Researcher | University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Student |
| Zhang | Wandi | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Texas, Austin | Graduate Scholar |
| Zhang | Hongyi | Undergraduate Researcher | University of Chicago | Graduate Scholar |
| Isshiki | Ryota | Visiting Graduate Scholar | Waseda University | Graduate Scholar |
| Ma | Kaiqing | Visiting Professor (2017-2018) | Shanxi University | Associate Professor |
| Dai | Jianjun | Visiting Professor (2018-2019) | Hefei University of Technology | Associate Professor |
| Wang | Yecheng | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Nanjing University) | Purdue University | Graduate Scholar |
| Hu | Mengnan | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Nankai University) | ||
| Chi | Teng | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Tsinghua University) | Purdue University | Graduate Scholar |
| Du | Yue | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Tsinghua University) | ||
| Liu | Ziyang | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Tsinghua University) | ||
| Wei | Mufeng | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Tsinghua University) | University of California, Berkeley | Graduate Scholar |
| Gimble | Nathan | Visiting Undergraduate Researcher (Wooster College) | Colorado State University | Graduate Scholar |