People

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Current advisor: David G. DeNardo, PhD

Undergraduate university: Zhejiang University, 2022

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 1985

Thesis Advisor: Joseph J. Varner

Thesis Title: "Molecular Biology of Putative Structural Proteins of Carrot"

Program: Computational and Systems Biology

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Advisor: David Wang

Thesis Title: Exploring Host-Virus Interactions in Caenorhabditis Nematodes

Program: Human and Statistical Genetics

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Advisor: Ira M. Hall

Thesis Title: Association of Structural Variation (SV) with Cardiometabolic Traits in Finns

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
I am a physician scientist with research interest in precision medicine and implemenation science. My research areas include tobacco treatment, pharmacogenomics, precision prevention, health informatics, and vulnerable populations.

Key words
Precision Medicine, Implementation Science, Health Informatics, Addiction, Tobacco

Program: Cancer Biology

Current advisor: George P. Souroullas, PhD

Undergraduate university: National Sun Yat-Sen University, 2016

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2009

Thesis Advisor: Philip D. Stahl

Thesis Title: Characterization of the Role of Rab5 Isoforms in Endocytic Membrane Traffic and Cell Migration

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: ShiNung Ching, PhD

Undergraduate university: Peking University, 2021

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Current advisor: Rotating in the lab of Claudia Han, PhD

Undergraduate university: Zhejiang University, 2025

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms regulating photoreceptor gene expression in healthy and diseased retinas

Key words
Gene expression regulation, transcription factors, epigenetic regulators, photoreceptor development and degeneration, mouse models, gene therapy