PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Peng Zhao, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Email: zhaop@uthscsa.edu
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Assitant Professor of Mays Cancer Center
Long School of Medicine
Postdoc: University of California San Diego
Ph.D.: Louisiana State University & Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Xiaoli Sun, M.D., Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Email: sunx1@uthscsa.edu
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Assistant Professor of Mays Cancer Center
Assistant Professor of Transplant Center
Postdoc: University of California San Diego
M.D., Ph.D.: Peking University
CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
Liming Yu, Ph.D.
INSTRUCTOR
Postdoc: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Ph.D.: Nanjing Medical University
Abhishek Gupta, Ph.D.
INSTRUCTOR
Postdoc: UT Health San Antonio
Ohio University
Ph.D.: Central Drug Research Institute
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Jianfei Ji, Ph.D.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D.: Zhejiang University
Jianfei completed his Ph.D. training in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Zhejiang University. During his Ph.D. training, Jianfei's work centered on elucidating the role of adaptive immunity in bacterial infection. He is currently investigating the role of inflammation in cardiometabolic diseases.
Jian Yuan, Ph.D.
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Postdoc: Iowa State University, Xiamen University
Ph.D.: Ocean University of China
Jian received his Ph.D. from Ocean University of China. He has extensive experience in molecular biology and microalgae biotechnology. His work focused on developing molecular detection methods. Jian is dedicated to biomedical research and he is currently focused on the roles of lipid metabolism in liver diseases.
Danwan Wen, M.D.
VISITING SCIENTIST
RADIATION ONCOLOGY FELLOW
M.D.: Sun Yat-sen University
Danwan received her M.D. from Sun Yat-sen University. She completed her medical and cancer research training at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. As a radiation oncologist, she specialized in performing radiation treatment for treating a broad range of common and rare solid tumors. She also conduct basic research to understand the underlying mechanisms of cancer progression. Danwan is interested in delineating the roles of signaling transduction in metabolic disorders and associated tumorigenesis.
Hong Yu, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D.: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Hong received her bachelor's degree in medicine, then went on for a multidisciplinary Ph.D. training in cancer biology at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Sciences. She used a combination of drug screening, in vitro and in vivo approaches to study lung cancer. Hong is now studying the role of disrupted energy homeostasis in cancer development.
Wenjing You, Ph.D.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ph.D.: Zhejiang University
Wenjing completed her Ph.D. training in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science from Zhejiang University, where she received interdisciplinary training in metabolic disease pathophysiology, glucose and lipid metabolism regulation and molecular biology. Wenjing is passionate about pursuing the role of glucose and lipid metabolism in health and diseases using multi-omics approach.