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. He is highly productive and motivated. During his Ph.D. training, Jianfei received solid training in immunology and published serials of work to elucidate 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 has extensive experience in molecular biology and microalgae biotechnology. He received multiple awards for his achievements in 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. She received multiple academic awards and honors including the highly prestigious National Scholarship. 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 earned numerous academic awards and scholarships for her work on lung cancer. Hong is now studying the role of disrupted energy homeostasis in cancer development.