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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

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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

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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