People
Principal Investigator
Hui Zong, PhD
Professor
B.S., Fudan University M.S., Fudan University Ph.D., Indiana University
Email: hz9s@virginia.edu
Phone: 434.982.1956
Office Location: Pinn Hall 7042
Research Assistant Professor
Ying Jiang, PhD
Research Scientist
B.S., Fudan University M.S., Fudan University Ph.D., Indiana University
Email: yj2p@virginia.edu
Phone: 434.982.0074
I am studying the critical role of cell competition in gliomagenesis, and the ways to harness cell competition biology to treat gliomas.
Postdocs
Wenjie Liu, PhD
Email: xep3yf@virginia.edu
I am studying cell-cell crosstalk at the nascent stage of gliomagenesis that may provide insights into the basis of malignancy.
Piotr Przanowski, PhD
Email: piotr.przanowski@gmail.com
I am studying how altered cell state promotes the onset of triple-negative breast cancer.
(co-mentor with Kevin Janes)
Xian Zhou, PhD
Email: krt9kk@virginia.edu
I am studying immune surveillance at the pre-malignant stage of triple-negative breast cancer
Graduate Students
Alexys Riddick
Graduate Student
B.S., North Carolina A&T State University
Email: atr8f@virginia.edu
I am studying cancer prevention with a MADM-based triple negative breast cancer model.
Elaina Ball
Graduate Student
Email: xsw7cr@virginia.edu
I am studying the innate immune system and its interaction with pre-malignant cells during the development of breast cancer with the MADM model.
Arthur Huang, B.S., UCLA
Graduate student
Email: pse8rt@virginia.edu,
I am studying the role of cell competition in pediatric gliomas, and potential intervention methods.
Catalina Alvarez Yela (co-mentor with Kevin Janes)
Graduate Student
Email: aca9pw@virginia.edu
I’m excited to study breast cancer through the lens of systems biology. I love interdisciplinary and translational research.
Jeffrey Hsu (co-mentor with Kevin Janes)
Graduate Student
Email: uem3ed@virginia.edu
I am using multiplex imaging to study the tumor-immune microenvironment in premalignant triple-negative breast cancer
Undergraduate students
Danielle Zhang
I study cell competition in gliomagenesis
Kelly Wai
I am studying cell-cell crosstalk at the nascent stage of gliomagenesis
Former Lab Members
Yen Nguyen
Graduate Student
B.A., UC Berkley
Aishani Patnaik
Undergraduate Student
Ambrey Hayes
undergraduate researcher
Timour Abduhalikov
Undergraduate Student
Alyssa Kelder
Undergraduate Researcher
Brit Ventura, PhD
former graduate student
Eli Casarez
Laboratory Specialist
Chong Liu, PhD
Research Scientist
Sai Gajula
Former undergraduate
Guoxin Zhang
Former Research Associate
B.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., Nanjing University
Ping He
Visiting Graduate Student
B.S., Jiling Universit
Jungeun Kim, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Maojin Yao, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Bryan Nolasco
Undergraduate Student
Phil Gonzalez
Graduate Student
Pitia Flores Ledur
visiting graduate student
Sarah Alberstein
undergraduate researcher
Shua Jeong
Undergraduate Student
Tiffany Shand
Graduate Student
Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University
Bing Xu
Research Associate
Jianhao (Ray) Zeng
Graduate Student
Postdoc University of Pennsylvania
