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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

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Qiangjun Zhou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Training Faculty, Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Member, Center for Structural Biology
Member, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center


Postdoctoral Fellow

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Liang Chen, Ph.D.

CDB Destination Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center


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    Feng Luo, Ph.D.

    CDB Destination Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center


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      Zhuqing Mao, Ph.D.

      CDB Destination Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Center for Structural Biology


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        Rong Sun, Ph.D.

        Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center


          Graduate Student

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          James P Allen

          Ph.D. Candidate, Neuroscience Graduate Program (joint with Sando Lab)
          Vanderbilt Brain Institute Scholar, Vanderbilt Brain Institute


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            Oliver Chalkley

            Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Program in Cell and Developmental Biology


              Rotation Student

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              Mary Katherine (Katie Jo) Gelasco

              Graduate student, Quantitative & Chemical Biology Program


                Undergraduate Student

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                Mahima Chowdhury

                Undergraduate student, Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences


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                  Nateli R Ferguson

                  Undergraduate student, Biomedical Engineering/Pre-medicine, College of Engineering


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                    Yuki Yanase

                    Undergraduate student, Computer science, School of Engineering


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                      Ethan Zhao

                      Undergraduate student, Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences


                        Alumni

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                        Angel Chang

                        Aspirnaut High School Research Intern, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy - Aspirnautâ„¢ Program, Hmong College Prep Academy


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                          Riley Chu

                          Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences


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                            Mariam Haider, MSc

                            Research Assistant (6/2020-10/2021)

                            Current Position: Cryo-EM facility staff in the Center for Structural Biology Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility at Vanderbilt University


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                              Shawn Jamison

                              Aspirnaut College Research Intern, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy - Aspirnautâ„¢ Program, Berea College


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                                Robert McFadden

                                Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences


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                                  Julia Nguyen

                                  Aspirnaut High School Research Intern, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy - Aspirnautâ„¢ Program, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science


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                                    Saksham Saksena

                                    Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences


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                                      Katherine Scheetz

                                      Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences


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                                        Vihashini Selvakumar

                                        Research Intern (8/2021-5/2022)

                                        Vihashini accepted the offer from Texas A&M Biochemistry Department! Congratulations!


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                                          Xinyi CiCi Wang

                                          Undergraduate Student (2/2020-5/2022)

                                          Xinyi graduated from Vanderbilt! Congratulations!


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                                            Liana Wilson

                                            Research Intern (8/2021-7/2022)

                                            Liana currently works in the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Good luck with your future endeavors!


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                                              Zimeng (Jamie) Zhou

                                              Undergraduate Student (1/2022-12/2023)

                                              Congratulations to Jamie on graduating from Vanderbilt!


                                                If you are interested in joining the lab, please get in touch with Dr. Zhou.