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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.

NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Program in Functional Neurogenomics
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, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center


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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


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              Sergio Gonzalez, Jr.

              Graduate Student, Department of Pharmacology
              Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Fellow
              National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2024-2029)
              Russel G. Hamilton Honors Fellow for 2024-2029


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                Spencer J Rothfuss

                PhD candidate, Chemical & Physical Biology Program


                  Undergraduate Student

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                  Tejavi Kumar

                  Undergraduate student, Neuroscience, College of Arts and Science


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                    Aryan Pandey

                    Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar ‘28, Neuroscience and Communication of Science and Technology, College of Arts and Sciences


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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 - Aspirnaut™ Program, Hmong College Prep Academy


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                            Mahima Chowdhury

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


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                              Riley Chu

                              Undergraduate Student, 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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                                  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 - Aspirnaut™ Program, Berea College


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                                      Robert McFadden

                                      Undergraduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences

                                      Rob will be attending the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Wishing him all the best in his future endeavors!


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                                        Julia Nguyen

                                        Aspirnaut High School Research Intern, Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy - Aspirnaut™ 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 is currently a graduate student at Texas A&M University.


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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 is currently a medical student at UTHSC College of Medicine. Wishing her the best in all her 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.