Mao's Lab
Evolution and Disease
Yafei Mao
Principal Investigator
Staff
Xiangyu Yang
Assistant Researcher
Education
Ph.D., Neurobiology Southeast University, China 2012-2017
B.S., Biotechnology Tarim University, China 2008-2012
Hobbies
cycling, reading, mindfulness
Kaiyue Ma
Postdoc Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Genetics, Yale University. 2020-2023
M.Phil., Genetics, Yale University. 2018-2020
B.S., Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. 2014-2018
Hobbies
I am a grandson of peasants and a son of workers. I am a modern successor of the Mohist school. I believe in "love for all" and "objection to unjust warfares". The only weapon I wield is called humor. I'm a cartophile, a cinephile, an ornithophile, a thanatophobe, a railfan and an advocate of GMO food.
Jieyi Chen
Postdoc Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Genetics, Fudan University, China. 2017-2022
B.S., Life Sciences, Fudan University, China. 2013-2017
Hobbies
A FOODIE. A long-time amateur basketball player who wants to play until her 80. A former nature-watching enthusiast.
Zhendong Zhang
Postdoc Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. 2015-2024
B.S., Math, Harbin Institute of Technology, China. 2011-2015
Hobbies
geek things, snowboarding, video games, singing
Qiujin Xie
Postdoc Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. 2015-2021
B.S., Plant Biotechnology. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2011-2015
Hobbies
To be supplemented.
Pengming Zeng
Postdoc Fellow
Education
Ph.D.,, Biology, Shanghaitech University, China 2019-2026
B.S., Bioinformatics, Fujian Medical University, China 2015-2019
Hobbies
Board games, photography, tennis.
Graduate Student
Shilong Zhang
Graduate Student (Ph.D. candidate)
Education
Ph.D., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2023-present
B.S., Bioinformatics Huazhong Agricultural University, China 2019-2023
Hobbies
music, computer games
Lianting Fu
Graduate Student (Ph.D. candidate)
Education
Ph.D., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2023-present
B.S., Biology Science Zhejiang University, China 2019-2023
Hobbies
calligraphy, movies
Junmin Han
Graduate Student
Education
M.S., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2024-present
B.S., Bioinformatics Huazhong Agricultural University, China 2020-2024
Hobbies
chasing plays, painting
Da Lian
Graduate Student (Ph.D. candidate)
Education
Ph.D., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2025-present
B.S., Biological Science Wuhan University, China 2021-2025
Hobbies
archery, reading, singing
Feifei Zhou
Graduate Student
Education
M.S., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2025-present
B.S., Bioinformatics Huazhong Agricultural University, China 2021-2025
Hobbies
playing Ping-pong, music, city wal
Ungraduate Student
Zhengtong Li
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Life Science Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
singing, painting, reading detective fiction
Zikun Yang
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Biology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
enthusiast of nature and keeping pets such as ants
Ziyi Wang
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Biomedicine. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
To be supplemented.
Hongyi Ma
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Biomedical Science. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2024-present
Hobbies
guitar, badminton.
Zirui Zeng
Undergraduate Student (graduation project)
Education
B.S., Biology. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
Go(Weiqi), badminton.
Haoyu Lin
Undergraduate Student (PRP project)
Education
B.S., Biotechnology. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
video, games
Zilan Luo
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Biomedical Science. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2023-present
Hobbies
video, games
Chenhao Yang
Visiting Student (graduation project)
Education
B.S., Animal Science. Zhejiang University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
basketball, music and cartoon
Jingyi Guo
Visiting Student (graduation project)
Education
B.S., Bioinformatics. Huazhong Agricultural University, China 2022-present
Hobbies
Photography, listening to music
Yan He
Undergraduate Student (PRP project)
Education
B.S., Clinical Medicine. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2024-present
Hobbies
Chess
Haoyi Fang
Undergraduate Student
Education
B.S., Biotechnology. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 2023-present
Hobbies
cyalume dance,novels,music