Team
Our lab is made up of a highly engaged and collaborative team of researchers. We recognize that diverse teams do better research. We foster an environment where team members are treated equally, and where we respect and admire our differences. The team includes faculty, postdocs, students at all levels and staff.
We’re always on the lookout for new and unique perspectives.
Alumni
Ph.D. Students
Zhen Zuo, Ph.D. Student 2019-2024. Current position: Institute Research Investigator at MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Xinye Qian, Ph.D. Student 2018-2023. Current position: Lifescience Consulting Associate at Charles River Associates
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Qingnan Liang, Ph.D. Student 2016-2022. Current position: Postdoc in the lab of Dr. Chen Ken at MD Anderson
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Renae Bertrand, Ph.D. Student 2016-2021. Current position: Research Investigator in the lab of Dr. Yuan Pan at MD Anderson
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Rachayata Dharmat, Ph.D. Student 2013-2019. Current position: Postdoctoral HHMI Research fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Evan Jones, Ph.D. Student 2013-2019. Current position: Founder of DxDB, LLC Consulting
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Smriti Agrawal Zaneveld, Ph.D. Student 2014-2018. Current position: Founder, President, COO, Lazarus 3D, Inc.
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Mingchu Xu, Ph.D. Student 2012-2017. Current position: Applied Scientist at Amazon
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Jacques Zaneveld, Ph.D. Student 2010-2015. Current position: Founder and CEO at Lazarus 3D
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Salma Ferdous, Postdoc 2021-2024. Current position: Consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners
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Aiden Eblimit, Postdoc->Instructor 2003-2017. Current position: Senior Scientist of ophthalmology at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
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Undergraduate Researchers
Giancarlo Valenzuela, Undergraduate Student Helper 2022. Current position: Undergraduate student in Biosciences at Rice University
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Kaitlyn Xiong, Undergraduate Research Assistant 2018-2021. Current position: Medical Student at Yale
Nathanial Wu, Undergraduate Research Assistant 2018-2021. Current position: Medical Student at UT Southwestern
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Shelly Fu, Undergraduate Research Assistant 2017-2021. Current position: Medical Student at Baylor College of Medicine
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Pablo Alarcon, Undergraduate Research Assistant 2019-2020. Current position: Graduate student at UCLA School of Dentistry
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Chinthana Thangavel, Undergraduate Research Assistant 2018-2020. Current position: Medical Student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
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Visiting Scholars
Zhirong Wang, Visiting Scholar. Current position: Zhongshang University
Wenli Deng, Visiting Scholar. Current position: The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Gang Zou, Visiting Scholar. Current position: Department of Ophthalmology, Ningxia Eye Hospital