Meet the Zhao Lab

Welcome to the Zhao Lab!  Here are the enthusiastic and talented members on our team!

Keku'i Ledward
Keku'i Ledward

Prof. Zhao's Assistant

Thanh Barbie, M.D.
Thanh Barbie, M.D.

​Instructor, Breast Cancer Surgeon

Johann Bergholz, Ph.D.
Johann Bergholz, Ph.D.

​Research Fellow

Haley BrinJones
Haley BrinJones

​Senior Research Technician

Xin Cheng, Ph.D.
Xin Cheng, Ph.D.

​Research Fellow

Liya Ding, Ph.D.
Liya Ding, Ph.D.

​Research Fellow

Rong Fang, Ph.D.
Rong Fang, Ph.D.

​Visiting Scientist

Shom Goel, M.D., Ph.D.
Shom Goel, M.D., Ph.D.

​Instructor, Breast Oncologist

Xiaofang He, M.D.
Xiaofang He, M.D.

Visiting Scientist

Tao Jiang, Ph.D.
Tao Jiang, Ph.D.

Scientist

Sheheryar Kabraji, M.D.
Sheheryar Kabraji, M.D.

Instructor in Medicine

Michael Kearns
Michael Kearns

​Research Technician

Ben Li, Ph.D.
Ben Li, Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Ziying Lin, M.D.
Ziying Lin, M.D.

Visiting Scientist

Chin-Chih Liu
Chin-Chih Liu

Research Fellow

Cherubin Manokaran
Cherubin Manokaran

Student, Academic Year

Jose "Ricky" McFaline Figueroa, M.D., Ph.D.
Jose "Ricky" McFaline Figueroa, M.D., Ph.D.

Fellow, Neuro-Oncology

Jing Ni, Ph.D.
Jing Ni, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Peichen Pan
Peichen Pan

Graduate Student

Changli Qian
Changli Qian

Lead Research Technician

Shuang Tang, M.D., Ph.D.
Shuang Tang, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Yunneng Tang, Ph.D.
Yunneng Tang, Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Qiwei Wang, Ph.D.
Qiwei Wang, Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Yanzhi Wang
Yanzhi Wang

Senior Research Technician

April Watt
April Watt

​Lead Research Technician

Haluk Yuzugullu, Ph.D.
Haluk Yuzugullu, Ph.D.

Visiting Scientist

Past Members of the Zhao Lab

Name/Title in the Zhao Lab Where did they go
Lucas Baitsch, Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
Analyst
Nextech Invest Ltd., Switzerland
Hailing Cheng, Ph.D.
Instructor
​Director, Cancer Research Institute
Second Affiliated Hospital
Dalian Medical Univ., China
​Linda Clayton, Ph.D.
​Research Scientist
Research Specialist
Whitehead Inst. for Biomedical Research
Hanbing Guo
​Research Technician
 
Adam Isabella
​Research Technician
awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2012
Young-Mi Lee, Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Yonsei University, Korea
​Pian Liu, Ph.D.
​Graduate Student
Attending Physician, Instructor
Cancer Center of Union Hospital
Tongji Medical College
Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology
​Wuhan, China
​Carolynn Ohlson
Lead ​Research Trainee
Physician Assistant
Department of Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
​Matthew Roberts
​Research Trainee
 
Derek Semaan
​Research Technician
Medical Student
Univ. of Michigan Medical School
​Lauren Thorpe, Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
 
​Yi Xiang Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
 
​Yu-Xi Xiao
Student
 
​​Janet Young
​Principal Research Technician
 
​Yi Zhou  
Kayley Abell-Hart  
Molly DeCristo, Ph.D.  
Yubao Wang, Ph.D.  
Victor Luu  
Thanh Von  
Zhizhan Gu, M.D., Ph.D.  
Name/Title in the Zhao Lab Where did they go
​Eric Chang
​Student
 
Christine Choi
​Student
 
Kathleen Doyle
​Lab Assistant
 
Chia Ling Hor
​Student
 
Sayuri Kitajima
​Research Fellow
Research Technician Armstrong Lab
Pediatric Oncology
​Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
​Shitao Li, Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
​Instructor
Microbiology and Immunobiology
​Harvard Medical School
Pi-Xu Peter Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
Professor
Dalian Medical University
​Dalian, China
Stephanie Santiago
​Research Technician
Research Associate
​Agios Pharmaceuticals
Lynn Symmonds
​Research Technician
Medical Student
Dartmouth Medical School
Qi (Theresa) Wang, Ph.D.
​Research Fellow
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
​Erbo Xu
​Research Technician
 
​Wenjuan Zheng
Research Technician
 
Hai-Tsang (Hubert) Huang
Graduate Student - Gray Lab
 
Naveed Khan
Graduate Student​