Lab Members

Junjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Ph.D., Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
B.S., Peking University, China
I am interested in innate immune signaling in viral oncogenesis, specifically inflammation associated with viral G-protein coupled receptor.

Junhua Li, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Ph.D., Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
M.S., Nanchang University, China
B.S., Nanchang University, China
I study cellular and viral metabolic enzymes in regulating KSHV lytic replication. My work focuses on delineating viral regulatory mechanisms of cellular metabolic enzymes in altering viral gene expression, a key aspect underpinning the lytic replication and latent infection of KSHV.
Xiaoxi Lin, Ph.D.
Postdoc

Shu Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, US
M.S. Peking University, China
B.S. Tianjin University, China

Jessica Carriere, Ph.D.

Postdoc

I study innate anti-viral signaling pathways activated in response to Herpesvirus infection and specifically the role of the mitochondrial protein MAVS in the control of virus intracellular trafficking and replication.

Mona Sharar, Ph.D.

Postdoc

Ph.D., Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
M.S., Chemistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
B.S., Applied Chemistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
I’m Interested in the methodical development of quantitative methods for studying post-translational modifications (PTMs) in biological samples.

Qizhi Liu, Ph.D.

Postdoc
Jun (Richard) Zhao, Ph.D.
Postdoc
Ph.D., University of Southern California, US
B.S., Fudan University, China
I study how host defense and proliferation compete for cellular metabolic resources. My research aims to understand the mechanism by which cellular metabolism is partitioned between these two processes.
Mao Tian, B.S.
Graduate Student
B.S., Sichuan University, China
I am deconvoluting the roles of protein deamidation in innate immunity during viral infection and carcinogenesis, specifically concerning the regulation of RIG-I, MAVS and IKKε. Also, I use the bioinformatics tools to study virus-host interaction interfacing the immune response and metabolism that are coupled by KSHV infection and protein deamidases.
Simin Xu, B.S.
Research Laboratory Technician/Lab Manager
B.S., Central South University, China
Rosetta Moshirian, M.S.
Research Assistant/Lab Manager
Na Xie, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar
Hansong Xia, M.S.
Visiting Scholar
M.D. candidate, Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
M.S., Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
B.S., Clinical Medicine, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University, China.
Anjie Lu, M.D.
Visiting Scholar
Yuantao Wang, Ph.D.
Research Associate

 

Previous Lab Members

Emily Tao, B.S. (Lab Manager)
Katie Lee, B.S. (Lab Manager), Veterinary Assistant
Xiaolu Lu, Ph.D. (Lab Manager), Associate Professor at China University of Geosciences, China
Jackson Cabo, B.S. (Lab Manager), Medical Student at Vanderbilt University, US
Yuqi Wang, B.S. (Lab Manager), Medical Student at Western University, US

Xiaonan Dong, Ph.D. (Postdoc), Instructor at UT South Western Medical School, US
Hao Feng, Ph.D. (Postdoc/Visiting Scholar), Professor at Hunan Normal University, China
Shanping He, Ph.D. (Postdoc), Professor at Hunan Normal University, China
Lining Zhu, Ph.D. (Postdoc), Postdoc at City of Hope, US
Shanshan Song, Ph.D. (Postdoc)
Yi Wang, Ph.D. (Postdoc), Associate Professor at South Central University for Nationalities, China
Zhiheng He, Ph.D. (Postdoc), Postdoc at City of Hope, US

Arlet Minassian, Ph.D. (Ph.D. student)

Calvin Fung (Undergraduate Student)
Sandy On (Undergraduate Student)

Chengming Ding, M.D. (Visiting Scholar)
Jie Chen, M.D. (Visiting Scholar)
Yi Zeng, Ph.D. (Visiting Scholar)
Linshen Xie, M.D. (Visiting Scholar)
Jun Xiao, Ph.D. (Visiting Scholar)