Meet the Lab
TRAINEES
Postdoctoral Fellows
Tarsis Ferreira
B.S. Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
Ph.D. Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
2011-present
Yan Zou
B.S. Nanchang University
Ph.D. NIBS and Chinese Academy of Sciences
2008-2014
Current Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, School of Life Science, ShanghaiTech University
Dorothée Domenger
B.S. Bordeaux I University, France
Ph.D. Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
M.S. Bordeaux I University, France
2007-2008
Graduate Students
Mushaine Shih
B.S. Chang Gung University, Taiwan
2018-present
Eunseo Kim
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2024-
Nobuko Suzuki
B.S. Soka University, Japan
2017-2023
Hui (Vivian) Chiu
B.S. National Taiwan University
M.S. National Taiwan University
Graduate Program in Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Taiwan University
2009-2013
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University
Faustine Antoine
B.S. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris (Ulm), Paris, France
M.S. Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
ENS Paris-McGill Internship
2007
Current Position: Head of Access Networks Unit at the French Ministry of Industry
Soazig Piriou
B.S. University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
M.S. Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire at Nice-Sophia Antipolis University
EPU Nice-McGill Internship
2006
Fuxio Xin
B.S. Beijing University, China
Graduate Program in Biology, McGill University, Canada
2006-2008
PostBac
Mantra George
B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2023-present
Undergraduate Lab Assistants
Current
Martina Bianchi
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award
2023-present
Kevin Qian
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
UIC's GPPA medical scholars' program
2023-present
Erika Swanson
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award
2022-present
Past
Eunseo Kim
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021-2023
Hannah R. Davis
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2021-2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award
2021-2023
Canyonne Hastings
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award
2019-2020
Philip Kim
Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago
2018-2020
Christine Lee
Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago
2018-2019
Wei Hsiang Lin (Ryan Wei Hsiang Lin)
B.S. Nutritional Science, University of California, Berkeley
2016-2018
Undergraduate Students
Supervised independent research or work-study undergraduate students:
Wei Hsiang Lin (Ryan WeiHsiang Lin), Nutritional Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Summer 2015
Veronica Massey, Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, 2009-2013
Ko Currie, Physiology, McGill University (J.W. McConnel Award, Dean’s Honour list, Golden Key International Honour
Society), Jan 2008-Sep 2008.
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Program in Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Patricia Brown, Biology, McGill University, Sep 2007-May 2008.
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, The Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University
MinGi Cho, Cell Biology and Anatomy, McGill University, Sep 2007-May 2008.
Daniel Clement, Biology, McGill University, Sep 2007-May 2008.
Judy Dumont, Biology, McGill University, May 2007-Sep 2008.
Tiffany Huynh, Biology, McGill University, Jan 2008-Sep 2008.
Joyce Lam, Physiology, McGill University (Golden Key International Honour Society, Jean Lumb Academic Award,
Loretto Abbey C.S.S Gold Award, Governor General’s Academic Excellence Award, and Loretto Abbey C.S.S subject
awards in biology, chemistry, physics, English, and religion), Sep 2006-Sep 2007.
Current Position: Resident Physician at London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Sofia Lane, Biology, McGill University, Jan 2008-May 2008.
Claudia Carrelli, Biology, University of Cincinnati, 2012-2014.
Spencer Ng, Immunology, McGill University (James McGill Scholarship, Dean’s Honour List, Golden Key International
Honour Society, Canadian Millennium Scholarship), Oct 2006-Apr 2007.
Current Position: MD/PhD student at Emory University
Saloni Patel, Cell Biology and Anatomy, McGill University, Oct 2006-May 2007.
Jean Poynter, Music, McGill University, May 2007-Sep 2007.
Visiting Graduate Students
Meiyu Shao
B.S. Shandong Normal University
M.S. ShanghaiTech University
2015-2018