People

The Bao lab strives to create an environment that inspires learning, innovation and passion for scientific discovery. We emphasize rigorous training and open communication, and work as a team to tackle fundamental challenges in membrane biology.​

"A well-functioning scientific laboratory is like a family. It is a place of wonderful social interactions and an environment that provides a support structure."

– Ron Vale (Cell 2019)

Huan  Bao (PI)

Qian Ren (Lab manager and staff scientist) 

Yinghui Wang (Postdoc)

Qiaochu Wang (Postdoc)

Zhongshan He (Postdoc)

Riley Loyd (UVA BIMS graduate student)

Runjia Yu (Visiting student)

Milena Peronczyk (Biolab student)

Meyyammai Subramanian Periyakaruppan (undergraduate student)

Alumni

Hucheng Chang (Postdoc, 2024-2025)

Stephen Gao (Undergraduate student, 2024)

Maddie Nally (Undergraduate student, 2024)

Asif Haque (Undergraduate student, 2024)

Jeehae Shin (Postdoc, 2022-2024), currently Professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Shanwen Zhang (Research Assistant, 2020-2023) 

Sarah Dallo (Scripps Graduate student, 2021-2023, F31 Awardee)

Samuel Ramirez (Undergraduate student, 2022)

Ava Allwardt (High-School student, 2022)

Jing Chang (Postdoc, 2022)

Naciye Esma Tirtom (Postdoc, 2020)