Chi Chen is an Associate Professor at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He received his PhD in Electronics, Optoelectronics, and Micro-Nanotechnology from Paris-Saclay University, France, in 2019. In the same year, he joined the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT for postdoctoral research. In May 2024, he joined the SIAT as an Associate Professor. His primary research focuses on programmable nucleic acid nanodevices.

Dr. Jia Jia,  graduated from South China Agricultural University in June 2024 as a PhD majoring in crop genetics and breeding, her primary research focus was on the genetics and molecular breeding of soybean.

Email: j.jia@siat.ac.cn

Xitong Liu earned her Bachelor's degree in Biological Engineering from Northwest University. She is currently a joint Graduate Student at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology and the Southern University of Science and Technology. She love sports, especially badminton and table tennis.

Email: xt.liu2@siat.ac.cn

Dr. Li Gong currently is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She received her PhD in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology from University of Barcelona in October 2024. 

Email: li.gong@siat.ac.cn

Yufei Zhange holds a Bachelor's degree in Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials Engineering from Henan University of Technology and a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Wuyi University. He currently is a Research Assistant at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). 

Email: xiezhangsayu@163.com

Fangjie Li, a joint graduate student at the University of South China and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), earned her Master's degree in Pharmacy from University of South China in June 2023. She is currently a PhD candidate in Chemical Biology at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Email: fj.li@siat.ac.cn

Danting Yu completed her Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology at Jinan University in 2025. She is now a graduate student at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She has a passion for hiking and photography. 

Wenbin Huang obtained his Bachelor's degree from Guangdong Pharmaceutical University. He is currently pursuing his graduate research as a joint student at the Southern University of Science and Technology and the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology. His academic focus is on Biology and Pharmacy. Outside of academia, his personal interests include reading and physical fitness.