Brief CV

Education & Training

  Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2019–2025
     -  Research: A new model organism for primate genetics, evolution, and disease
     -  Advisors: Mark A. Krasnow, James E. Ferrell Jr.
  PhD, University of Toronto & Sickkids Research Institute, 2013–2019
     -  Research: Cell size and cell cycle control in mammalian cells
     -  Advisor: Ran Kafri
  BSc, Peking University, 2009–2013
     -  Thesis: Mathematical modeling of Caspase activation in intrinsic apoptosis
     -  Advisor: Chao Tang
 

Select Honors

  •    Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience (2026)
  •    Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (2026)
  •    CPRIT Scholar Award (2025)
  •    UTSW's Endowed Scholar Award (2025)
  •    Wu Tsai Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Scholar Award (2020)
  •    Restracomp Graduate Fellowship (2014)