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Meet the Principal Investigator

Dr. Tian Qin

Tian Qin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Eugene McDermott Scholar in Medical Research | UT Southwestern Medical Center

Tian was born in Chongqing and grew up in Chengdu, China. He completed his undergraduate studies in chemistry at University of Science and Technology of China. In 2009, Tian relocated to Boston University, Boston, to begin his PhD with Prof. John Porco. Tian’s graduate work focused on synthesis of complex and bioactive natural products, particularly in tetrahydroxanthone family natural products. In 2015, after PhD graduation, Tian started his postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Prof. Phil Baran at Scripps Research focused on the development of synthetically useful radical cross couplings. Tian joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in September 2018, and Tian’s lab will focus on chemical synthesis concerning about efficiency and selectivity control.

Current Lab Members - Postdoctoral Fellows

Min Zhou, Ph.D.

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B.S.: Sichuan University, China (2011)
Ph.D.: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China (2017)

Min Zhou, Ph.D.

Heping Deng, Ph.D.

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B.S.: Mianyang Normal University (2013)
Ph.D.: Sichuan University, China (2019)

Heping Deng, Ph.D.

Yangyang Yang, Ph.D.

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B.S.: Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China (2011)
Ph.D.: Heidelberg University, Germany (2019)

Yangyang Yang, Ph.D.

Current Lab Members - Graduate Students

Jet Tsien, 2nd Year

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B.S.: University of Science & Technology of China, China (2018)

Jet Tsien, 2nd Year

Hejun Deng, 2nd Year

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B.S.: Xiamen University, China (2019)

Hejun Deng, 2nd Year