Meet the Principal Investigator
![Nan Yan, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-05/2019-Nan-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=tWDC3fDY)
Nan Yan, Ph.D.
Professor & Vice Chair
Department of Immunology, UTSW
(Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin)
Current Lab Members
Nicole Dobbs, Ph.D.
Lab Manager
Microbiology and Immunology
University of North Texas Health Science Center
![Nicole Dobbs, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Nicole-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=9sDs9r2c)
Kun Yang, M.D./Ph.D.
Instructor
Immunology
Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
![Kun Yang, M.D./Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Kun-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=3uX5jW76)
Gustavo Torres-Ramirez
Research Associate
B.S. in Microbiology, UT Arlington
![Gustavo Torres-Ramirez](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Gustavo-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=UH_mDvO0)
Devon Jeltema
Graduate Student (Immunology)
B.S., Wheaton College
![Devon Jeltema](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/Devon.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=DaQXd1pe)
Cong Xing
Graduate Student (Immunology)
B.S. Wuhan University, China
![Cong Xing](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-10/Cong%201.jpeg?h=4db61a52&itok=bLL0dl7q)
Zhen Tang
Graduate Student (Immunology)
B.S., Duke University
![Zhen Tang](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-10/Zhen%201_0.jpeg?h=287ad4a9&itok=uchtRV_r)
Wanwan Huai
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University
![Wanwan Huai](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-10/Wanwan%201.jpeg?h=cce27888&itok=BNn6c8Ph)
Kun Song
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Biomedical Science, Tulane University
![Kun Song](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2023-10/Kun%20Song.jpeg?h=ece4a941&itok=CmeWG6uT)
Heng Lyu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
![Heng Lyu](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2023-10/Heng%20Lyu.jpeg?h=04a1e2f6&itok=85-2pdhy)
Antonina Araszkiewicz
Graduate Student (Immunology)
B.S. and M.S. in Neuroscience, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
M.S. in Biotechnology, Warsaw, Poland
![Antonina Araszkiewicz](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2024-09/Antonina_labwebsite%20picture.jpeg?h=f3ef42ad&itok=808GFuHc)
Lab Alumni
Maroof Hasan, M.D./Ph.D.
Current: Director, Translational Medicine (Myeloid Disease Lead) at Bristol Myers Squibb
Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow
![Maroof Hasan, M.D./Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/maroof-hasan-s.jpg?h=c6b295a4&itok=IEnPGkF-)
Martin Kucej, Ph.D.
Current: Co-founder of Scilico, LLC
Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow
![Martin Kucej, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/martin_2016.jpg?h=efe526bd&itok=9gMmv2cY)
Julie Martellini, Ph.D.
Current: Lab Director, Highgrade Labs
Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow
![Julie Martellini, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/martellini-julie-s.jpg?h=6cda953d&itok=I_D8G60d)
James Koch, M.S.
Current: Vanderbilt University
Previous: Research Technician
![James Koch, M.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/koch-james-s.jpg?h=3a142da3&itok=fTxANin2)
Chukwuemika Aroh, Ph.D.
Current: Division Director at South Carolina State Public Health Laboratory
Previous: Graduate Student (Immunology)
![Chukwuemika Aroh, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/emika_2015.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=uMnhYOKv)
Vijaya Gonugunta, Ph.D.
Current: Biotech industry
Previous: Postdoctoral fellow
![Vijaya Gonugunta, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/vijay_2015.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=AyYTYOLI)
Ryan Huang, B.S.
Current: Graduate Student at UT Southwestern (Immunology)
Previous: Research Assistant
![Ryan Huang, B.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/RyanHuang.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=bmrFMt_u)
Vladislav Pokatayev, Ph.D.
Current: Broad Institute, Boston, MA
Previous: Graduate Student (Immunology)
![Vladislav Pokatayev, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/vlad_2015.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=mXKuBdEL)
Charles Fermaintt, Ph.D.
Current: Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Previous: Graduate Student (Biochemistry)
![Charles Fermaintt, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/charles_2015.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=bguT2Uum)
Jianjun Wu, Ph.D.
Current: Assistant Professor, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow
![Jianjun Wu, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Jianjun-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=s946hwK0)
Xintao Tu, Ph.D.
Current: Merck
Previous: Graduate Student (Immunology)
![Xintao Tu, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Xintao-outside.jpg?h=2ac49020&itok=Hljegk6K)
Ting-Ting Chu, Ph.D.
Current: Principal Investigator, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, China
Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow
![Ting-Ting Chu, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Tingting-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Rb185hJY)
Wendy Chen, M.S.
Current: UT San Antonio, TX
Previous: Research Associate
![Wendy Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/chen-wendy.jpg?h=2948e01e&itok=3AWtOyR_)
Jie Han, M.S.
Current: UTSW
Previous: Sr. Research Associate
![Jie Han](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Jie-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=1oXiCQUV)
Kennady Knox
Current: UTSW Medical School
Previous: Graduate Student (MSTP)
![Kennady Abbott](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_square/public/2022-05/2019-Kennady-outside.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=ZXu-jqIh)