People

Meet the Principal Investigator

Zhenyu Zhong Ph.D.

Zhenyu Zhong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology

His lab studies inflammation, mitochondrial stress responses, tumor immunology, and obesity-associated liver disorders.  

Lab Members

Shuang Liang Ph.D.

Shuang Liang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology 

Her research interests include oncogenic signaling pathways, alcoholic & non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver fibrosis, and regeneration.

Danhui Liu Ph.D.

Danhui Liu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Danhui received her B.E. in Pharmaceutical Engineering from China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, and her Ph.D. in Immunology from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.  

Ruiyao Xu Ph.D.

Ruiyao Xu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ruiyao earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, and her Ph.D. at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Shuhan Yang, Ph.D.

Shuhan Yang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Shuhan earned her Bachelor’s Degree and Ph.D. at University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. 

Chuanli Zhou, Ph.D.

Chuanli Zhou, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Chuanli earned her Ph.D. at China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

Lina Guo

Lina Guo

Research Associate

Lina received her Bachelor of Clinical Medicine from Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, and her Master of Surgery from China Medical University, Shenyang, China. 

Paola Barajas

Paola Barajas

Research Technician II

Paola received her Bachelor's in Biochemistry from Texas Tech University and a Master's in Molecular Pathology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Victor Mijares

Victor Mijares

Research Technician II

Victor earned his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Irvine.

Arielle Click

Arielle Click

Lab Manager

Arielle received her MS in Bioengineering from UT Arlington.

Lab Alumni

Janiece Vancil

Janiece Vancil

Research Technician II

Janiece earned a Bachelor's in Neuroscience from UT Dallas.

Xiaochen Wang

Xiaochen Wang, MD, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher

Polly Henderson

Polly Henderson

Research Technician II

Jiang Dai, Ph.D.

Jiang Dai, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher

Shanshan Huo

Shanshan Huo

Visiting junior researcher

Lacy Cox

Lacy Cox

Research Technician