Meet the Principal Investigator
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.
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.
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.
Xuemei Luo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Xuemei acquired her bachelor’s degree in East China University of Science and Technology, and her Ph.D. at the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chuanli earned her Ph.D. at China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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
Research Technician II
Victor earned his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Irvine.
Arielle Click
Lab Manager
Arielle received her MS in Bioengineering from UT Arlington.
Lab Alumni
Lina Guo
Research Associate
Ruiyao Xu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Janiece Vancil
Research Technician II
Xiaochen Wang, MD, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral researcher
Polly Henderson
Research Technician II
Jiang Dai, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral researcher
Shanshan Huo
Visiting junior researcher
Lacy Cox
Research Technician