Lab Members

Bo Duan

Principal Investigator

Founded the lab in 2016
BS: University of Science and Technology of China
PhD: University of Science and Technology of China & Institute of Neuroscience, CAS (Shanghai)
Postdoc: Harvard Medical School
bduan@umich.edu

Mahar Fatima

Postdoctoral Fellow

May, 2017 – Present
BS: University of Allahabad, India
PhD: National Brain Research Centre, India
maharf@umich.edu

Hankyu Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

December, 2018 – Present
BS: Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
PhD: Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
hankyul@umich.edu

Xinyu Su

Postdoctoral Fellow

September, 2021 – Present
PhD: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
xinyus@umich.edu

Chia Chun “Victor” Hor

MCDB Graduate Student

BS: Tunghai University, Taiwan
MS: National Taiwan University, Taiwan
cchor@umich.edu

Hwayeon Cha

MCDB Graduate Student

March 2021 – Present

BS: Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea

MS: Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea
hcha@umich.edu

Ailin Xiong

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2020 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Biochemistry

Experience: Research Assistant at the Bo Duan Lab during summer of 2018

Nemo Liu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2021 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Neuroscience and Computer Science

Xi Yuan Zheng

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

March 2022 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Alissa Li

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

August 2022 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Biology, Heath, and Society

Josephine Conti

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2022 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Neuroscience

Katie Qu

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

May 2023 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Biology, Health and Society and Economics

Ranveer Ajimal

Undergraduate Research Assistant

December 2021 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Experience: Clinical Research at Detroit Medical Center

Christopher Radcliff

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2023 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Major: Neuroscience

Experience: Medical Assistant at Hinsdale Orthopaedics, a division of Illinois Bone and Joint Institute

Sarah Yang

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2023 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Major: Neuroscience

Daniel Soden

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2022 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Major: Biology

Jingyao Wang

Undergraduate Research Assistant

February 2023 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Major: Neuroscience

Lorraine Horwitz

Neuroscience Graduate Student

April, 2017 – 2022. May
BS: University of California, Riverside
PhD: University of Michigan
lrhorw@umich.edu

XiaoWei Zhou

Undergraduate Research Assistant

February 2021 – May 2022

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (Honors) – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Neuroscience and Psychology

Experience: Volunteer research student at the Lin Lab at New York University

Matt Eitzman

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2020 – May 2022

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Neuroscience

Danyal Raza

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2020 – May 2022

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Neuroscience

Experience: Research Assistant at Karmanos Cancer Research Institute at Wayne State University

Jingyi Liu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

November 2019 – May 2022

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Neuroscience

Ilma Rovcanin

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UROP

September 2020

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended major: Neuroscience

Experience: Volunteer at Troy Beaumont Hospital

Rex Fung

Undergraduate Research Assistant

July 2020

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Neuroscience
rexfung@umich.edu

Brennan Smith

Undergraduate Research Assistant

August 2021

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Diana Melikyan

Research Assistant

October 2019 – September 2021
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Major: Neuroscience

Hannah Slade

MCDB Graduate Student

September 2017 – May 2020
BS: University of Michigan – Flint

Haili Pan

Postdoctoral Fellow

November 2016 – April 2019
BS: Nanchang University, China
PhD: Fudan University, China
panh@umich.edu

Lijing Wang

Research Assistant

Jan 2018 – May 2018
BS: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Meiling Zhao

Rotating MCDB Graduate Student

September 2018 – December 2018
BS: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
MS: Zhejiang University, China

Nizam Zaher

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UROP
October 2016 – May 2020
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Neuroscience
Experience: Volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital

Verity Lee

Undergraduate Research Assistant

April 2019 – April 2021

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Katherine Thorne

Work-Study

September 2018 – May 2020

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Major: Neuroscience

Chayton Fivecoat

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2018 – May 2020

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Intended Major: Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience

Annelore Fleischmann

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2017 – April 2021

College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan

Intended Major: MCDB and Evolutionary Anthropology

Experience: Volunteer at the University of Michigan Hospital and shadowing at the University of Leeds

Timmy Li

Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2019 – Present

College of Literature, Science, & the Arts

Major: Biomolecular Science

Experience: Volunteer at Mott Children Hospital, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity

Cindy Xiong

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UROP

June 2018 – Present

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts – University of Michigan

Intended Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Niketh Chopra

Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2017 – May 2020
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Intended Major: Neuroscience
Experience: Volunteer at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
ncchopra@umich.edu

Madeleine Chai

Undergraduate Research Assistant

July 2018 – Present
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
mschai@umich.edu

Alyssa Asmar

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UROP
October 2017 – May 2018
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Neuroscience

Justin Zeffer

Undergraduate Research Assistant

November 2019 – August 2021

College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan

Intended Major: Neuroscience

Experience: Research and Teaching Assistant in the Chemistry Department

Sarah Miller

Undergraduate Research Assistant

January 2019 – May 2019

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Major: Biology

Experience: Volunteer at Michigan Medicine and MRI PCTA at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Mitchell Cin

Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2017 – May 2019
College of Engineering, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering, Biochemical Concentration
cinmitch@umich.edu

Michelle Lee

Work-Study

September 2016 – May 2017
College of Engineering, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering

Alan Li

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2016 – June 2017
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Major: Neuroscience
Experience: Volunteer at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Angela Shi

Undergraduate Research Assistant

UROP
October 2016 – May 2019
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Intended Major: Neuroscience
Experience: Volunteer at St. John’s Hospital

Troy Villani

Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2016 – May 2017
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Experience: Clinical experience for EMT training in both the Lemay Ferry Fire Department and Christian Hospital