Currently, a postdoc at Stephen Weiss lab in LSI. Xiaoting Dong received her B.S. degree from the Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (China), a Master's degree from Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (China), and a Ph.D. degree from the South China University of Technology (mentor: Dr. Jianhua Wu). As a Ph.D. student, her job was to use the biophysics method to find the reason behind APL DS. Outside the lab, Xiaoting spends most of her time reading and exercising.

Currently a graduate student at Yale University. Michael graduated from the School of Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China (科大少年班). He joined the lab as a visiting student. Michael is totally obsessed with the fascinating world of cells, believing they're much more complex than any machines we've ever built! He's super eager to explore this mysterious field. He also loves digging into European history books and expressing his creativity through drawing during his free time.

Lizi Yang is a first-year PhD student at MCDB interested in disease-related research. She graduated from ShanghaiTech University with a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences and worked in Dr. Huanhu Zhu’s lab as an undergraduate and conducted research on nutritional metabolism. She is a rotation student in Dr. Ming Li’s lab, learning new techniques and exploring new topics. She enjoys cooking and trying new recipes in her spare time, although she admits that her skills need some improvement.

Grace is an undergraduate student who joined the lab in the summer of 2024. She intends to major in biochemistry or MCDB. She is unsure of her future plans but knows that her education will not end with her undergraduate degree. Outside the lab, she enjoys reading, going for walks, and spending time outdoors.

Yi Miao is an undergraduate student who intends to major in biochemistry. She plans to attend graduate school. Outside the lab, she enjoys drawing and crocheting.

Currently PhD student in the Gyorgyi Csankovszki's lab.

Currently, a graduate student at Rockefeller University. Bokai graduated with high honors. He is the recipient of the MCDB Director's Award. He will attend the Ph.D. program at Rockefeller University. He grew up in Beijing and attended high school in Omaha, Nebraska. He was an MCDB major and an RC student in the class of 2023 and intended to study cell biology in graduate school. Outside of academics, he enjoys drawing digital illustrations ranging from scientific schematics to cartoon characters, and is the author of the official mascot of the UM Center for Japanese Studies. He also likes watching documentaries about nature and medicine.

Rotation student in 2022, currently in the Simmons lab.

Currently studies overseas in Taiwan. Seth was born in Canandaigua, New York, and attended Oxford High School in Michigan. He joined the lab in 2021 as a UROP student. A prospective biomedical engineer, he plans on going to medical school after college. In his free time, Seth enjoys reading, writing, playing the cello, and running.

Currently associate professor at Shenzhen University, China. We study circadian regulation of liver metabolism in the context of aging and neurodegeneration using mouse models.

Francisco graduated with high honors—currently an MD student at Washington University in St. Louis. He was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and attended high school in Houston, Texas. He joined the lab as a Freshman through UROP and has continued his involvement since. He is a biochemistry major and intends to attend medical school in the future. In his free time, he enjoys running, swimming, and weightlifting.