The Team
We strive to create a supportive environment to help everyone. Meanwhile, we encourage you to enhance the training experience for everyone else.


Zhen Chen
Assistant Professor
Postdoc, UCSF
PhD, Rockefeller University
MA, Rice University
BS, Peking University
Joined 2023

Julian Braxton
Postdoc fellow
PhD, UCSF
AB, Harvard University
Joined 2023
Ryan Hurley
Admin
BA, DePaul University
Joined 2024

Shanya Sanof
Research Technician
BS, UC Riverside
Joined 2024


Jeff Qu
Graduate Student
BS, UCLA
Joined 2025

Cory Acreman
Graduate Student
BS, UT Austin
Joined 2025

Xiang Feng
Staff Scientist
PhD, Baylor College of
Medicine
Joined 2025

Qing Tang
Postdoc
PhD, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS
Joined 2025

Dong Kyu Chung
Graduate Student
BS, MS, Seoul National University
Joined 2026