Principle Investigator
Chaogu Zheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (2018-)
School of Biological Science, The University of Hong Kong
WORK EXPERIENCES
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University (2015-2018)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, City University of New York (2016-2017)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Columbia University (2015)
M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, CAS (2009)
B.S. in Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology of China (2006)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Fuqiang Ma
Ph.D. at Beijing Institute of Genomics, CAS (2018)
Dr. Ma works on identifying the genetic mechanism of the evolution of neuronal diversity and the genomic basis of adaptation in C. elegans wild-isolates.
Mengyu Zhang
Ph.D. at Ocean University of China (2023)
Dr. Zhang works on using metabolomics to identify bacterial metabolites that reuglate host neurodegeneration.
Graduate Students
Ho Ming Terence Lee (2020-)
B.S. at King's College London
Terence works on investigating alternative mRNA splicing in regulating neurite growth.
Siyu Deng (2020-)
B.S. at Cornell University;
M.S. at Columbia University
Siyu (a UPF awardee) works on how the formation of syncytium affects cell fate decision.
Rui Wang (2021-)
B.S. at Shandong University;
Rui (a HKU-SZBL joint student) works on the trafficking and regulation of TMC channels.
Haoming He (2022-)
B.S. at Shantou University
M.S. at Tel Aviv University
Haoming (a UPF awardee) works on synaptic formation and circuit assembly.
Dongyao Liu (2022-)
B.S. at Northwest A&F University
Dongyao works on the evolution of toxin-antidote elements in C. elegans
Kam Ue Roy Li (2020-)
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
Roy works on the regulation of lipid metabolism by bacterial diet in C. elegans
Qiao Ran (2021-)
B.S. at Hunan University;
M.S. at University College London
Qiao works on developing chemical method for cell-specific proteomics and interactomics
Kailee Hoikiu Poon (2022-)
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
Kailee works on the maternal effects of mutations that affect postembryonic neuronal migration
Hui Yuan Lim (2022-)
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
Hui Yuan (a HKU-PS & HKPF awardee) works on the mechanism of mRNA axonal transport
Meigui Yang (2023-)
B.S. at Henan University of Technology
M.S. at Wuhan University
Meigui works on the effects of bacterial LPS on neurodegeneration
Jialing Yin (2023-)
B.S. at Hunan Agricultural University
M.S. at Jinan University
Jialing (a HKU-SZBL joint student) works on the role of scramblase in channelopathies and neurodegeneration
Research Assistants
Angela Ting Hay Fan
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
Angela works on the effects of bacterial lysozyme inhibitors on host neurodegeneration
Harikrishna Gadicherla
B.Tech. at NIT, Raipur, India
M.Tech. at IIT, Guwahati, India
Hari works on the cell-non-autonomous mechanisms regulating axonal growth and guidance
Lilly Noune Bouvarel
Graduate Engineer at The University of Paris
Lilly works on analyzing genomic synteny and builds webpages for data visualization
Tiannuo Li
B.S. at Anhui University
M.Res. at Imperial College London
Tiannuo works on building a reporter system to label and activate specific neurons in C. elegans