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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

  • Principal Investigator

    I am physician scientist active both in basic research and clinical practice. My research interests are to 1) uncover the genetic and epigenetic bases of neurodevelopmental disorders or rare diseases with neurodevelopmental defects; 2) model genetic diseases using human patients derived cellular models and genetic mutant mice; 3) understand the circuit and molecular mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder; 4) develop novel molecular and epigenetic targeted therapies for genetic and epigenetic diseases. My clinical expertise is on clinical and biochemical genetics of rare and undiagnosed diseases in children and adult.

Lab Members

Former Members

  • Alexandra Bey: MSTP student
  • Xniyu Cao (research technician)
  • Leeyup Chung: research associate
  • Lara Duffney, postdoctoral fellow
  • Kana Hosoki: postdoctoral fellow
  • Yongji Lee: Research assistant
  • Xinlei LI: Visiting graduate student
  • Yuna Kim: research associate
  • Andrea Pappas: Graduate student (Duke neurobiology)
  • Aaron Towers: Graduate student (Duke Genetics and Genomics)
  • Xiaoming Wang: Research associate
  • Stella (Qiong) Xu: Visiting graduate student
  • Xiaodi Yao: postdoctoral fellow
  • Haidun Yang: Research associate
  • Rui Yang: Associate Research Scientist
  • Lifei Yu: visiting postdoctoral fellow
  • Li Zhu: postdoctoral fellow