I am a senior undergraduate student majoring in Biology with a concentration in Medical Biology. Here at the University of South Florida, I’ve built a strong foundation studying microbiology, molecular biology, and human disease. At present, I’m researching clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates to...
I am a Biomedical Sciences student at the University of South Florida. I am passionate about research and gaining hands-on experience in laboratory settings. I currently volunteer in Dr. Xu’s lab, where I assist with laboratory work. Previously, I gained research experience working in another...
Person: Principal Investigator, Professor, Director of Center for Molecular Psychiatry
I received medical training in Tongji Medical University (1994-2002) with a specialty in gastroenterology. I then received PhD training in cell biology and neuroscience, working with Dr. Teresa Krukoff at University of Alberta in Canada (2002-2006) to study the neural mechanisms for blood pressure...
I received my B.S. in 1995 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and earned my Ph.D. in 2006 from the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Following this, I moved to Houston, Texas, where I joined Dr. Qiang Tong’s lab at the Children’s Nutrition Research...
I earned my PhD from Fudan University in 2023, where I investigated the dynamics and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity using ex vivo electrophysiology, molecular and cellular approaches, and advanced fluorescence imaging. I began my postdoctoral training in Dr. Yong Xu’s...
I received a PhD in Neuroscience from Peking University, where I focused on neuropathic pain pathways and the mechanisms of insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. In 2025, I started postdoctoral research in Dr. Yong Xu’s laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine, studying the neurocircuits that...