People
Dec. 2020
Fan Zhou, Ph.D. | 周帆
Principal Investigator | zhoufanlove@tsinghua.edu.cnFan received his Ph.D. in hematopoietic stem cell development at Bing Liu's lab, Academy of Military Medical Sciences. He subsequently joined Fuchou Tang group at Peking University as a postdoc to study molecular regulating early human embryogenesis. In 2020, Fan became a faculty to initiate his independent lab at School of Life Sciences and Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua. Fan has received numerous academic honors, including the Ray Wu Prize (2016) from Ray Wu Memorial Fund, election to Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program (2017) and the Top Ten Advances in Life Sciences (2019) from China Association for Science and Technology, Young Yangtze River Scholar (2023) from Chinese Ministry of Education and Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2024) from Chinese Society for Stem Cell Research (CSSCR).
Fanfan Meng | 孟繁繁
Research Associate & Lab Manager | mff@mail.tsinghua.edu.cnFanfan graduated and earned her M.S. degree from Capital Normal University. She used to study mitochondrial dynamics in C. elegans at Dr. Wei Wei's lab. In July 2024, Fanfan join the Zhoulab as Research Assistant to study embryonic development, supporting Dr. Fan Zhou and lab members. In her spare time, she likes reading and running.
Qingyuan Zhu | 朱庆元
PhD Student | zhuqy23@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnQingyuan received his M.B. & B.S degree from the Kunming University of Science and Technology. He then joined the lab of Dr. Tianqing Li at the Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research to further study stem cell therapy, embryo development, and earned his M.S. degree in zoology. Inspired by the single-cell multi-omics analyses, he is joining the Zhou lab with the interest in mining gene-expression patterns during mouse peri-implantation development upon computational methods. Outside the lab, he is a hobby traveler and loves to enjoy a variety of delicious food.
Shengyi Yan | 鄢胜镒
PhD Student | yansy20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnShengyi graduated from Northeast Forestry University. He joined Zhou Lab in 2021 with PTN program. Shengyi investigates X chromosome biology and lineage specification with single-cell profiling and bioinformatics.
Jitao Ge | 葛吉涛
PhD Student | gejt20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnJitao received his B.S. degree from Nanjing Agricultural University. He joined Zhou Lab in 2021. He interests in developing single-cell multi-omics and high throughout methods to uncover the molecular patterns during embryonic development and cell fate transition. In his spare time, He is an unskilled photographer and singing lover.
Ying Liu | 刘莹
PhD Student | ying-liu21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYing received her M.S. degree from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she worked on the interaction between DNA methylation and histone modifications in mammals. Ying joined Zhou Lab in August, 2021 as a research intern. She is interested in the regulation of embryo implantation and tumor evolution.
Chang Xu | 徐畅
PhD Student | xuchang21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnChang received her B.S. degree of biotechnology and applied chemistry from Central China Normal University. Being interested in embryonic development and multi-omics analyses, she hopes further exploring this area. In her spare time, Chang likes traveling and listening to music.
Ziyi Li | 李子艺
PhD Student | liziyi22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnZiyi received her B.S. degree in biotechnology from Northwest A&F University. She is interested in studying cell fate decisions during zygotic genome activation, especially omics analysis. In her spare time, Ziyi likes reading historical books and writing short stories.
Yiying Yu | 余依盈
PhD Student | yu-yy22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYiying received her B.S. degree from Beijing Normal University. She is interested in the mechanisms of embryonic development and the implantation process. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and curling.
Changqing Zheng| 郑长青
PhD Student | zhengcq23@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnChangqing received her bachelor degree from South China University of Technology. She is interested in studying cell fate decisions and omics analysis. Outside the lab, she loves to enjoy various delicious food and citywalk.
Xin Hao| 郝鑫
PhD Student | haox23@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnXin received his bachelor degree from Shandong University. His interest lies in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying cell fate determination based on a multi-omics approaches. He possesses a diverse range of interests encompassing various ball games, music, and movies.
Tao Liu | 刘韬
Rotation PhD Student | t-liu24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnTao received her B.S. degree from Beijing Sport University majoring Kinesiology, in which she used to study the glucose and lipid metabolism during exercise. She joined Zhou lab in 2024 as a rotating student. In her spare time, she really likes street dance.
Keyi Wu | 吴珂仪
Rotation PhD Student | wuky24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnKeyi received her B.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology majoring Biotechnology. She explored genes that influence sleep rhythms using Drosophila models in research training, and is interested in cell fate decisions and embryonic development. In her spare time, she enjoys photography and watching movies.
Qiyu Liu| 刘琪彧
Rotation PhD Student | liuqiyu24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnQiyu received her B.S. degree from Capital Medical University majoring Basic Medicine. She explored cell signaling in innate immunity in research training, and is interested in cell fate decisions. She joined Zhou lab in 2024 as a rotating student.In her spare time, she enjoys DIY and travelling.
Yufan Xie | 谢宇凡
Undergraduate Student | yf-xie22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYufan joined Zhoulab in September 2024 in his third year studying in School of Life and Sciences of Tsinghua university. Taking an interest in stem cells and embryonic development, he wants to broaden his horizons and learn more about life science research. In his free time, he likes to play some video games and listen to music.
He Fang | 方赫
Undergraduate Student | hefangk@gmail.comHe is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in bioengineering. She intends to investigate the real-world applications of embryonic development and associated computational methods. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting and playing golf.
Taiyu Chen | 陈泰羽
Undergraduate Student | chen-ty22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnTaiyu joined Zhoulab in Septenber 2023, in his second year studying in School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua. Being interested in embryonic development, he hopes to acquire further knowledge in this realm and promote his laboratory technique. In his spare time, he usually plays badminton and volleyball.
Wenhua Zhang | 张雯华
Undergraduate Student | zhang-wh21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnWenhua joined Zhoulab in March 2024 as a sophomore student at the School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University. In the process of studying basic courses, he is very interested in embryonic development and its signal regulation. He hopes to learn more knowledge and improve his experimental abilities. In terms of free time, Wenhua likes to read novels and write some things.
Alumni
Limin Wu | 吴丽敏
Administrative Assistant & Lab Manager | wulm1112@mail.tsinghua.edu.cnLimin graduated from Hubei University of Technology with B.S in Art and Design in 2010. She used to take jobs in fine arts, management and finance. Limin joined Tsinghua as an Administrative Assistant in September of 2020, supporting Dr. Fan Zhou and his lab members. In her spare time, Limin enjoys oil painting creation and spending time with her family.
Yiyuan Huang | 黄奕远
Undergraduate Student | yiyuanh-19@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYiyuan joined Zhou Lab in August 2021, while he was an undergraduate student from School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua. He has a great passion for developmental biology, and interested in how computational method could help to gain novel perspectives on biological research. In his spare time, Yiyuan is a tennis and badminton unskilled player, and a singing lover. Yiyuan entered PhD program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA at Sep 2023.
Wenjie Yan| 燕文杰
Summer Student | 15802915150@163.comWenjie received his B.S. degree in biotechnology from College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University in 2023. He has a keen interest in the study of embryonic epigenetics. In his spare time, Wenjie likes to watch movies and make friends.
Lin Zhang, Ph.D. | 张琳
Postdoc. | zhanglin1218@mail.tsinghua.edu.cnLin received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Dr. Anming Meng, where she worked on the early development and RNA dynamics of zebrafish embryo. Lin joined Zhou Lab in 2020, with the support by CLS postdoctoral fellowship since April 2021. She targets mother-offspring interaction across the embryo implantation by developing in vitro culture systems. Lin enjoys swimming in her spare time. Lin joined the Institute of Genetics and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences as an Assistant Investigator in Nov 2022.
Jia-Wen Xu, Ph.D. | 徐嘉雯
Postdoc. | xujiawen@mail.tsinghua.edu.cnJia-Wen received her B.S. degree in Life Science and Ph.D. degree in Physiology from Sun Yat-sen University. During Ph.D. training, Jia-Wen worked on the ion transport of epithelial cells in reproductive system and the effect of uterine fluid microenvironment on embryo implantation. She joined Zhou Lab in the winter of 2020, with the support by CLS postdoctoral fellowship since April 2021. Jia-wen is interested in reproductive niche regulating embryogenesis with physiological and omics analysis. Off the lab, Jia-Wen enjoys birding in her spare time. Jia-Wen became a Research Scientist, Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd. (China) since Jan 2023.
Tianyi Zhang | 张天奕
PhD Student | zhangty20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnTianyi graduated from Sichuan University and studied in the laboratory of Dr. Zhonghan Li. She then joined Zhou Lab in 2021 via CLS program, aiming to explore DNA-methylation dynamics during early mammalian development via developing new technologies. Tianyi hopes the best for successfully fulfilling her Ph.D., instead of permanent hair damage. In addition to spending days and nights conducting experiments, she likes to do some handcrafts.
Yajin Mo | 莫亚金
Rotation PhD Student | myj20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYajin received his B.S. degree from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and wears a hat anytime and anywhere. As a rotation student at Zhou Lab from Oct to Nov, 2020, Yajin drafted this website and set up a preliminary computing server for the starting lab. He also roughly teased out lineage markers of early mouse embryos with computational analysis as well as his beloved cat (yet).
Qian Li | 李倩
PhD Student | q-li21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnQian received her bachelor degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and was also jointly trained by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She aims to learn experimental techniques related to embryonic development. She is also interested in omics analysis. Qian has a wide range of hobbies, such as skiing, roller skating, reading, and Chinese chess.
Xu Pan| 潘旭
Summer Student | px23@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnXu received his M.S. degree from Harbin Medical University. He is interested in portraying multi-omics molecular atlas during embryogenesis and tumorigenesis. In his spare time, Xu enjoys hiking and swimming.
Dinghao Chen| 陈丁豪
Summer Student | cdh23@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnDinghao received his B.S. degree from South China Agricultural University. He joined the Zhou Lab for a short internship in 2023. He is very interested in embryonic development and related epigenetic mechanisms research, mainly focusing on wet lab experiments. In his spare time, he enjoys reading novels, watching movies, or engaging in activities like running and hiking.
Xiaoting Zhang | 张晓婷
Rotation PhD Student | zhang-xt22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnXiaoting graduated from China Agricultural University in June 2022. She is interested in the study of cell fate and embryogenesis. She wants to learn more related knowledge during her rotation. In her spare time, she like reading some science fictions and mystery novels, and she also enjoys spending time with dogs and cats.
Qianqian Yang | 杨芊芊
Rotation PhD Student | yangqq22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnQianqian received her B.S. degree in bioinformatics from School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology. She is eager to understand the mechanism of embryo implantation and is also interested in omics analysis. She enjoys playing many kinds of sports, watching anime and reading during her spare time.
Xiaonan Ma | 马晓南
Rotation PhD Student | mxn20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnXiaonan got her bachelor degree of animal medicine in Jilin University. During rotation, she learned the culture systems of mouse embryonic stem cell and early embryo. In the spare time, she likes drawing and playing the guitar.
Shuangshuang Xia | 夏双双
Rotation PhD Student | xss20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnShuangshuang graduated from Shandong University and entered Xu Fang’s lab at State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology when she was a sophomore. She was a rotation student from Dec 2020 to Jan 2021 at Zhou Lab, with stem cell culture and classical knowledge in embryo development. She is hugely optimistic and always keeps a big smile on her face.
Xiaolin Zhou | 周小琳
Rotation PhD Student | zhouxl20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnXiaolin graduated from Wuhan University. As a rotation student from Feb to Mar 2021, Xiaolin drafted the pipeline of the single-cell transcriptome analysis on her own. Apart from science research, she is also fond of painting and composition. She’s willing to discover and learn all sorts of skills, believing them will be the punch line when explaining her science findings to others.
Zeqi Xu | 许泽琦
Rotation PhD Student | xuzq21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnZeqi received her B.S. degree from Ocean University of China. During the rotation, she aims to learn the culture and immunofluorescence staining of mouse blastocysts. Zeqi loves hip-hop music, and likes to challenge the new things. In her free time, she enjoys tennis and ultimate frisbee.
Yanping Zhao | 赵艳萍
Rotation PhD Student | zhao-yp22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYanping received her B.S. degree in bioinformatics from Tongji University in 2022. Yanping thinks that embryogenesis has a huge charm and very much expects to explore it, keep learning, and breakthrough herself in the process. Off the work, Yanping likes to clean room and play tennis.
Yongyan Zhi | 支咏妍
Rotation PhD Student | zhiyy22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnYongyan received her B.S. degree in bioengineering from Nanjing Tech University in June 2022. She is interested in many biological areas. She came to Tsinghua University to gain a deeper understanding of biology and to further her studies in a field in the future. In her spare time, she loves traveling and looking for local delicacies. She also enjoys reading science fiction and watching science fiction movies.
Le Yang | 杨乐
Rotation PhD Student | l-yang21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnLe got his bachelor degree of bioscience in Huazhong Agricultural University. He is learning the culture systems of embryonic stem cell and early mouse embryos during the rotation. In his spare time, he likes playing table tennis and he is very good at it.
Jinghan Zhao | 赵靖涵
Undergraduate Student | jh-zhao21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnJinghan is a junior undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua. She joined Zhoulab in September 2022. Interest in embryonic development and bioinformatics, she hopes to learn and practice in this area. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing and listening to music.
Ning Guo | 郭宁
Master Student | guoning_1119@163.comNing is a third-year master student from Xiamen University where she worked on mouse embryo implantation and trophoblast development. She joined Zhou lab in February, 2024 and she hopes to study further about embryonic development and maternal-fetal interaction in Zhou lab. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, watching movies and playing badminton.
Jiafang Liu | 刘嘉芳
Undergraduate Student | liujiafang@cau.edu.cnJiafang joined Zhou Lab in August 2023, when she was a senior student at College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University. She is interested in the process of embryonic development. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and watching dance dramas.
Zhixuan Xie | 谢植萱
Undergraduate Student | xiezx21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnZhixuan joined Zhou Lab in April 2022 when she was a freshman from School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua, majoring in clinical medicine. Interested in embryonic development and the application of multi-omics analysis technology, she hopes to gain a new perspective in this biological field. In her spare time, Zhixuan enjoys reading, listening to music and playing all kinds of sport.
Xiang Yu | 余响
Undergraduate Student | x-yu22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnWhile studying in Zhili college at Tsinghua University, Xiang Yu entered Zhou Lab in September 2022 as a first-year undergraduate. Experiences during her high school endowed her with great passion for life science, especially molecular biology. Guitar, painting, and animation are her favorites.
Manyun Sun | 孙曼芸
Undergraduate Student | myvivian.sun@mail.utoronto.caManyun is a third year student from University of Toronto, majoring in Immunology, Molecular Genetics and Mathematics. She joined Zhoulab in Jun 2023 and she wants to explore and study the field of embryonic development then apply what she learned in the research work. In her spare time, she enjoys playing volleyball and swimming. Manyun joined the graduate student program at Johns Hopkins University in Autumn 2024.
Siqi Wang | 王思麒
Undergraduate Student | sw2054@cam.ac.ukSiqi is a first-year undergraduate students from University of Cambridge, majoring in biological natural science. She wants to explore embryonic development and also study computational biology in Zhoulab. In her spare time, Siqi enjoys playing badminton and traveling.
Yunchen Liu | 刘蕴琛
Undergraduate Student | liuyunchen2003@126.comYunchen joined Zhou Lab in Jan. 2024 when he was a junior student from School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, majoring in life technology. Yunchen is very interested in embryonic development and its signal regulation, and hopes to start his formal research life by studying at zhoulab. In terms of free time, Yunchen enjoys exercising and learning about social sciences.
Tao Ran | 冉涛
Undergraduate Student | rt21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnTao joined Zhou Lab in March 2023, when he was a sophomore at Zhili College, Tsinghua University. His interest in embryonic development drove him to join the lab, hoping to actually get involved in lab work. In his spare time, he likes playing basketball.
Haoyuan Li | 李浩源
Undergraduate Student | lihaoyua21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnHaoyuan joined Zhoulab in March 2023, in his second year studying in Zhili college at Tsinghua University. With the interest in embryonic development, he wants to learn more about laboratory work and experimental technique. In his spare time, he enjoys running and lisitening to music.
Haolin Fan | 樊昊霖
Undergraduate Student | fanhl22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnHaolin joined Zhoulab in May 2023, in his freshman year studying in Zhili College, Tsinghua. With the experience and biological knowledge for CNBO in Liuzhou High School, he has been deeply fascinated by cell biology, developmental biology and epigenetics. For more insights in these fields and basic research methods, Haolin joins Zhoulab in his freshmen year. In spare time, he usually plays baseball or the piano to have a rest.
Houzhen Su | 苏厚祯
Undergraduate Student | suhz19@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnHouzhen entered the Zhou lab since August 2021, while he is a junior undergraduate student at the School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University. Being passionate about life sciences, Houzhen took almost all of his courses as early as in his freshman and sophomore years, preparing for his career in scientific research. Houzhen hates wasting time, so he devotes his free time to volunteer work.
Wenjia Zeng | 曾雯嘉
Undergraduate Student | zengwj21@mails.tsinghua.edu.cnWenjia is a junior undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua, majoring in clinical medicine. She joined Zhoulab in June 2022. Wenjia is interested in embryonic development and hopes to learn the basic experimental operation. In her spare time, Wenjia likes board game and orienteering.
Li Pu | 濮利
Undergraduate Student | puli0510@mail.sdu.edu.cnLi is a senior undergraduate student at Shandong University and joined the Zhou lab in October 2021. She was admitted to Tsinghua University's School of Life through summer camp this year. Having always been interested in embryonic development, she hopes to continue exploring this area. In her free time, she likes playing the piano and listening to music for relaxation. Li joined the PhD program at School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua at Sep 2022.
Zifan Wang | 王紫凡
Undergraduate Student | zifan.wang.21@ucl.ac.ukZifan is a Year-One undergraduate studying biomedicine in University College London. She joined Zhoulab in July 2022, aiming to explore the mystery of embryonic development during this summer. She is planning to learn basic experimental setup and procedures, and also employ her knowledge into practice.
Xuyue Zhang | 张栩月
Undergraduate Student | lebh15300227741@163.comXuyue was an intern (part-time) at Zhou Lab from Oct 2020 to May 2021, while she was a first-year undergraduate student with clinic medicine in School of Medicine, Tsinghua. She learned basic animal experiments under the guidance of Jia-Wen. In addition of biology, she also likes reading.
