Current Members
Xianhua Piao MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Xianhua.Piao@ucsf.edu
Carol Kim
Lab Manager
Carol.Kim@ucsf.edu
Samhita Jain MD
Adjunct Instructor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Samhita.Jain@ucsf.edu
Beika Zhu PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Beika.Zhu@ucsf.edu
Diankun Yu PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Diankun.Yu@ucsf.edu
Benjamin Rodrigues MD
Clinical Fellow, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
benjamin.rodrigues@ucsf.edu
Arantzazu Belloso PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Arantzazu.BellosoIguerategui@ucsf.edu
Elena J. Coley-O'Rourke PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Zeina Msheik PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Zeina.Msheik@ucsf.edu
Rose Zhou
Graduate Student
Minqi.Zhou@ucsf.edu
Martin Grana MD
Clinical Fellow, Neonatology
Martin.Grana@ucsf.edu
Stacy de Florencio BS
Junior Specialist
Stacy.Deflorencio@ucsf.edu
Wenyuan Shao
Junior Specialist
Alicia Thurber
Junior Specialist
Alicia.Thurber@ucsf.edu
Leanna Li
Undergraduate Researcher
Madison Leung Dee
Undergraduate Researcher
Madison.Dee@ucsf.edu
Rotation Students
| Years in Lab |
Name |
Former Position |
Current Position |
| Spring 2024 |
Janie Oberhauser |
Neuroscience Rotation Student |
|
| Fall 2022 |
Rose Zhou |
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Rotation Student |
PhD student, Piao Lab |
| Spring 2022 |
Santiago Gonzalez |
Neuroscience Rotation Student |
|
| Spring 2021 |
Indigo Rose |
Neuroscience Rotation Student |
PhD student, Kampmann Lab |
| Winter 2021 |
Fred Jian |
Neuroscience Rotation Student |
PhD student, Palop Lab |
| Fall 2020 |
Sofia Caryotakis |
Biomedical Sciences Rotation Student |
PhD student, Ari Molofsky Lab |
| Spring 2020 |
Caitriona Costello |
Neuroscience Rotation Student |
PhD Student, Mucke lab |
| Years in Lab |
Name |
Former Position |
Current Position |
| 2021-2024 |
Andi Wangzhou |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Research Scientist II, University of Texas at Dallas |
| 2015-2024 |
Tao Li |
Specialist |
|
| 2021-2024 |
Rachael B Schmidt |
Staff Research Associate |
MSTP at University of Minnesota |
| 2022-2024 |
Santiago Gonzalez |
PhD student |
Masters Degree |
| 2018-2021 |
Khalida Sabeur |
Lab Manager |
Lab Manager, IRM |
| 2018-2020 |
Caitlyn C Oak |
Research Assistant |
Medical student, Boston University School of Medicine |
| 2018-2020 |
Priya Kishore |
Research Assistant |
Medical student at Western University of Health Sciences |
| 2019-2020 |
Dario Tejera |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Janssen |
| 2018-2020 |
Brian Chiow |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Senior Scientist, Johnson & Johnson |
| 2017-2018 |
Christopher Folts |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Senior Manager, Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| 2016-2018 |
Casey Gilman |
Research Assistant |
Psychiatry resident, Mayo Clinic |
| 2012-2018 |
Stephanie Giera |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Principal Scientist, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals |
| 2007-2018 |
Rong Luo |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Principal Scientist, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals |
| 2016-2017 |
Nicholas D'Alessandro |
Research Assistant |
Medical student at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine |
| 2016-2017 |
Fotios Spyropoulos |
Clinical Fellow |
Clinical Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital |
| 2016-2017 |
Jean-Christophe Delpech |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Principal Investigator, INRAE, France |
| 2015-2017 |
Tatsuhiro Koshi |
Research Assistant |
Software Engineer at Apple |
| 2015-2017 |
Paulomi Mehta |
Clinical Fellow |
Neonatologist, Riley Hospital for Children, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2014-2016 |
Yanqin Ying |
Visiting Scientist |
Assoc. Professor at Tongji HospitalHuazhong University of Science and Technology, WuHan, P.R.China |
| 2015-2016 |
Karan Malik |
Research Assistant |
Clinical Research Coordinator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 2014-2015 |
Mayumi Okamoto |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Haydar Lab, Boston University School of Medicine |
| 2014-2015 |
Juan Ma |
Visiting Scientist |
Assoc. Professor at Guangdong General Hospital
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China |
| 2014-2015 |
Yan Zhang |
Visiting Scientist |
Professor, Tianjin Medical Center Eye Hospital
Tianjin, China |
| 2013-2014 |
Miaoyun Wen |
Visiting Student |
Physician, Intensive Care Unit
Guangdong General Hospital, China |
| 2013-2014 |
Patricio Fuentes |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Research Associate, Chile |
| 2011-2012 |
Kathleen Singer |
Research Assistant |
Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine |
| 2009-2012 |
Sung-Jin Jeong |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Principal Researcher/Director, Research Division/Brain Research Policy Center
Korea Brain
Research Institute, Korea
|
| 2009-2011 |
Yiyu Deng |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Professor at Guangdong General Hospital
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China |
| 2008-2011 |
Natalie Strokes |
Research Assistant |
Medical Student |
| 2009-2010 |
Hye Min Yang |
Medical Student |
Physician |
| 2006-2010 |
Zhaohui Jin |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Oncologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN |
| 2006-2009 |
Shihong Li |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Physician, Radiology, Iowa |
| 2007-2008 |
Emily Chen |
Research Assistant |
Physician |
| 2005-2007 |
Lihong Bu |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Physician, Anatomic and Clinic Pathology, California |
