Principal Investigator
![Xuehua Zhong, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Zhong-Xuehua-280x386.jpg)
Xuehua Zhong, PhD
Principal Investigator, Professor of Biology, Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar
- Email: xuehuazhong@nospam.wustl.edu
Wuhan University, BS 1999
Wuhan University, MS 2002
Ohio State University, PhD 2007
Visiting Scientist
Postdoctoral Associates
Graduate Students
Former Postdoc Fellows & Graduate Students
![Jiani Chen, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Chen-Jiani-280x386.jpg)
Jiani Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate Oct 2017 – Nov 2020, Last Known: Actuarial Analyst, Milliman IntelliScript
![Xiangsong Chen, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Chen-Xiangsong-280x386.jpg)
Xiangsong Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate Jan 2014-Dec 2018, Last Known: Professor at Wuhan University
![Jianjun Jiang, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Jiang-280x386.jpg)
Jianjun Jiang, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Sep 2016- Sep 2021 Last Known: Professor at Henan University, Henan, China
![Sarah Leichter, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Sarah-195x300-1-280x386.png)
Sarah Leichter, PhD
Former Grad Student, Dec 2017-Jun 2022, Last Known: Postdoc at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
![Jie Liu, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Liu-Jie-280x386.jpg)
Jie Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Sep 2019 – Mar 2024 Last Known: Young Scientist at Yazgouwan National Laboratory
![Zhang-wei Liu, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Liu-Zhang-wei-280x386.jpg)
Zhang-wei Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Jul 2018 – Jun 2023 Last Known: Professor at Shandong Agricultural University
Former Scientist & Visiting Scientists
![Gaofeng Liu](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Liu-Gaofeng-280x386.jpg)
Gaofeng Liu
Visiting Scholar Oct, 2016-Mar, 2017, PhD Student @ Nanjing Agriculture University
- Email: 2014204016@njau.edu.cn
![Ziqiang Liu, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Liu-Zi-280x386.png)
Ziqiang Liu, PhD
Visiting Scholar Jan, 2016-Dec, 2016, Associate Professor @ South China Agricultural University
- Email: ziqiang.liu@icloud.com
![Zhouyuan Shen](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Shen-Zhouyuan-280x386.jpg)
Zhouyuan Shen
Biological Sciences Shanghai Jiaotong University Sep, 2017-Apr, 2018, Graduate Student @ UW Madison
Former Undergraduates
![Karolina Barej](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/KarolinaBarej_3x4-225x300-1-280x386.jpg)
Karolina Barej
Undergraduate researcher Mar, 2015 – Mar, 2016, Undergraduate student @ University of Wisconsin, Madison
![Yeying Chen](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Yeying_Chen-207x300-1-280x386.jpg)
Yeying Chen
Summer Undergraduate researcher Jul, 2015 – Sep, 2015, Graduate student @ The Ohio State University
![Rachael Fieweger](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Rachael-Fieweger-280x386.jpg)
Rachael Fieweger
Undergraduate researcher Nov, 2014 – May, 2016, Graduate student @ Cornell University
![Caitilin Hoffman](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Caitilin_Hoffman-220x300-1-280x386.jpg)
Caitilin Hoffman
Undergraduate researcher Mar, 2015 – May, 2016, Undergraduate student @ University of Wisconsin, Madison
![Xinrui Ji](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Xinrui-Ji-225x300-1-280x386.jpg)
Xinrui Ji
Former Undergraduate Student at University of Wisconsin, Current graduate student at WashU
- Email: j.sherry@wustl.edu
Former High School Students
![Yang Chen](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Chen-Yang-280x386.jpg)
Yang Chen
Youth Apprenticeship Program for Biotechnology (YAP) high school student researcher Jan, 2014 – Aug, 2015, Undergraduate student @ University of Wisconsin, Madison
![Lorenzo Contreras](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Contreras-lorenzo-280x386.jpg)
Lorenzo Contreras
Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) high school student researcher Jul, 2016 – Aug, 2016, High school student @ Ronald Reagan High School
![Alice Ma](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Ma-alice-280x386.jpg)
Alice Ma
Summer high school student researcher Jun, 2014 – Aug, 2014, Undergraduate student @ University of California, Berkeley
![Reeken Patel](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/files/2022/07/Patel-Reeken-280x386.jpg)
Reeken Patel
Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) high school student researcher Jul, 2015 – Aug, 2015, High school student @ J.I. Case High School
![Default image](https://sites.wustl.edu/zhonglab/wp-content/plugins/washu-people-places-items//assets/images/default-people.jpg)
Sharon Yan
Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) high school student researcher Jul, 2017 – Aug, 2017, High school Student @ Madison West High School