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Lab Members

Dan Wang 

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Dan Wang, PhD

Principle Investigator

Assistant Professor
Horae Gene Therapy Center
RNA Therapeutics Institute
 
 

 Instructor:

 

Jiaming Wang

Jiaming Wang, PhD

Instructor (Joint with Gao Lab)

Jiaming received his PhD from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. His current research focuses on developing platform gene therapy approaches, AAV vector manufacture methods, and gene therapy for metabolic diseases. 

Postdoctoral Associates:

 

Hao Chang

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Hao Chang, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Hao received his PhD degree from University of Tokyo, Japan. His current research goal is to reveal the interactions between AAV vectors and host cellular factors during transduction. In additon, he is developing novel AAV capsids for in vivo gene delivery and gene therapy.

Ailing Du

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Ailing Du, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Ailing received her PhD degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China. With a research background in neuroscience, she is develping AAV-mediated gene therapy for neurological disorders.

Hao Liu

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Hao Liu, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Hao received his PhD degree from University of Michigan. He is interested in applying molecular biology to solve challenging issues in gene therapy such as AAV vector production, and devising molecular therapeutic approaches.

Ruxiao Xing

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Ruxiao Xing, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Ruxiao received her PhD degree from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Her current research focuses on gene therapy for neurological disease and AAV capsid development.

Mengyao Xu

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Mengyao Xu, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Mengyao received her PhD from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Her research focuses on gene therapy for muscle disease.  

Research Scientists:

 

Gong Chen

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Gong Chen, PhD

Sr. Research Scientist

Gong received his PhD degree from University of Toronto. He focuses on developing AAV vector manufacturing technologies. 

Jialing Liang

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Jialing Liang, BA

Research Associate

Jialing graduated from University of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. With 20+ years experience in handling research animals, she provides critical support to various research activities involving lab mice.

Lingzhi Ren

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Lingzhi Ren, MS

Research Associate (Joint with Gao Lab)

Lingzhi graduated from the Biotechnology Program at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Her research focuses on AAV vector production and molecular therapeutic approaches, with a goal of gaining more knowledge and technical skills on human gene therapy.

Chen Zhou

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Chen Zhou, MS

Research Associate

Chen graduated with a MS degree from University of Wyoming. He wears multiple hats and provides support to various projects: AAV vector production, molecular cloning, animal work.

 Nan Liu

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Nan Liu, MS

Research Associate

Nan graduated with a MS degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is involved in most research projects by providing important technical support such as AAV vector production. 

Former members:  
Yue Zhang, PhD Current position: Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University
Jote Bulcha, PhD Current position: Scientist, Biogen
Xuntao Zhou, BS Current position: PhD student, UMass Chan