Feng lab members

Zhenhao An

Research Lab Technician II

B.S., Bioscience, Northwest A&F University
M.S., Translational Biotechnology, USC

Research Interest: Protein deamidation in host defense and viral evasion

Yesarel (Jose) Hernandez-Trejo

Student Lab Technician

B.S., Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, USC

Research Interest: Animal Welfare & Maintenance Technician

Guoli Hou, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar

B.S., Biological Engineering, HeNan University of Technology
M.S., Biochemical Engineering, JiangNan University
Ph.D., Aquatic Animal Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University

Research Interest: Role of host metabolic enzymes in viral infections

Shutong Li

Ph.D. Student

B.S., M.S., Shandong University

Research interest: bacteria-virus interaction in the human oral cavity; using bioinformatics to study host-pathogen interaction influencing human immune response

Shujuan (Susie) Liang

Undergraduate Volunteer

In Progress B.A., Health and Human Sciences, USC

Somya Patro

Lab Manager and Research Lab Specialist

B.S., Biology, University of California Riverside
M.S., Molecular Biology, Rutgers University

Chao Qin, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Ph.D., China Agricultural University, China
B.S., Shandong Agricultural University, China

Research interest: protein deamidation in host defense and viral evasion

Takeru Saito

Undergraduate Volunteer

In Progress B.S., Global Health, USC

Sean Sasaki

Research Lab Technician I

B.S., Biotechnology; Emphasis in Microbiology, UC Davis

Research Interest: Study of CAD as a therapeutic target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Ali Can Savas

Ph.D. Student

M.S., B.S., Molecular Biology & Genetics, Bilkent University, Turkey

Research interest: Harnessing IKKepsilon for immunotherapy

Zhenfeng Shu

PhD Student

Research interest: Neuroimmunology

Rui Wang

Ph.D. Student

Research interest: Oral microbial-host interactions and their relevance to periodontal disease

Taolin Xie

Master's Student

B.S., Sun Yat-Sen University

Research interest: Protein deamidation in anti-tumor immunity

Xinchi Xie

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Biological Sciences, Hunan Normal University
Graduate studies, Zhejiang University

Research interest: Antiviral response in metabolic enzymes

Wayne Yeh

Ph.D. Student

M.S., Institute of Microbiology & Immunology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Research interest: Role of deamidation in tumorigenicity

Yu Zhou

Postdoc

Ph.D., Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research interest: The role of protein deamidation in the development of neurodegeneration