{"id":17,"date":"2019-05-09T09:44:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:42:43","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Team<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

BZhou_2020 (2)<\/h3>\"Beiyan<\/div>

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Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n

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  • M. S., Peking University (China)<\/li>\n
  • Ph.D., Northwestern University<\/li>\n
  • Postdoctorate, Whitehead Institute\/MIT<\/li>\n
  • Faculty, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, CVM, TAMU (2009-2015)<\/li>\n
  • Faculty (Tenured), Department of Immunology, UConn Health (2015~)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Email: bzhou@uchc.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Keaton Karlinsey<\/h3>\"Keaton<\/div><\/div>
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    Keaton Karlinsey.\u00a0 (MD\/PhD Candidate)<\/h3>\n
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    UCONN Health BioMedical\/Immunology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Alyssa Matz (PhD Candidate)<\/h3>\n

    Immunology Graduate Program<\/p>\n

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    Hannah Levasseur<\/h3>\"Colorful<\/div><\/div>
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    Hannah Levasseur<\/h3>
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    Shah Taj<\/h3>\"Colorful

    PhD candidate\/Fulbright Scholar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Shah Taj<\/h3>
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    Sean Creamer<\/h3>\"Sean<\/div><\/div>
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    Sean Creamer\u00a0<\/strong> (Undergraduate Researcher)<\/p>\n

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      Aishwarya Rajendran<\/h3>\"Aishwarya<\/div><\/div>
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      Aishwarya Rajendran\u00a0<\/strong> (Undergraduate Researcher)<\/p>\n

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      • University of Connecticut. Class of 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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        Aria Kurup: Farmington High School<\/strong>
        \nAarika Bhave: Avon High School<\/strong>
        \nRohan Modi: Hopkins School<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Previous Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Name<\/strong><\/td>\nProgram<\/strong><\/td>\nDuration in the Lab<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Kavya Podila<\/td>\nHolster Scholar, UCONN<\/td>\nSeptember 2023-Aug 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Stephen Litong Li<\/td>\nMD\/PhD UCONN Health<\/td>\nSummer 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Gabriel D Frenkel<\/td>\nAvon High School<\/td>\nSummer 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Phydena Liu<\/td>\nAvon High School<\/td>\nSummer 2022, 2023, 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Lauren Zhang<\/td>\nDarien High School<\/td>\nSummer 2022, 2023, 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        William Manka<\/td>\nPhD Candidate (Computer Science):: joint mentor Dr. Aguiar (UCONN)<\/td>\nFall, 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Ivy Li<\/td>\nUndergraduate student intern (class 2026), UCONN<\/td>\nFall 2022-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Lili Qu<\/td>\nPostdoc<\/td>\nJan 2018-May 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Ziming Cao<\/td>\nIGP, UCONN Health<\/td>\nFall, 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Adriana Rhodes<\/td>\nSummer Intern, John Hopkins University<\/td>\nSummer 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Chuan Li<\/td>\nPostdoc\/Instructor<\/td>\nSept 2016-April 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Cullen Farragher<\/td>\nUndergraduate Researcher, B.S. (2019), University of Connecticut<\/td>\nSept. 2017- May 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Danielle Peters<\/td>\nSummer Intern, Princeton University<\/td>\nSummer 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Wille Dong<\/td>\nB.S., UConn<\/td>\nJune 2017-May 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Jessica Hensel<\/td>\nUCONN Health, PhD Candidate<\/td>\nSeptember 2016-January 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Zheping Huang<\/td>\nPostdoc Associate<\/td>\nApril 2016-August 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Hannah L Crawford<\/td>\nLab Manager; M.S, Biomedical Sciences,\u00a0 Texas A&M University<\/td>\n2013-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Haiqing Wang<\/td>\nM.S., Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2013-February 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Richard Cheng-An Chang<\/td>\nPh.D,\u00a0 \u00a0Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2013-February 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Andrew Morin<\/td>\nM.S.\u00a0 Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2014-June 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Alexander Tseng<\/td>\nM.D.\/Ph.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center<\/td>\nJune 2014-February 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Ray Yu-Lieh Lin<\/td>\nPh.D., Texas A&M University\u00a0 Biochemistry, Class 2016, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2015-February 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Benjanmin Jones<\/td>\nB.S., Biochemistry, Class 2016, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2013-October 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Tyler Brehm<\/td>\nB.S., Chemistry, Class 2016, Texas A&M University Biology, Class 2016, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2013-October 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Taylor Splawn<\/td>\nB.S., Chemistry, Class 2016, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2013-October 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Brenda Castillo<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2017, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2014-October 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Regan Puckett<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2017, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSeptember 2014-October 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Patali Shikhi Cheruku<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2014, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nAug 2011-May 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Joseph \"Cody\" Stump<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2014, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSpring 2013-Spring 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Thomas Hunt<\/td>\nM.S., Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nFall, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Guoqing Zhuang<\/td>\nPostdoc Associate, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nApril 2010-August 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Cong Meng<\/td>\nM.S., Biomedical Sciences\/Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Class 2013, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nFebruary 2010-May 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Phonevimonh Luangsouphom<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2013, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSpring 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Ashley Evans<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2013, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nFall 2011-Fall 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Lei Shi<\/td>\nVisiting Scholar<\/td>\n2011-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Gang Wang<\/td>\nPh.D.\u00a0 Toxicology, Texas A&M University<\/td>\n2009-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Kassi Montgomery<\/td>\nB.S., Biomedical Sciences, Class 2010, Texas A&M University<\/td>\nSpring 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Wanghong Liu<\/td>\nVisiting Scholar<\/td>\n2014-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Srikanth Kanameni<\/td>\nM.S., Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University<\/td>\n2012-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Wei \"Eddie\" Ying<\/td>\nPh.D., Texas A&M University<\/td>\n\u00a02012-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Andrew Chung<\/td>\nM.D.\/Ph.D. (Rotation), Texas A&M Health Science Center<\/td>\nSummer 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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        Our Team View Faculty Bio Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D. Principal Investigator M. S., Peking University (China) Ph.D., Northwestern University Postdoctorate, Whitehead Institute\/MIT Faculty, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, CVM, TAMU (2009-2015) Faculty (Tenured), Department of Immunology, UConn Health (2015~) Email: bzhou@uchc.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 05:23:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":591,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/beiyan-zhou-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}