{"id":66,"date":"2017-09-19T13:11:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T17:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/wang-lab\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:28:36","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-66\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-66-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-66-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Current Lab Members<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-66-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-66-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-274 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0838-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zhao-Wen Wang<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-7659<br \/>\nFax: 860-679-8766<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:zwwang@uchc.edu\">zwwang@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Wang-Zhao-Wen\">View Faculty Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-267 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Xinran-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Xinran Du<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoc<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:xdu@uchc.edu\">xdu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-336 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2023\/02\/Adeel-2048x1317.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adeel Ahmad<\/strong><br \/>\nTechnician and Electrophysiologist<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:adahmad@uchc.edu\">adahmad@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/SON04569-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michal Ragan<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduate Student<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ragan@uchc.edu\">ragan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-66-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-269 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Niu-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Longgang Niu<\/strong><br \/>\nInstructor<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:niu@uchc.edu\">niu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-275 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/04\/IMG_0829-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sadaf Riaz<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoc<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:sariaz@uchc.edu\" rel=\"\">sariaz@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-268 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2022\/02\/Kiranmayi-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiranmayi Vedantham<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduate Student<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:vedantham@uchc.edu\">vedantham@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-1-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/09\/Zuzanna-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><a href=\"mailto:fracz@uchc.edu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zuzanna Fracz<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduate Student<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:fracz@uchc.edu\">fracz@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-66-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-66-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-66-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-66-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-66-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Former Lab Members<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-66-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-66-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><b>Ping Liu<\/b><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc and Instructor<br \/>\nCurrent Position:<br \/>\nProfessor<br \/>\nDepartment of Pathophysiology<br \/>\nSchool of Basic Medicine and Tongji Medical College<br \/>\nHuazhong University of Science and Technology<br \/>\nWuhan, China<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ping@hust.edu.cn\">pingl@hust.edu.cn<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/english.jcyxy.hust.edu.cn\/info\/1028\/1355.htm\">Ping Liu Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Bojun Chen<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc<br \/>\nCurrent Position:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Biological Sciences<br \/>\nUniversity of North Texas<br \/>\n1151 W. Sycamore Street<br \/>\nDenton, Texas 76201<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bojun.chen@unt.edu\">bojun.chen@unt.edu<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.unt.edu\/people\/bojun-chen.html\">Bojun Chen Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Gian Ge<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc<br \/>\nCurrent Affiliation:<br \/>\n<span>Huazhong University of Science and Technology<br \/>\nSchool of Electronic Information and Communications<br \/>\nWuhan, China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-66-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Yan Li<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc<br \/>\nCurrent position:<br \/>\nPostdoc in Dr. Mei Zhen\u2019s Lab<br \/>\nLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute<br \/>\nMount Sinai Hospital<br \/>\nToronto, Canada<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:luola1109@gmail.com\">luola1109@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-4-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Haiying Zhan<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Ph.D. Thesis Student<br \/>\nCurrent Position:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Pathology<br \/>\nYale University<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:haiying.zhan@yale.edu\">haiying.zhan@yale.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\/profile\/haiying_zhan\/\">Website of current job<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-66-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-66-4-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Qiang Liu<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc<br \/>\nCurrent Position:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Neuroscience<br \/>\nCity University of Hong Kong<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:qiangliu@cityu.edu.hk\" class=\"link\"><span>qiangliu@cityu.edu.hk<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/qiangliulab.com\/aboutus\/\" rel=\"\">Qiang Liu Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-66-4-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Yuan Shui<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Postdoc<br \/>\nCurrent Position:<br \/>\nResident of Pathology<br \/>\nDepartment of Pathology<br \/>\nUniversity of California, Los Angeles<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:yshui@mednet.ucla.edu\">yshui@mednet.ucla.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/departments\/pathology\/education\/residency-program\/current-residents\/pathology-housestaff\/2023-2024-pathology-housestaff\">Link to website of current job<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Lab Members Zhao-Wen Wang Professor Phone: 860-679-7659 Fax: 860-679-8766 Email:\u00a0zwwang@uchc.edu View Faculty Profile Xinran Du Postdoc Email: xdu@uchc.edu &nbsp; Adeel Ahmad Technician and Electrophysiologist Email: adahmad@uchc.edu Michal Ragan Graduate Student Email: ragan@uchc.edu Longgang Niu Instructor Email: niu@uchc.edu Sadaf Riaz Postdoc Email: sariaz@uchc.edu &nbsp; Kiranmayi Vedantham Graduate Student Email: vedantham@uchc.edu &nbsp; Zuzanna Fracz Graduate Student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 22:39:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/worm-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}