Meet the Team
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Jia Xu, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator
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Chang Liu, M.S.
Lab Manager
A researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has a Master's degree in Mechanical Electronic Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. She likes to use her interdisciplinary background to solve questions in the biomedical field.
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Bohan Ning, M.D., M.S.
Visiting Scholar
A Visiting Scholar at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She got her MD degree from Southern Medical University in China, and then finished clinical residency in pathology at Peking University First Hospital. She loves pathology so much and is eager to find the subtle connection between science and clinical practice. Out of work, she is a marvelous chef (self-styled).
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Kevin Graciano
Graduate Student
Kevin received his B.S. in biochemistry from the University of West Florida in 2023. After graduation, he took a gap year to work full-time in a cancer research lab at UAB, where he discovered his passion for cancer research. In his free time, he likes to spend quality time with his friends, read, and play with his dog Jasper.
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Daniela Flores Velarde
Pre-Med Student
My name is Daniela, and I am a pre-med student at UAB majoring in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in chemistry. When I am not focusing on my studies, I like to go to the gym, cook, and hang out with my friends.
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Ella Sperier
Undergraduate Student
Ella is a pre-dental student at UAB majoring in Genetics and Genomic Sciences with a minor in Chemistry and Biology. In her free time, she loves to cook and spend time with her friends, family, and cat.
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Sua Chung
Undergraduate Student
Sua is an undergraduate student at UAB majoring in neuroscience with a minor in psychology and chemistry. She enjoys photography and spending time with her friends.
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Ayushi Chokshi
Undergraduate Student
Ayushi is an undergraduate student at UAB majoring in Cancer Biology with a minor in Chemistry and Biology. She enjoys writing and playing pickleball with her friends in her free time
Postdoc trainees:
Lab Alumni
Han Jing, Undergraduate student
Current status: Graduate student @UC Davis
Zhiqian Zhou, Undergraduate student
Current Status: Graduate student @University of Pennsylvania
Yuwei Zhang, Undergraduate student
Current status: Graduate student @University of Georgia
Taylor Hannon, Undergraduate student
UAB
Mann Niraj Dangarwala
Rotation Graduate student
Apoorva Upreti
Rotation Graduate student
Jonathan Moye
Rotation Graduate student
Kat Adriatico
Rotation Graduate student
Undergraduate trainees:
Vivek Somasundaram
Rotation Graduate student
Katie Marlow
Rotation Graduate student
Ali Cem Kucukdagli, M.D., Postdoc Fellow
Current status: Hacettepe University hospital, Turkey
Graduate trainees:
Abigail Johnston
Master student
Kennedy A. Morman, SURE-GM program Undergraduate student
Miles College
Jiuyi Zhang, Undergraduate student
Current status: Graduate student @UCSF
Ke Xiang, Undergraduate student
UAB