Principal Investigator

Zhaohui Gu

Zhaohui Gu, Ph.D.

  • 2026-Present: Associate Professor, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2020-2026: Assistant Professor, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2015-2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • 2008-2014: Ph.D. Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Current Member

Zunsong Hu

Zunsong Hu, Ph.D.

  • 2024-Present: Staff Scientist, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2020-2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2018-2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • 2012-2017: Ph.D. Student, Peking Union Medical College
Zhilian Jia

Zhilian Jia, Ph.D.

  • 2022-Present: Staff Scientist, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2020-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2017-2020: Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2015-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2009-2015: Ph.D. Student, Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Alexander Chassiakos

Alexander Chassiakos, B.S.

  • 2021-Present: Ph.D. Student, Biological Sciences, City of Hope
  • 2018: B.S., Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, UCLA
Xiaohua Huang

Xiaohua Huang, M.S.

  • 2023-Present: Research Associate, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2022-2023: Assistant to the General Manager, Vua Kho Bo, INC.
  • 2015-2016: Structural Design & Overhaul Training, Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenheim, Germany
  • 2008-2010: Master of Science in Material Science & Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
  • 2004-2008: Bachelor of Science in Material Science & Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Qing Zhong

Qing Zhong, Ph.D.

  • 2025-Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2020-2024: Joint Ph.D. in Biology, Fudan University, China
  • 2016-2019: M.S. in Microbiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
  • 2012-2016: B.S. in Biotechnology, Shandong University, Weihai, China
Dalmas Odhiambo

Dalmas Odhiambo, B.S.

  • 2025-Present: Ph.D. Student, Gu Lab, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2022-2025: Ph.D. Student, Lili Wang Lab, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2013-2017: B.Sc. in Microbiology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Yi Zhang

Yi Zhang, Ph.D.

  • 2026-Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2021-2026: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yanzhong Yang Lab, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
  • 2018-2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Fudan University Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
  • 2013-2018: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
  • 2010-2013: M.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
  • 2005-2009: B.Sc. in Biology, Xinyang Normal University, Henan, China