The Team

The people behind the science

A multidisciplinary team of computational and experimental scientists, students, and staff.

Principal Investigator
Zhaohui Gu

Zhaohui Gu, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator · Associate Professor
  • 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 Members
Zunsong Hu

Zunsong Hu, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist
  • 2024–Present: Staff Scientist, City of Hope
  • 2020–2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, City of Hope
  • 2018–2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate, UTHSC
  • 2012–2017: Ph.D., Peking Union Medical College
Zhilian Jia

Zhilian Jia, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist
  • 2022–Present: Staff Scientist, City of Hope
  • 2020–2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, City of Hope
  • 2017–2020: Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2009–2015: Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Qing Zhong

Qing Zhong, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2025–Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, City of Hope
  • 2020–2024: Joint Ph.D. in Biology, Fudan University
  • 2016–2019: M.S. in Microbiology, Shandong University
  • 2012–2016: B.S. in Biotechnology, Shandong University
Yi Zhang

Yi Zhang, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2026–Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Gu Lab, City of Hope
  • 2021–2026: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yang Lab, City of Hope
  • 2018–2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Fudan University Cancer Institute
  • 2013–2018: Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alexander Chassiakos

Alexander Chassiakos, B.S.

Ph.D. Student
  • 2021–Present: Ph.D. Student, Biological Sciences, City of Hope
  • 2018: B.S., MIMG, UCLA
Dalmas Odhiambo

Dalmas Odhiambo, B.S.

Ph.D. Student
  • 2025–Present: Ph.D. Student, Gu Lab, City of Hope
  • 2022–2025: Ph.D. Student, Lili Wang Lab, City of Hope
  • 2013–2017: B.Sc. in Microbiology, Kenyatta University
Xiaohua Huang

Xiaohua Huang, M.S.

Research Associate
  • 2023–Present: Research Associate, City of Hope
  • 2015–2016: Structural Design Training, Voith Turbo GmbH, Germany
  • 2008–2010: M.S., Materials Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • 2004–2008: B.S., Materials Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
Alumni

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Ming Zhan, Ph.D. Xiying Guo, M.D., Ph.D. Yanan Zhu, M.D., Ph.D. Than Than Han (Helen), B.S., M.S. Judd Collado, B.S. Behzad Damirchi, Ph.D. Ke Wang, Ph.D.