SUN LAB @ NUS
Meet the Team
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Principle Investigator
Ji Sun, Ph.D.
BS - University of Science and Technology of China
PhD - University of Washington, Seattle
Postdoc - The Rockefeller University
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Postdoc Fellow
Hanwen Zhu, Ph.D.
BS - Chongqing University
PhD - Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS
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Postdoc Fellow
Meiqin Jiang, Ph.D.
BS, MS - Fujian Normal University
PhD - Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, CAS
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Postdoc Fellow
Chenxi Cui, Ph.D.
BS - Shanxi Agricultural University
PhD - Institute of Biophysics, CAS
Alumni
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Nikhil Jain, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist: 2020-2021
Current position: Sr Scientist at insitro
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Ali Kermani, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist: 2021-2024
Current Position:
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Xiao Chen, Ph.D.
Sr. Researcher: 2023-2024
Current Position:
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Patricia Hixson
Lab Manager: 2019-2024
Current position: