Su Lab
Fawzaan Hashmi
Research Assistant
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Yale College '25 with a major in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
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Yale First-Year Summer Research Fellowship
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Prior work on cancer diagnostics and CRISPR-related ethics
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Project: targeting tumor-associated myeloid cells with CAR-T
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Enjoys traveling and rooting for LeBron
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Jianjian Guo
Graduate Student
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B.A. in Life Sciences from the University of Science and Technology of China
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Studied CRISPR knock out screen in search for novel T cell immune suppressor against cancer at Yale for graduation thesis
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Currently developing novel cell therapy against solid tumors in the Su Lab
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Enjoys Sci-fi, psychology, movies, and pop music
Ava Albis
Graduate Student
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B.S. in Biology from Saint Michael's College in Vermont.
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Studied X-linked moesin associated immunodeficiency (X-MAID) and its effects on T cell migration and signaling during undergrad.
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Developing mechanosensitive CAR-T cells to more effectively target solid tumors in the Su Lab.
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Enjoys cooking, exercising, and spending time with friends and family.
Jiaqi Hu
Graduate Student
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B.S. in Life Sciences from Tsinghua University in Beijing
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Investigated "kiss-and-run" vesicle fusion mechanisms through genetic screening and live-cell microscopy during college
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Currently revealing the assembly mechanism and function of T cell microvilli in the Su Lab
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Enjoys swimming, crochet, detective novels, and board games
Ye Lim Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in Georgia Institute of Technology
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Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in Washington University in St. Louis
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Research interests: cancer therapy, mechanobiology, immunoengineering, and immunotherapy
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Enjoys exploring new restaurants and cuisines
Xinyan Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Ph.D in pediatrics in 2017 from Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Supported by the Leslie Warner Fellowship
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Research in improving CAR-T sensitivity to target low-antigen expressing cancers and uncovering CAR-T signaling mechanism
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Obsessed with translating new CARs to clinical medicine
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Enjoys reading and running
Yiwei Xiong, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
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Ph.D from the University of Liverpool on the roles of immune adaptor proteins in T-cells and macrophages
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Studies immune signaling and cancer immunotherapy in the Su Lab
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Enjoys soccer (avid Manchester United fan), beer, and traveling
Jiang Lyu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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Ph.D in Immunology from Guangzhou institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Investigates condensation and CAR-T engineering in the Su Lab
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Enjoys watching movies and travelling
Longhui Zeng, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
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Ph.D. in biology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Supported by the Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoc Fellowship
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Studies how phase separation orchestrates immune signal transduction
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Enjoys fishing, swimming, & listening to powerful and positive music
Kazuki Sato, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
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Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba, Japan in 2017 on the functional analysis of regulatory T cells
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Daiichi Sankyo Foundation of Life Science Fellowship.
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Joined the Su Lab in April 2022 studying the molecular mechanisms of immune cell activation and migration via phase separation
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Enjoys cooking and making sweets with his family