
Su Lab
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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

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

Elahe Kamali, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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Ph.D from the University of Isfahan
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Worked on CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing of human primary T cells and also involved in establishing a CRISPR-based assay (CRISPR-Select) to evaluate the possible driver role of cancer-associated mutations and predict treatment response
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Joined the Su lab in May 2022 to explore the cell biology of CAR signaling and improve the CAR-T efficacy using genome editing.
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Enjoys traveling, cycling, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends

Yiwei Xiong, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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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

Kazuki Sato, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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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

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