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Advising and Mentorship

Rotation Graduate Students:

Khushbu Kabra, Graduate Student Researcher at Columbia University in the City of New York

Margot Chirikjian, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Teagan Stedman, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Master’s Students:

Ziyi Wang 12/2019 – 01/2021

Columbia University

  • MS student in the Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN).
  • Thesis project: The role of WDFY3 in the process of macrophage efferocytosis. Daily mentorship. 
  • Second author of "Efferocytosis assay to quantify the engulfment and acidification of apoptotic cells by macrophages using flow cytometry. STAR protocols, 2024"  IF = 1.3 (PMID: 39068649)
  • Second author of "A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies WDFY3 as a regulator of macrophage efferocytosis. Nature Communications, 2022" IF = 14.9 (PMID: 36566259)

Rebecca Moore 12/2020 – 08/2022

Columbia University

  • MS student in the Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN).
  • Thesis project: Molecular break of macrophage efferocytosis.
  • Fifth author of "A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies WDFY3 as a regulator of macrophage efferocytosis. Nature Communications, 2022" IF = 14.9 (PMID: 36566259)

Rehet Chugh 12/2023 – 08/2024

Columbia University

  • MS student in the Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN).
  • Thesis project: Molecular break of macrophage efferocytosis.

 

 

Undergraduates

Tyler Shern   02/2022 – 11/2024

Columbia University

  • Undergraduate student majoring in Biochemistry and Business Management at Columbia University 2025. Work 5 hours per week in the laboratory for research training. Weekly mentorship as faculty mentors for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) and Science Research Fellow (SRF) scholars.
  • Third author of "Efferocytosis assay to quantify the engulfment and acidification of apoptotic cells by macrophages using flow cytometry. STAR protocols, 2024"  IF = 1.3 (PMID: 39068649)
  • Co-author of "AgrC biotinylation inhibits Staphylococcus aureus infection. PLoSOne, 2025" IF = 2.9 (PMID: 39068649)

Ziming Tian  02/2023 – 11/2024

Duke University, 

Shanghai American School Puxi Campus

  • Project 1: A New Method for Predicting Acne Vulgaris and Preventing the Occurence of Acne + In Vivo Semi-Random Mutagenesis for Metabolic Evolution 
  • Project 2:In Vivo Semi-Random Mutagenesis for Metabolic Evolution
  • Co-author of "AgrC biotinylation inhibits Staphylococcus aureus infection. PLoSOne, 2025" IF = 2.9 (PMID: 39068649)
  • Co-author of paper "Blue light inducible semi-random mutagenesis on specific exogenous DNA in Escherichia coli BL21 strain." published on JoVE journal with impact factor of 1.2.
  • Lead a team of 13 in iGEM 2022
  • 2023 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Silver Medal
  • 2024 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Gold Medal 

Yuxin Heļ¼ŒTina He   02/2022 – 11/2022

University of California, Davis

  • Co-first author of "AgrC biotinylation inhibits Staphylococcus aureus infection. PLoSOne, 2025" IF = 2.9 (PMID: 39068649)
  • Lead a team of 13 in iGEM 2022
  • 2022 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Gold Medal
  • 2022 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition TOP 10 highschool 

High school students

Ruoqin Hao  02/2024 – 11/2024

Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy

  • Project: In Vivo Semi-Random Mutagenesis for Metabolic Evolution
  • Co-author of paper "Blue light inducible semi-random mutagenesis on specific exogenous DNA in Escherichia coli BL21 strain." published on JoVE journal with impact factor of 1.2.
  • 2024 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Gold Medal 
  • 2024 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition TOP1 Composite Part Building

Tianyue Dai  02/2024 – 11/2024

HangZhou Foreign Language School Cambridge A-level Center

  • Project: In Vivo Semi-Random Mutagenesis for Metabolic Evolution
  • Co-author of paper "Blue light inducible semi-random mutagenesis on specific exogenous DNA in Escherichia coli BL21 strain." published on JoVE journal with impact factor of 1.2.
  • 2024 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Gold Medal 
  • 2024 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition TOP1 Composite Part Building

Xinran (Cindy) Ma  11/2024 

The Spence School

  • Project: Gene Editing on 5' UTR in Improving GFP Gene Expression
  • Co-author of paper "Blue light inducible semi-random mutagenesis on specific exogenous DNA in Escherichia coli BL21 strain." published on JoVE journal with impact factor of 1.2.

Linqiu (Delia) Dai  03/2025 

Temple City High School

  • Project 1: Blueberry Extract Suppresses Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Cancer Cells 
  • Project 2: Gene Editing on 5' UTR in Improving GFP Gene Expression

 

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