Principal Investigator
Peng Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Member of Malnati Brain tumor Institute
Member of Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Member of Center for Human Immunobiology (CHI)
Member of International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
PhD training: University of Pittsburgh, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Postdoctoral Training: Northwestern University, Nano-immunology & neuro-oncology
Group members
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jiawei Huo
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Chemistry, Chemistry 2023
B.S. Wuhan University Chemistry 2018
Ph.D. student
Caylee Silvers
M.S., Northwestern University Biotechnology 2023
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison Biology 2020
Rotating PhD student
Hanchen Lin
M.S. Northwestern University Biotechnology 2024
B.S., Tsinghua University Pharmaceutical Sciences 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianzhong Zhang
Ph.D., Xiamen University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2023
B.S. Xiamen University Preventive Medicine 2016
High School Researcher
Leon Jing
Glenbrook North High School
Research Technician
Cheyenne Schepp
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health 2026
Undergraduate Researcher
Lucy Li
Northwestern University Biological Science, 2027
Research Technician
Sai Alluri
M.S., Northwestern University Biotechnology 2026
Research Assistant
Ash Dhamo
B.A., Northwestern University Biology, Neuroscience & Data Science 2025
Lab Alumni
Abby Ellingwood
Master Student (2021-2022)
Current position: Ph.D. student in Biology at New York University
Hanxiang Wang
Master Student & Research Tech (2022-2023)
Current position: Ph.D. student at SUSTech
Yu Han
Joint lab manager (2021-2025)
Current position: Retired
Sufyaan Syed
Undergraduate researcher (2023)
Current position: Fulbright US Student Program
Thomas Commander
High school researcher (Summers 2020-2022)
Current position: Undergraduate student at Yale University
Yongxin Zheng
High School researcher (2023-2024)
Current position: Undergraduate student in Neuroscience at University of Illinois Chicago
Mark J Siringan
Medical student researcher (2024-2025)
Current position: Medical student at Northwestern University
Xiaoyang Chen
Master Student (2023-2024)
Current position: Scientist at Eli Lilly
Jason Huang
Undergraduate researcher (2023)
Current position: Research technician at Northwestern University
Taewon Chung
Undergraduate researcher (2022-2024)
Current position: Clinical technician at Northwestern University
Amaan Musabji
Undergraduate researcher (2022-2024)
Current position: Medical assistant at Ophthalmology
Jenny Huang
Undergraduate researcher (2025)
Current position: BS/MD student in Neuroscience & Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago
Kevin Sun
Master Student (2024-2025)
Current position: PhD student at Lehigh University
Kidman Ip
Undergraduate researcher (Summer 2023)
Current position: Undergraduate student in Neuroscience at Northwestern University
Mahek Goel
High school researcher (Summer 2023)
Current position: Undergraduate Accelerated Med Program at Case Western Reserve University