The University of Chicago · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology GCIS W125 · 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL
Group

People

Our team brings together backgrounds in biology, chemistry and physics.

Current members

Jingyi Fei

Jingyi Fei

Principal Investigator

Xinqi Fan

Xinqi Fan

Postdoctoral Fellow

Haofan Sun

Haofan Sun

Postdoctoral Fellow

Li Wen

Li Wen

Graduate Student (Physics)

Jingxuan Jia

Jingxuan Jia

Graduate Student (Chemistry)

Wei Liu

Wei Liu

Research Technician / Lab Manager

Nurai El Ashry

Nurai El Ashry

Undergraduate Student

Anya Narayan

Anya Narayan

Undergraduate Student

Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows

  • Jinjun Wu (2021–2024)Assistant Professor, Wuhan Textile University
  • Sneha Paul (2021–2023)CNRS Researcher, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay, Université Paris
  • Seongjin Park (2016–2021)Senior Engineer, Illumina
  • Amine Driouchi (2019–2021)Scientist II, Eikon Therapeutics
  • Shafi Azam (2020)

Graduate students

  • Yunzheng Liu (MS, 2021–2023)PhD candidate, Caltech
  • Jiangcheng (Jeff) Zhang (PhD, 2016–2021)Senior Scientist, ReviR Therapeutics
  • Matt Reyer (PhD, 2016–2021)Senior Scientist, Imago Biosciences
  • Soo Ji Kim (2017)
  • Eric McLean (MS, 2016–2019)

Research technicians

  • Zunwu Zhou (2021–2024)Field Sales Account Manager, Sepax Technologies
  • Alyssa Guzman (2021–2023)PhD candidate, University of Chicago
  • Emily Heideman (2016–2020)MD candidate, College of Medicine, University of South Florida

Undergraduate students

  • Anna Perez (2023)Summer research, Katen Scholars Program
  • Andrew Huang (2022)Summer research, Katen Scholars Program
  • Xiaoshu (Glingna) Wang (2022)UChicago College Quad Faculty Research Grant
  • Jane Tio (2021)Summer research, Katen Scholars Program
  • Magda Bujnowska (2016–2020)MD/PhD candidate, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Shriram Chennakesavalu (2016–2020)PhD candidate in Chemistry, Stanford University
  • Eric Cormack (2017–2018)MD/PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Carter Stout (2016–2017)PhD candidate in Chemistry, Scripps

High school students

  • Joshua Mu (2023–2025)Undergraduate student, Caltech

Visiting students

  • Jiawei Ding (2019)REU program, Tsinghua University
  • Yu Fu (2019)REU program, Peking University
  • Joanna Zareba (2017–2018)PhD candidate, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich

Group photos

Fei Lab, June 2025
June 2025
Fei Lab, July 2022
July 2022
Fei Lab, September 2021
September 2021
Fei Lab, July 2019
July 2019
Fei Lab, October 2017
October 2017
Fei Lab, July 2016
July 2016