CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
WENYAN MEI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
YUEXI (ALLISON) WANG
GRADUATE STUDENT
Email: yuexiw2@illinois.edu
Allison joined the Mei lab in August 2021. She currently studies the effect of Ptbp1 deficiency on intestinal stem cell regeneration and homeostasis. She also studies the effect of Ptbp1 deficiency on Sertoli cells and testes function.
ZIYU ZHOU
GRADUATE STUDENT
Email:
Ziyu Zhou joined the Mei lab in August 2022. She currently studies how the microbiome, and in particular Helicobacter spp., contribute to colorectal cancer pathogenesis in mice with Ptbp1 deficiency. She also studies the function of Ptbp1 in Paneth cells in small intestinal regeration and homeostasis.
SALWA GHARIEB
VISITING SCHOLAR
Salwa Gharieb joined the Mei lab in November 2022. She currently works with other Ziyu and William to elucidate how Helicobacter spp. contribute to colon cancer progression and pathogenesis.
BROOKE WAGONER
Brooke is a senior majoring in MCB with a business minor. She’s currently working with Yuexi (Allison) studying intestinal innate immunity in the neonatal stage. In her free time, she likes crocheting and baking.
ALICE BING XIN LUA
Alice is currently working on the toxicology project using zebrafish as an animal model
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Email: lua3@illinois.edu
JASON SUN XIA
Jason is currently working on the toxicology project using zebrafish as an animal model.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Email: jxia21@illinois.edu
HYUNHO KIM
Hyunho is currently working on the toxicology project using zebrafish as an animal model.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Email: hyunho2@illinois.edu