CURRENT LAB MEMBERS

WENYAN MEI

WENYAN MEI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Comparative Biosciences
Chris Oh

WILLIAM NGUYEN

GRADUATE STUDENT

Email: kalamln2@illinois.edu

William Nguyen joined the Mei lab in August 2020. He currently studies the adverse effect of hnRNP I deficiency on the gut microbiota formation and the impact of intestinal dysbiosis on the pathogenesis of colitis and colorectal cancer. He also studies the benefits of dietary fiber and probiotics treatment on host health using various chemical and pharmacologic techniques.

Chris Oh

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.

ZIYU ZHOU 

GRADUATE STUDENT

Email:

Ziyu Zhou joined the Mei lab in August 2022. She currently works with other lab members to elucidate the brain-gut axis.

EMILY TUNG

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

Email: etung4@illinois.edu

Emily Tung joined the Mei lab as a freshman in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology in August 2020. She currently works with other lab members to elucidate the role of hnRNP I in regulating host-microbe interactions.

Jie Ji

JIE JI

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

Email: jieji4@illinois.edu 

She joined the Mei Lab in August 2021. Currently, she also studies intestinal stem cell homeostasis.

AMANDA FINN

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

Email: amandaf3@illinois.edu

He joined the Mei Lab in February 2022.

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