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LAB TEAM<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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DR. JING YANG<\/h3>\n

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Professor<\/p>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences<\/div>\n
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Phone: (217) 333-6825<\/a><\/div>\n
Email: yangj@illinois.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Research Topics<\/h3>\n

Germline Development, Embryonic Patterning, Primordial Germ Cells, Maternal Control, Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition, Signal Transduction<\/p>\n

Education<\/h3>\n

BSc, Biochemistry, University of Sichuan, Sichuan, China
\nPh.D, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n

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Biography<\/h3>\n
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Department of Biology, University of Sichuan, Sichuan, China (1988-1992)
\nShanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1992-1998)
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1998-2000)
\nPostdoctoral Research Associate, HHMI, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine (2000-2004)
\nAssistant Professor, Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004-2011)
\nAssociate Professor, Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Ohio State University College of Medicine (2011)
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011)
\nProfessor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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RAVI SHANKAR GOUTAM<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences<\/span>
Email: rsgoutam@illinois.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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JESSIE CHEN<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences
\nEmail: sijie3@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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MENG MA<\/h4>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences<\/span>
\nEmail: <\/span>mengm2@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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MINGHUI LU<\/h4>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences<\/span>
\nEmail: <\/span>lu115@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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MINDY LI <\/h4>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences<\/span>
Email: minli7@illinois.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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KAVYA PANJRATH<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology<\/p>\n<\/div>

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JUDY CHOI<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SAMUEL HATLESTAD<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ROHIT KHORANA<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Siebel School of Computing and Data Science<\/p>\n

Department of Physics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Join Our Team<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Alumni<\/h1><\/span>
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DIVYANSHI<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/span>
\nEmail: <\/span>divyans2@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Chris<\/span><\/div><\/div>

HYOJEONG HWANG (Abby)<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences
\nEmail: hh8@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Chris<\/span><\/div><\/div>

JIA FU<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences
\nEmail: jiafu2@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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BRYAN M WORBY<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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GRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences
\nEmail: worby2@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Jeremy<\/span><\/div><\/div>

DR. MEINING LI<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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VISITING SCHOLAR<\/h5>\n

Department of Comparative Biosciences
\nEmail: meining@illinois.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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ALEXANDRA WIERZBIAK<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
\nEmail: awierz5@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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AUSTIN T MAYFIELD<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
\nEmail: atm4@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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ELIZABETH A BORWICK<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
\nEmail: borwick3@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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EMAN M ZWAWI<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT<\/h5>\n

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
\nEmail: ezwawi@illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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