Principal Investigator

Mu Zhou
Mu Zhou
Principal Investigator
2021 - Present Assistant Professor, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University
Investigator, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University
Investigator, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
2014 - 2020 Postdoc, Stanford University
2008 - 2014 Ph.D., University of Southern California
2007 - 2008 RA, Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai
2003 - 2007 B.S., University of Science and Technology of China

Graduate Students

Xinrong Tan
Xinrong Tan
PhD student (Graduated)
2022 - 2026
Tsinghua University, Doctor of Philosophy
2018 - 2021
Fudan University, Master of Science
Xinchao Chen
Xinchao Chen
PhD student (Graduated)
2020 - 2026
Tsinghua University, Doctor of Philosophy
2016 - 2020
Sun Yat-sen University, Bachelor of Science
Zhibo Zhang
Zhibo Zhang
PhD student (Graduated)
2021 - 2026
Peking University, Doctor of Philosophy
2017 - 2019
Pepperdine University, Master of Arts
Jiarui Wu
Jiarui Wu
PhD student
2020 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2016 - 2020
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Biological Sciences
Jiejue Li
Jiejue Li
PhD student
2019 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2015 - 2019
Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Xinya College, General Education
Shen Zheng
Shen Zheng
PhD student
2021 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2017 - 2021
Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Biological Sciences
Jingchu Zhao
Jingchu Zhao
PhD student
2021 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2017 - 2021
Capital Normal University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Yandu College, General Education
Junqiang Hu
Junqiang Hu
PhD student
2022 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2018 - 2022
Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Mathematics
Yanggege Dong
Yanggege Dong
PhD student
2023 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2019 - 2023
Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Biological Sciences
Yuhao Zhang
Yuhao Zhang
PhD student
2023 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2019 - 2023
University of Science and Technology Beijing, Bachelor of Engineering
Major:  Experimental Class of Engineering, General Education
Rongxiang Mu
Rongxiang Mu
PhD student
2024 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2020 - 2024
Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Biological Sciences
Mengxue Yan
Mengxue Yan
PhD student
2024 - Present
Tsinghua University, Ph.D. student
2020 - 2024
China Agricultural University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Biological Sciences
Zhaoji Zhang
Zhaoji Zhang
PhD student
2025 - Present
Peking University, Ph.D. student
2021 - 2025
Peking University, Bachelor of Science
Major:  Intelligent Science and Technology

Undergraduate Students

Siqi Chen
Siqi Chen
Undergraduate student
2023 - Present
Tsinghua University, Zhili College
Junteng Huang
Junteng Huang
Undergraduate student
2023 - Present
Tsinghua University, Clinical Medicine
Weijia Kong
Weijia Kong
Undergraduate student
2023 - Present
Tsinghua University, Electronic Engineering

Staff

Xiaojing Sun
Xiaojing Sun
Lab manager
2021 - Present
Tsinghua University, Lab manager
2016 - 2019
Hebei University, Master of Science

Alumni

Name Years in the lab Position Current Position
Tianming Yang2022 - 2025Undergraduate StudentPhD student, Stanford University
Wei liu2023 - 2024Research AssistantPostdoc, Harvard University
Dongyang Zhao2022 - 2022Research AssistantEngineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Xinyue Zhang2025 - 2026Research AssistantMaster student, Johns Hopkins University
Yuxing Yang2021 - 2022Undergraduate StudentMaster student, Johns Hopkins University
Qianyao Sun2021 - 2023Undergraduate StudentPhD student, Washington University in St. Louis
Xi Qi2021 - 2022Undergraduate StudentMD student, Peking Union Medical College
Rongxiang Mu2022 - 2024Undergraduate StudentPhD student, Tsinghua University
Shihan Wang2022 - 2023Undergraduate StudentMD student, Tsinghua University