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-- We are our Choices
People
Principal Investigator

Yan Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
Principal Investigator, PKU-THU Joint Center for Life Sciences
Postdoc in Pathology, Stanford University
Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Duke University
B.S. in Cell Biology & Genetics, Peking University
Graduate students

Ruijia Wang, Ph.D.
B.S. in Life Sciences, Lanzhou University
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow at UCSD

Dan Shen, Ph.D.
B.S. in Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University

Jingwen Shen, Ph.D.
PKU Presidential Predoctoral Fellow
B.S. in Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow at Duke University

Chouin Wong, Ph.D. candidate
B.S. in Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University

Rulan Zhang, Ph.D. candidate
B.S. in Life Sciences, Lanzhou University


Shuyu Wang, Ph.D. candidate
I am a friendly, patient and careful person from Inner Mongolia. I majored in Biotechnology at Northwest A&F University before I joined the Song lab. I am now interested in studying stem cell biology and hope to have fun with the flies. In my spare time, I enjoy reciting and writing.
Yuying Shen, Ph.D. candidate
I got my Bachelor’s degree in Applied Chemistry from Central China Normal University and joined the Song lab in 2020. Following my interest in biology, I hope to understand how stem cells self-renew and differentiate during the whole developmental process.

Jingyi Chu
I am a lively and enthusiastic girl from Jinan, ShanDong. Out of curiosity about the world and life, I majored in Life Sciences in East China Normal University for my undergraduate study. I joined the Song Lab in 2021 and hope having a wonderful and memorable time here.

Zejun Lan
I got my Bachelor's degree from Nanjing Agricultural University. With a strong passion in cell biology, I hope I can expand my knowledge and explore the secrets of neural stem cells here in the Song Lab.

Jie Liu
B.S. in Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University.
Interested in bioinformatics, statistics, computational science and beyond. Curious about all questions concerning development and self-organization, from evolution to transcriptional network.
To question, to observe, to model, to quantitate, and to validate.
A coffee lover and night owl so you can hardly find me in lab in the morning.

Haoran Yang
I got my Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Medical Sciences from Capital Medical University. Curiosity and enthusiasm for life sciences drive me to start my new journey here. I am excited to join the Song Lab to explore the mysteries and unknowns of brain development in mice.

Junru Zheng
B.S. in Life Sciences, China Agricultural University
Lab manager

Qiuju Zhu
I am the lab manager in the Song lab. I make sure the lab runs smoothly on a daily basis.
M.S. in Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University
Undergraduate students

Zimo Zhang
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Haoxuan Tang
2021 National Scholarship Awardee
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Runxiang Zhao
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Xiaoqi Luo
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Tongtong Ye
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Jialing Fan
2022 National Scholarship Awardee
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Jinrou Li
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Yunrui Wang
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

Tanpeng Wang
Undergraduate student at School of Life Sciences, Peking University

2022 PKU Weiming Scholar Awardee
2022 Shentong Graduate Awardee
Alumni
Kun Liu, Ph.D.
CLS postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Peking University
B.S. in Life Sciences, China Agricultural University


Xiaodan Liu, Ph.D. (2013-2019)
B.S. in Life Sciences, China Agricultural University
Current position: Senior Research Investigator at BaiGene 百济神州

Ke Xu, Ph.D. (2014-2019)
PKU Presidential Predoctoral Fellow
B.S. in Life Sciences, Peking University
I like to explore orchestrated and dynamic developmental processes, which I regard as chapters written by nature to make species exist and evolve. I also enjoy reading and playing the violin.

Bo Li, Ph.D. (2014-2019)
PKU Presidential Predoctoral Fellow
B.S. in Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Current position: Senior Research Investigator at WuXi AppTec 药明康德
Yuwei Zhong (2018-2022)
Current position: Graduate student at New York University

Xinhe Zheng (2017-2021)
2021 PKU Weiming Scholar Awardee
Current position: Graduate student at Scripps Research Institute

Zelin Wei (2016-2020)
2020 PKU Weiming Scholar Awardee
Current position: Graduate student at Johns Hopkins University

Chenlei Hu (2016-2020)
Current position: Graduate student at Harvard University

Yiyao Li (2017-2020)
Current position: Graduate student at Peking University

Yuan Fang (2014-2018)
Current position: Graduate student at Harvard University
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/directory/yuan-fang/

Yuchun Wang (2015-2019)
Current position: Graduate student at Yale University

Siyang Li (2015-2019)
Current position: Graduate student at Tsinghua University

Shihong Max Gao (Panda) (2013-2017)
Current position: Graduate student at Baylor Medical Center

Weidong Feng (2012-2016)
Current position: Graduate student at University of Chicago
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