{"id":1163,"date":"2022-11-17T16:11:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/101.6.9.212\/?page_id=1163"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:56:11","slug":"current-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/?page_id=1163","title":{"rendered":"Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1163\" class=\"elementor elementor-1163\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20e49cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20e49cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-iixovu0 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"iixovu0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8391c80\" data-id=\"8391c80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cafaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81cafaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00708-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f25b8e3\" data-id=\"f25b8e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ae0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4ae0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principle Investigator<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19f710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d19f710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jiajun Zhu, Ph.D.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a8420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a8420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2021- present, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University, School of Medicine<\/p><p>2016-2021, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center<\/p><p>2010-2016, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvia, Perelman School of Medicine<\/p><p>2010-2016, M.A., University of Pennsylvia, The Wharton School<\/p><p>2006-2010, B.S., Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences, Biological Science<\/p><p>2006-2010, B.A., Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Zhu has a long-standing research interest in understanding the molecular mechanism and metabolic basis of human pathologies such as cancer, with a goal to improve therapeutic strategies for disease treatment. Dr. Zhu received a China Scholarship Council Excellent Ph.D. Student Award in 2015; a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2017; an NIH(NCI) K99\/R00 Pathway to Independence Award in 2020; an NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Fund (Overseas) in 2021; and a \u201cTsinghua-Bayer Investigator\u201d Award in 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e05cef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e05cef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac96579\" data-id=\"ac96579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0cba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a0cba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet The Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef0a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef0a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23a3f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f23a3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83365dc elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83365dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6943ca3\" data-id=\"6943ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4247115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4247115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07108-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07108-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07108-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07108-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07108-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7b0731\" data-id=\"a7b0731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dab64 elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c4dab64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Qiutong Liu<br><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>2022.09- present, Lab Manager<\/b><br><br>\n\nQiutong is responsible for maintaining lab order; managing financial issues; building up the lab website; and keeping up with all other secretary duties in the lab.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2a6c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2a6c13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ce484\" data-id=\"52ce484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4318eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4318eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postdoctoral researchers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78ed9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a78ed9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a587fad elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a587fad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31aebc6\" data-id=\"31aebc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf2a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bf2a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"1917\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/585903d3b530033b904bc1ca4c5eaab1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1882\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd91b96\" data-id=\"bd91b96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abe6f3 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1abe6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Weitao Li<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Postdoctoral Fellow<\/b><br><br>\n2024.07- present, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tsinghua University, School of Medicine<br>\n2021.09-2024.06 M.D., Peking University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Immunology<br>\n2016.09-2021.06 B.S., Peking University, School of Basic Medical Sciences<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\nZAK\u03b1 is the sole known sensor that detects ribosome pausing or stalling triggered by compromised mRNA translation. Upon activation, ZAK\u03b1 initiates the ribotoxic stress response (RSR), activating downstream signaling via the p38 and JNK MAPK pathways, which regulate metabolism, inflammation, and cell fate determination. Weitao is interested in investigating the molecular mechanisms governing ZAK\u03b1 pathway activation and regulation.\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87fc793 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87fc793\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ae184\" data-id=\"65ae184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68600e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68600e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Students<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3f097 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f3f097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b820b9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b820b9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d54f\" data-id=\"5f3d54f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8f38ea elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8f38ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec23cf\" data-id=\"0ec23cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cc2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95cc2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d8b2cd4df15c1393e7cf713cf103b98b-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1699\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d8b2cd4df15c1393e7cf713cf103b98b-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d8b2cd4df15c1393e7cf713cf103b98b-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d8b2cd4df15c1393e7cf713cf103b98b-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d8b2cd4df15c1393e7cf713cf103b98b-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3712df\" data-id=\"c3712df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a35aa9 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1a35aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Chengyang Liu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\nChengyang got his B.Sc. at College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University in 2020. During his senior year from 2019 to 2020, he entered Dr. Stephanie Halene Lab at Yale University as visiting student and utilized genetic engineering mouse models to study m6A RNA modification modulator METTL3 and ALKBH5 in normal hematopoiesis. After graduation, he was employed as research assistant at Dr. Meng Michelle Xu Lab at Institute of Immunology Tsinghua University and participated in development of proximity-dependent intercellular enzyme-based labeling system for monitoring tumor and T cell interaction. In Fall 2021, he was admitted as PhD student in CLS program at Tsinghua University and joined in Dr. Jiajun Zhu Lab in Spring 2022.<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\nUnlike carbohydrates, fats or proteins, micronutrients such as vitamins do not feed ATP production and only account for a small amount of the total cell mass. However, micronutrients are essential coenzymes supporting intracellular catalytic processes and structural elements constituting functional macromolecules. As a result, micronutrients are indispensable in maintaining cell growth and organismal integrity. Chengyang is mainly interested in how vitamins and their metabolism support cellular homeostasis and sustain the survival and proliferation of both normal and cancer cells.\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68ec891 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68ec891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a9cb2\" data-id=\"a2a9cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b6cb3 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"54b6cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Qingyu Li<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2017- present, MD candidate, Tsinghua University-PUMC, clinical medicine <br>2017-2020, B.S., Tsinghua University, Biology\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\nQingyu studies sulfur-related metabolism in the lab. S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is a sulfur-containig metabolite that modifies many cellular processes. Therefore, it is of great significance to maintain SAM homeostasis in the cell, which requires a sensing mechanism for intracellular SAM availability. Qingyu aims to uncover a new mechanism for cells to sense and respond to SAM level. Iron-sulfur cluster (ISC) is another critical type of sulfur-containing cofactor in cells. The biosynthesis of ISC needs coordinated and complex function of many proteins, which happens in mitochondria. The process of ISC biosynthesis is still not clearly elucidated. Qingyu uses CRSIPR screening to investigate this complicated process. \n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eadbc03\" data-id=\"eadbc03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce6f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ce6f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07138-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07138-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07138-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07138-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07138-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2604b3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2604b3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-500471e\" data-id=\"500471e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ab8ecd elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ab8ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5107ea3\" data-id=\"5107ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294690c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"294690c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07094-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07094-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07094-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07094-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07094-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c883c36\" data-id=\"c883c36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b1f07 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d9b1f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Shuai Liu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\nSince 2021.9 Tsinghua University Major in Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine <br>\n2017.9-2021.6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Major in Life Science, Zhiyuan Honor Program \n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n<b>Research interest:<\/b><br>Iron sulfur clusters (ISC) are among the most antient protein cofactors functioning in diverse biological processes such as energy metabolism, genome maintenance and iron regulation. The working model of how ISC is synthesized and incorporated into apo-proteins in form halo-proteins are still underexplored. How ISC biosynthesis is regulated by upstream input is still poorly understood. Shuai is interested in finding new components and regulators in the ISC and CIA (Cytosolic Iron-sulfur Assembly) machineries and understanding their woring mechanism.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbc4669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbc4669\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de411a6\" data-id=\"de411a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b785171 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b785171\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5fec87\" data-id=\"d5fec87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b319cd elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0b319cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jiankun Ren<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2021- present, Ph.D. student, Tsinghua University, School of Medicine\n2017-2021, B.S., Nanjing University, School of Life Science\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\n1. Compartmentalized metabolic regulation of NADP(H). Jiankun is interested in discovering novel regulators of NAD(P)H homeostasis in cytosol, nucleus, and mitochondria.<br>2. Intracellular and extracellular concentrations of amino acids are sensed by a variety of pathways that are integrated and coordinated at both the cellular and organismal levels. Jiankun found that a specific class of stress response proteins can be upregulated under amino acid deficiency in cancer cells. Jiankun aims to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms, and the functional relevance in cancer.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69aee36\" data-id=\"69aee36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee382f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ee382f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG262-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8bc173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8bc173\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94fed1c\" data-id=\"94fed1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a706a67 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a706a67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5934f2\" data-id=\"d5934f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d33cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d33cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WechatIMG131-2-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a714a87\" data-id=\"a714a87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fbf19 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"22fbf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Luna Zhang<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2022-present, Ph.D. student, Tsinghua University, School of medicine\n2018-2022, B.S., Huazhong Agricultural University, School of Life Science\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Research interest:<\/b><br>Recurrent mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) have been identified in glioma, acute myeloid leukaemia and chondrosarcoma. Mutant IDH2 acquired a novel enzymatic property to produce 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) from a-ketoglutarate (aKG) in the mitochondria. Luna\u2019s research aims to understand the mechanism by which 2-HG contributes to tumorigenesis.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7730010 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7730010\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c57ab4\" data-id=\"3c57ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e81f44 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6e81f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Zefang Bimo Zhao<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2022.09 till now, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, major in Basic Medicine, Ph.D. student.<br>\n2018.09 - 2022.06 College of Life Science, Wuhan University, major in Bioscience, B.S.\n<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\n1. Redox regulation is an essential part of the cellular metabolic network. NADPH, a common reducing equivalent, is synthesized from NAD(H) through the activity of NADK in cytosol and NADK2 in mitochondria. Zefang is interested in exploring compartmentalized regulation of NADPH production in human cells.<br>\n2. xCT is a Na+-independent cystine and glutamate antiporter mainly located in plasma membrane. Zefang is interested in studying how xCT activity is regulated in human cells. Zefang also takes advantage of metabolomics to reveal metabolic changes during cell state transitions.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df1708b\" data-id=\"df1708b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efaebfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efaebfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07160-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07160-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07160-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07160-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07160-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c1aea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c1aea5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae996ee\" data-id=\"ae996ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6addfdf elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6addfdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad85dad\" data-id=\"ad85dad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d92cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d92cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07136-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07136-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07136-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07136-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC07136-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0afaa8\" data-id=\"b0afaa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd9292 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7bd9292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Zhuoran Zhen<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2020.9- Ph.D. candidate, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University. \n2016.9-2020.6 B.S, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University.\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Research interest:<\/b><br>Highly proliferative cancer cells require NADPH to protect against oxidative stress and to support the synthesis of reduced biomass. Owing to the impermeability of NADP(H) molecules across membrane structures, cellular NADP(H) pools are compartmentalized. Previous studies found that mitochondrial NADP(H) generation is essential for proline biosynthesis. However, the role of the mitochondrial NADP(H) pool in tumorigenesis remains to be elucidated. Zhuoran\u2019s research aims to investigate the in vitro and in vivo significance of mitochondrial NADP(H) generation during cancer progression, with the ultimate goal to develop novel therapeutic strategies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bb6fc elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bb6fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2687e07\" data-id=\"2687e07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db35f9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db35f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92dae1\" data-id=\"a92dae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c47b elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"201c47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dingyue Zhang<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2021- present, Ph.D. student, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University \n<br>\n2019-2024, M.B., West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University<br><br>\n<b>Research interest:<\/b><br>\nNutrients like amino acids and sugars are essential for many biological processes and cell proliferation. However, nutrients insufficiency is quite normal in highly proliferating cells for massive energy and biomolecule production. Cells can sense and respond to nutrients starvation through signaling pathways such as mTOR and AMPK. Dingyue is interested in how cells respond to short-term nutrients starvation at transcription level.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e6599\" data-id=\"46e6599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4dedd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4dedd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aceead6a98ef35e4a7f225158257cd1a\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1889\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d8fb79 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d8fb79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38dadba\" data-id=\"38dadba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd68d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd68d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dcea71da52fc3e8afdff60fc7e3485ce.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1878\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adfbf1c\" data-id=\"adfbf1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379653b elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"379653b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Yaxuan Wu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Doctoral Candidate<\/b><br><br>\n2020.9-2024.6, the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Bachelor's Degree\n\n<br><br>\n<b>Research interest:<\/b><br>Vitamins, as crucial cofactors for maintaining cellular homeostasis, orchestrate a metabolism network that not only drives the synthesis of macromolecules but also sustains the redox balance and modulates key enzymatic activities. Although vitamins do not directly contribute to energy production, their deficiency can trigger cellular stress responses that disrupt intracellular equilibrium. My research interest primarily focuses on the dynamic interplay between vitamin homeostasis and the autophagy-metabolism coupling network, with an emphasis on how mitochondria sense and respond to vitamin signals to regulate cell survival and functionality.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dde40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58dde40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44dfb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e44dfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5337bb9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5337bb9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62813d4\" data-id=\"62813d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bee54 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96bee54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Yi Dong<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>Undergraduate Intern<\/b><br><br>\nAfter graduating from Northeast Forestry University in June 2023, he will join the School of Medicine, Tsinghua University in September 2023.<br><br>\n<b>Research Interest: <\/b><br>\nAs an important compound, ubiquinone (Co-enzyme Q, CoQ) is involved in many biological processes including bioenergetics, nucleotide biosynthesis, antioxidant defense. Yi is interested in understanding the regulatory mechanism of CoQ biosynthesis.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be0d389\" data-id=\"be0d389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5ee44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c5ee44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/936f0eda1b13b21fdf6fd2a310a2373c-\u5927.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/936f0eda1b13b21fdf6fd2a310a2373c-\u5927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/936f0eda1b13b21fdf6fd2a310a2373c-\u5927-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/936f0eda1b13b21fdf6fd2a310a2373c-\u5927-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zhulabmetab.med.tsinghua.edu.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/936f0eda1b13b21fdf6fd2a310a2373c-\u5927-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccd34f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccd34f1\" 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