{"id":42,"date":"2012-06-23T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T19:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:35:28","slug":"labmembers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/labmembers\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment639\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/zgct\/files\/2020\/09\/Hui-Feng_2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2020\/09\/Hui-Feng_2020-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-639 size-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hui Feng, M.D., Ph.D. huifeng@bu.edu, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>M.D.: Peking University Health Science Center\u00a0(Beijing Medical University), Beijing, China<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ph.D.: University of Georgia, GA, USA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Postdoctoral training: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA, USA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor of Medicine\u00a0 Research Scientist\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment770\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2023\/03\/Esther_photov1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-770\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esther Landesman, Ph.D.<br \/>ebl@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment528\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Xiaodan Qin, Ph.D. email: qxd@bu.edu\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-528 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1-636x631.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/XQin1-1024x1016.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiaodan Qin, Ph.D.<br \/>qxd@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACS DICR Post-baccalaureate Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment900\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2024\/09\/Mackenzie-Urbano-e1727747213733-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-900 size-thumbnail\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mackenzie Urbano, B.S., urbanom@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Technologist<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment992\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/10\/Lars-Caspersen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-992 size-thumbnail\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lars Caspersen, B.S., M.S. <br \/>lcaspers@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Medical Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment302\" style=\"width: 102px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/man.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"135\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Lietz, M.S., M.D. Candidate<br \/>clietz@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment301\" style=\"width: 133px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/Woman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" class=\" wp-image-301\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sienna Wang, B.S., M.D. candidate sienna@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure id=\"attachment798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment798\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2023\/05\/Mei-Sara-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-798\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Mei stumei4@bu.edu<br \/>Biomedical Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment919\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2024\/10\/unnamed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-919\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isabel Sachs <br \/>ijsachs@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment970\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1164-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-970 size-thumbnail\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yile Wu <br \/>yilew@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment303\" style=\"width: 158px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2012\/06\/Woman1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" class=\"wp-image-303 \" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yunseo Choi yunseoc@bu.edu Biology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure id=\"attachment958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment958\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-958 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie-636x632.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie-1024x1018.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie-768x763.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Aaranie.jpeg 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaranie Srikanthan aaranies@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment921\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2024\/11\/IMG_3675-e1731984024344-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-921 size-thumbnail\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leah Park <br \/>leahpark@bu.edu Chemical Biology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment979\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/JPEG-image-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-979\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steven Dang sdang@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment978\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-thumbnail\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marcelo Villafuerte marvilla@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment967\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/zgct\/files\/2025\/06\/Ryan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-967\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Huang rhuang28@bu.edu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator &nbsp; M.D.: Peking University Health Science Center\u00a0(Beijing Medical University), Beijing, China Ph.D.: University of Georgia, GA, USA Postdoctoral training: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA, USA &nbsp; \u00a0 &nbsp; Instructor of Medicine\u00a0 Research 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