{"id":670,"date":"2026-07-02T16:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/?page_id=670"},"modified":"2026-09-26T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T14:54:46","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Team<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/02\/ransey_elizabeth.jpg\" alt=\"image of Elizabeth Ransey\" title=\"ransey_elizabeth\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/02\/ransey_elizabeth.jpg 800w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/02\/ransey_elizabeth-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-27\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Liz Ransey, Ph.D<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">B.S., Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Ph.D., Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Boston MA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham NC\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Shan_Ying.jpg\" alt=\"image of Shan Ying\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Shan_Ying.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Shan_Ying-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-181\" title=\"Shan_Ying\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Shan Ying, Ph.D.<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Senior Scientist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_1 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Alissa_Rzepski.jpeg\" alt=\"image of Alissa Rzepski\" width=\"867\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Alissa_Rzepski.jpeg 867w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Alissa_Rzepski-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 867px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-182\" title=\"Alissa_Rzepski\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Alissa Rzepski<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_2 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/240820F_Bio_Sciences_portraits_RD-21-1-scaled-e1755625053601.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/240820F_Bio_Sciences_portraits_RD-21-1-scaled-e1755625053601.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 960px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-565\" title=\"240820F_Bio_Sciences_portraits_RD-21 (1)\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Allison Meyer<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_3 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/20250604204238.jpg\" width=\"2177\" height=\"2300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/20250604204238.jpg 2177w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/20250604204238-1280x1352.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/20250604204238-980x1035.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/20250604204238-480x507.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2177px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-628\" title=\"20250604204238\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Zheyan Song, M.S.<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Research Associate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_4 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e.jpg\" width=\"1463\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/03\/6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1463px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-655\" title=\"6c4f4f0c5d139d89e68cc7fa5e449b9e\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Buwen Yao<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>M.S. Candidate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_5 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15.png\" width=\"566\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15.png 566w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15-480x477.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 566px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-348\" title=\"image-15\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Bhanvi Paliwal<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>M.S. Candidate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_6 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/IMG_5619-1-e1773113906188.jpg\" width=\"1157\" height=\"1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/IMG_5619-1-e1773113906188-1157x720.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/IMG_5619-1-e1773113906188-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/IMG_5619-1-e1773113906188-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1157px) 1157px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-626\" title=\"IMG_5619 (1)\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Lindsey Murai<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Undergraduate Student, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_7 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15.png\" width=\"566\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15.png 566w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/ransey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/image-15-480x477.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 566px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-348\" title=\"image-15\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Kasturi Kirubaharan<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Undergraduate Student<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Lab Alumni<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zheyan Song, Master's Student, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Aishwarya Mohan, Master's Student, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Qifeng Qin, Master's Student, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Ava Nonato, SRI Undergraduate Researcher<\/p>\n<p>Molly Nakpairat, Undergraduate Researcher<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Peterman, Postbaccalaureate Trainee<\/p>\n<p>Yeritmary Rodriguez Delgado, Postbaccalaureate Trainee<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Derringer, Rotating PhD Student, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Ha Vo, Rotating, PhD Student, Biological 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