{"id":682,"date":"2024-04-05T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:18:12","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"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_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_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Zhang Lab<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/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_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 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_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Principal Investigator<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/zhang_huaiying.v2.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/zhang_huaiying.v2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/zhang_huaiying.v2-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/zhang_huaiying.v2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-520\" title=\"zhang_huaiying.v2\" alt=\"image of Zhang Huaiying\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_0 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_0 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Huaiying Zhang<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/bio\/people\/faculty\/#tenure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Biological Sciences<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheme.engineering.cmu.edu\/directory\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Chemical Engineering (courtesy)<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbsb.pitt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (MBSB) graduate program<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University &amp; University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/physics\/people\/faculty\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Physics<\/a>, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong><span>huaiyinz@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Education and Training<\/h3>\n<p>Postdoctoral fellow<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dartmouth College, Cell Biology, lab of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gladfelterlab.web.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Amy Gladfelter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Princeton University, Biophysics, lab of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/cbe\/people\/faculty\/brangwynne\/group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Clifford Brangwynne<\/a><\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania, Cancer Cell Biology, lab of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/web.sas.upenn.edu\/lampson-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Michael Lampson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ph.D., Chemical Engineering<\/strong>, McGill University, lab of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reghanhill.research.mcgill.ca\/research\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Reghan Hill<\/a><br \/><strong>M.S., Chemical Technology<\/strong>, Chinese Academy of Sciences, lab of Dr. Jianming Xing and Dr. Huizhou Liu<br \/><strong>B.E., Applied Chemistry<\/strong>, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 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_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Postdoctoral Fellows<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/04\/facetune_02-01-2024-14-56-27_-_xiaoyang_yu_720.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/04\/facetune_02-01-2024-14-56-27_-_xiaoyang_yu_720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/04\/facetune_02-01-2024-14-56-27_-_xiaoyang_yu_720-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" title=\"facetune_02-01-2024-14-56-27_-_xiaoyang_yu_720\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_1 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_1 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Xiaoyang Yu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology at University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>xyu4@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I\u2019m from Beijing, China, and I conducted my PhD research on the HBV at University of Pittsburgh.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Immediately after completing my PhD in 2023, I joined the Zhang lab. In my leisure time, I enjoy painting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and cuddling with my dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/08\/IMG_3012-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2377\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/08\/IMG_3012-1-scaled.jpg 2377w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/08\/IMG_3012-1-1280x1379.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/08\/IMG_3012-1-980x1055.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/08\/IMG_3012-1-480x517.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) 2377px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1657\" title=\"Biplab KC\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_2 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_2 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Biplab KC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D. in Systems Life Sciences at Kyushu University, Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>biplabk@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I completed my Ph.D. at Katayama Lab, from Kyushu University, Japan under the supervision of Prof. Akihiro Kishimura. During my Ph.D., I worked on liquid-liquid phase separation in poly-ionic material and got fascinated with the self-assembly process for condensate formation. Now, I want to work on intracellular condensate which led me to the Zhang lab where I am studying photo-sensitive chemical-induced dimerization systems for modulating condensate inside the cells. My research will focus on understanding the SUMOylation process on condensate-forming proteins in understanding the ALT phenotype in cancer cells. During my free time, I like watching anime, playing badminton and table tennis, and hanging out with my friends.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_6 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 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_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Graduate Students<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_7 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-21-at-1.43.27-AM.png\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-21-at-1.43.27-AM.png 716w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-21-at-1.43.27-AM-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 716px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-694\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-10-21 at 1.43.27 AM\" alt=\"image of Jason Tones with glasses\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_3 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_3 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Jason Tones<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>jasonton@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After 20 years in the restaurant industry and 3 years as a stay home dad I earned my microbiology degree in 2018 and began working in the Zhang lab in 2019. In my free time I like to make pasta, try my hand at home fermentation, and occasionally golf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_8 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Jasper-Jasper-Jeffrey.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Jasper-Jasper-Jeffrey.png 450w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Jasper-Jasper-Jeffrey-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Jasper-Jasper-Jeffrey-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" class=\"wp-image-543\" title=\"Jasper - Jasper Jeffrey\" alt=\"image of a young man\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_4 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_4 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Jasper Jeffrey<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (MBSB)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>jdjeffre@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After receiving my B.Sc. from Lehigh University, I worked on performing single molecule experiments with the Kinesin 1 motor KIF1A and general anesthetic propofol. At the Zhang lab I am currently elucidating structural features that drive liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins involved in cell division. When outside the lab space I enjoy scale modeling, visiting submarines and being an amateur green thumb.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_9 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Ruwani-Dalath.png\" alt=\"image of Ruwani Dalath\" title=\"Ruwani Dalath\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Ruwani-Dalath.png 450w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Ruwani-Dalath-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/Ruwani-Dalath-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" class=\"wp-image-540\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_5 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_5 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Ruwani Madushika Dalath<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>rdalath@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ever since I got to know that the biochemical and molecular changes at the cellular level lead to physiological alterations in living creatures , my desire to dive more into this regard grew up day by day! With my eyes focused on my passion, I pursued my bachelor\u2019s degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Colombo and moved right into my PhD in Biological Sciences at CMU! I joined Zhang lab in May 2023 and here I am exploring more in the world of science and doing What I\u2019ve always wanted to do!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_10 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_6 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/IMG_5418-2-Rebecca-So-e1777662856338.jpg\" title=\"IMG_5418 2 - Rebecca So\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/IMG_5418-2-Rebecca-So-e1777662856338.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/IMG_5418-2-Rebecca-So-e1777662856338-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/IMG_5418-2-Rebecca-So-e1777662856338-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/IMG_5418-2-Rebecca-So-e1777662856338-480x270.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: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1536px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1735\" alt=\"image of Ruwani Dalath\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_6 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_6 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Rebecca So<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>rso2@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I am a first year PhD candidate in the Chemical Engineering Department co-advised by Dr. James Schneider and Dr. Huaiying Zhang. Before joining CMU, I received my bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan in Chemical Engineering in 2025. At Zhang Lab I am currently developing and characterizing a library of synthetic condensates. Outside of the lab I enjoy pottery, cooking, and traveling. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_11 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_18 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_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_12 et_pb_section et_section_specialty et_pb_gutters3 et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_19 et_pb_column et_pb_column_single et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_7 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/IMG_1859-Madison-Heimann-scaled-e1790277377947.jpg\" title=\"IMG_1859 - Madison Heimann\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/IMG_1859-Madison-Heimann-scaled-e1790277377947.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/IMG_1859-Madison-Heimann-scaled-e1790277377947-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/IMG_1859-Madison-Heimann-scaled-e1790277377947-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/labs.bio.cmu.edu\/zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/IMG_1859-Madison-Heimann-scaled-e1790277377947-480x270.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: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" alt=\"image of man with backpack climbing mountains\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_20 et_pb_column et_pb_specialty_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_inner_7 et_pb_row_inner et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_inner_7 et_pb_column_inner 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_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><strong>Madison Heimann<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Major in Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: <span>mheimann@andrew.cmu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I am an Undergraduate Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University. I am grateful to have joined Zhang Lab through CMU OURSD's(Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development) HURAY(Highway to Undergraduate Research in the Academic Year) program. At Zhang Lab, I am advised by Jason Tones and am helping him as he researches how biomolecular condensates could possibly stop cancer cells from completing mitosis. Outside of the lab, I play softball for Carnegie Mellon's varsity team and enjoy reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_13 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_21 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_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large\">Lab Alumni<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Meng Xu, <\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow-<em>Currently at NIH<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rongwei Zhao,\u00a0<\/strong>PhD Student- <em>Currently at University of California San Francisco<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophia DeGuara,\u00a0<\/strong>Research Associate-\u00a0<em>Currently at University of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tafadzwa<\/strong> <strong>Chigumira<\/strong>, PhD Student \/ Postdoctoral Fellow- <em>Currently at Howard University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Wu,\u00a0<\/strong>Master's Student-\u00a0<em>Currently at Carnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Wu, <\/strong>Master's Student-<strong> <\/strong><em>Currently at Carnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anh Thu Pham, <\/strong>Master's Student-\u00a0<em>Currently at University of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lu Qiao<\/strong>, Master\u2019s Student- <em>Currently at Yale University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will O\u2019Connell<\/strong>, Master\u2019s\u00a0Student<em><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Currently at FlexTrade Systems Inc.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabrina Tsai<\/strong>, Master\u2019s Student<em><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Currently at Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allison Wivagg,\u00a0<\/strong>Undergraduate Researcher-\u00a0<em>Currently at Carnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astha Tripathi<\/strong>, Undergraduate Researcher<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>\u2013 Currently at Massachussetts General Hospital<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Chris Bi<\/b> Undergraduate Researcher<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>\u2013 Currently at Washington University in Saint Louis\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_14 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_pb_row_6col et_block_row et_block_row_6col\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_22 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_6 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_8 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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