A positive and diligent biology lover. She acts as the first student leader of HunanU in her second year’s journey in iGEM, committed to building an open and inclusive team and passing it on.

An interdisciplinary enthusiast passionate about bridging chemistry, biology, and technology. As a junior, this year marks his first experience in iGEM. With curiosity and dedication, he strives to combine rigorous scientific research with creative problem-solving.

A dedicated and responsible team member who strives to complete assigned tasks conscientiously, participating in the iGEM competition for the first time during the junior year.

A focused and responsible team member. During her senior year, she made her debut in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM).

Meticulous and detail-oriented, she ensures experimental accuracy and data reliability. Skilled in cross-background collaboration, she effectively coordinates tasks and timelines.

A dedicated team member involved in the wet lab portion of the project. First participated in iGEM in 2025.

A student who has loved biology since high school. He is in his second year at HunanU and learned a lot during his first iGEM journey. This year, he aims to continue passing on this spirit.

A reliable and imaginative partner. This is his first year on the iGEM journey. He has a strong passion for new things and loves to take on new challenges. While determined towards his goals, he also has a clear plan.

Outgoing and cheerful, passionate about biology with rich practice experience. Led multiple teams in various activities and learned how to collaborate efficiently.

Develops a keen interest in biology during her spare time. Dedicated to contributing her efforts to the growth and success of the team.

A passionate and hardworking biology enthusiast. Served as a member in his freshman year, earnestly fulfilling responsibilities and striving to contribute to team development.

An enthusiastic and detail-oriented biomedical engineering enthusiast. Devotes herself to popularizing scientific knowledge related to food safety among children in poverty-stricken areas.

Driven by curiosity, she moved from finance to biology, and the desire to explore pushed her forward.

Dr. Ye Qiu is an associate professor in the College of Biology, Hunan University. He is the vice dean of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the secretary of Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology of Hunan. His research is focused on the variation and pathogenicity of human viruses, including enterovirus, coronavirus and poxvirus. His work has been published in Journal of Medical Virology, PLOS Pathogens, Briefings in Bioinformatics, etc.

Dr. Haijun Tu is currently Professor of Genetics, Vice Dean of College of Biology, Hunan University, Executive Director of National Demonstration International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Biomedicine. He completed his postdoc training in the Bessereau laboratory of Génétique et Neurobiologie at University Claude Bernard Lyon1, CGphiMC UMR CNRS 5534, Lyon from July, 2013 to June, 2015 and in IBENS, INSERM U1024, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France from January, 2011 to June, 2013. He received the award of Les Grandes Avancees Francaises en Biologie, Pix AXA-Academie des sciences in 2015. His research interests are focusing on the cellular and genetic mechanisms of neuro-immune interaction. He published his research papers in the impact journals such as Nature, Immunity, Neuron, PNAS.

Dr. Wang Honghui is an associate professor, doctoral supervisor and master's supervisor of the School of Biology of Hunan University. Study the cell signal conduction mechanism and biological function mediated by focused cell membrane receptors, explore the receptor-related pathophysiological mechanism; establish a synthetic biological strategy based on DNA nanotechnology to achieve precise regulation of cell function, and develop innovative drugs to promote the regeneration of organ tissues such as nerves, kidneys and liver. As the first author and corresponding author in Nature Communications, Nature Chemical Biology, Angew.Chem. Int. Ed., Journal of American Society of Nephrology, Nano Letters, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Chemi More than 20 papers have been published in SCI international journals such as cal Engineering Journal.

Dr. Kuangshi is an assistant professor and master's supervisor of the School of Chemical Engineering of Hunan University. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University in 2016, and a doctorate in chemistry and biology from Sun Yat-sen University in 2021. His research field is biological inorganic chemistry. Jointly trained at Harvard Medical School in the United States from 2019 to 2021, researching molecular imaging. He joined Hunan University in February 2022. His research content is to develop new methods and technologies for biological imaging, and apply them to the identification of biological macromolecules in order to achieve the regulation of their biological functions. As the first or corresponding author in J. Am. Chem. Soc. ( Article 1), Angew. Chem. Ed. ( Article 4), JACS Au (1 article) Chem. Sci. ( 3 articles) and many papers have been published in international high-level journals.

Enjoys both biological research and publicity work. Participated in 2024 team; returns this year as an advisor.

Former team member providing guidance and support in human practices and team coordination.