Team Members

Below are a list of all our team members, instructors, and advisors.

Leader

Anya Xu

Hi, I’m Anya, a sophomore student in WLSA. I l really love biology and team projects. As a rhythmic gymnast, I’ve built strong organization skills and have a deep interest in obesity and diabetes. I also enjoy watercolor painting and photography. Can’t wait to challenge myself and have fun with the iGEM team!

Wet Lab

Tracy Xie

Hello everyone! This is Tracy's channel! I'm from the first year of WLSA. I like playing football, music, baking, and researching all kinds of diseases. I’m excited to explore the unknown through iGEM and challenge myself with new ideas.

Jerry Li

Hi. My name is Jerry, a sophomore from WLSA Shanghai Academy. I am passionate about kinesiology and is eager to learn more in the Labs. My extracurriculars mainly focuses on sports and music, IGEM would be a unique experience for me!

Rule Zhong

Hi, I’m Rule Zhong. I’m a Grade 11 student from WLSA Shanghai Academy. I love experiments and studying Biology. In my spare time, I prefer to play bass in our band, go photographing, make animations and of course greater than anything, sleep in my bed!

Esther Gao

Hi, I'm Esther, a student from WLSA Shanghai academy. I love biology, books, and playing with violin. I’m thrilled to participate in iGEM and explore the world of synthetic biology — I believe innovation starts when curiosity meets collaboration.

Mae Lu

Hi, I'm Mae Lu. I like playing the guitar, drawing, and reading books. As a chemistry lover, I'd like to try bio-engineering, so I’m passion for IGEM program. Looking forward to see your guys in Paris!!!

Jerry Liu

Hello, I'm Jerry, a student from WLSA Shanghai Academy. I love both biology and Chemistry team projects. This year, I built strong interests on theatre production and musical. I cannot wait to explore and do research on diabetes and try to combine my drama skills into our social media.

Jessica Ji

Hi!! I’m Jessica, a high school student in WLSA Shanghai Academy. I am passionately curious about the aspects in biology, such as the molecular dance of enzymes. I enjoy watching lab videos online in my spare time. I can’t wait to collaborate with my team in the wet lab, transforming our innovative ideas into reality!

Dry Lab

Felix Sun

Hi, I am Felix and I take part in building the wiki page of our project with Thomas and Ryan. I really like this IGEM competition, which allows me to use my computer/coding knowledge in some practial projects. As well as providing a chance for me to learn some biology.

Thomas Wang

Hi, I am Thomas and I'm responsible for the creation of the wiki website. I enjoy iGEM very much! It’s exciting to combine science, technology, and creativity with such an amazing team. I’m proud to contribute to making our project accessible to the world through the wiki.

Ryan Jiang

Hi! I am Ryan, a student in WLSA Shanghai Academy. I helped build this wiki website; iGEM does not only give me opportunities to contribute to others using my skills, but it also allows me to learn in a collaborative environment and get in touch with developments in synthetic biology.

Doris Tao

Hi, I'm Doris Tao. I'm pretty interested in diabetes mechanisms and look forward to finding potential treatments. I believe iGEM would make me engaged, and it's a great opportunity to turn ideas into real-world impact.

Human Practice

Tom Yao

Hello, I'm Tom, a sophomore student from WLSA School in Shanghai. I have always had a strong interest in biology and chemistry, and I also sincerely hope to establish connections with this society through various means. Besides, I have a great fondness for music and table tennis, which can help me relieve stress.

Amanda Ji

Hi！I'm Amanda Ji from Shanghai WLSA academy G11. I'm crazily into human practice and data collection. I got several experiences in educational lecture at middle schools, and I hope to disseminate funny and emerging STEM, especially biological knowledge, to people. I love handball and squash.

Olivia Sun

Hi, I'm Olivia. I focus on Human Practices for our team, ensuring our project responsibly connects with communities and stakeholders. I'm excited to explore the societal context of our science.

Instructors and Teachers

Stella Cao

Hi everyone! I'm Stella (Ying) Cao. I’m the head of the biology department in WLSA Shanghai Academy. I'm glad to be the PI for our WLSA- Shanghai Academy team. I'll support the innovative project, provide scientific guidance, and help navigate challenges. Let's embrace collaboration, responsible science, and make an impact together! Excited for this journey！

Chin Zhu

My name is Chin, a graduate student majoring in BME at ZJU, specializing in optogenetics and super-resolution microscopy. I put efforts in opto-control of subcellular structure interactions and high-resolution visualization of these processes.

Jimmy Wang

Hi, I'm Jimmy Wang. I'm currently a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at ZJU. My research focuses on optogenetics and gene therapy. I'm joining the team as an advisor, and I'll be in charge of demonstrating and designing experiments. Let's work together to achieve something great!