Dr. Xue (Sherry) Gao
Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Department of Bioengineering
Penn Center for Precision Engineering for Health
Bioengineering Graduate Group
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemical Biology Graduate Group
xuegao@seas.upenn.edu |
Adam Zafrani
Computational Biology
Class of 2027
Sep 2024 – Now
Aman Gupta
Undergraduate
Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2027
June 2024 – Now
Becca Serodio
Chris Keum
Undergraduate (PURM supported)
Biochemistry and Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2028
April 2025 – Now
Chunxiao Sun
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Pharmacy, Ocean University of China
2021 – Now
Devin Golla
Graduate Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
2023 – Now
Franklin Banaj
Undergraduate
Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Class of 2028
Dec. 2024 – Now
Fred Lim
Life Science Management
University of Pennsylvania
May. 2025 – Now
Li Jiang
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Applied chemistry, Tianjin University
2024 – Now
Logan Cloutier
Undergraduate
Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
2025 – Now
Logan Haugh
Graduate Student
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Penn State University
2025 – Now
Megha K
Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.T. Biosciences and bioengineering at IIT Guwahati
Dec. 2025 – Now
Naomi Straub
Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Pharmaceutical sciences, ETH Zürich
Sep 2025 – Now
Pranay Vure
Graduate Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
2025 – Now
Shijie Wan
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2023 – Now
Shuai Liu
Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Kunming Institute of Botany
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2022 – Now
Qingyuan Stone Shi
Graduate Student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Arizona State University, US
2025 – Now
Tyler Daniel
Graduate Student,
NIH T32 Fellow in Neuroengineering and Medicine
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
2022 – Now
Valerie Krasnopolsky
Undergraduate (PURM supported)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
April 2025 – Now
Ziquan Fred Wang
Graduate Student
Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong
2026 – Now
Sebastian Zagler
Rotation Graduate Student
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2026 – Now
Alumni
Bryant You, Ph.D. student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 2020-2026; Current: Postdoc Researcher at MD Anderson Cancer Center;
FAVOUR O. ADEYINKA, Rotation student, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2026;
Jackson Gold, Accelerated Master student, Data Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026;
Linghan Mei, Master student, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026;
Maria Zotova, Undergraduate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026
Trisha Biswas, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Research Associate at University of South Florida;
Vir Acharya, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2025-2026;
Zhenyu Lu, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Rice University
Tianrong Chen, Master student, Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Hongkong University
Zichen Hu, Master student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2026; Current: Ph.D. student at Cornell University
Dr. Qiuyue Nie, Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2026; Current: Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Abood Shurbjy, Undergraduate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Risa Garg, Undergraduate, Computational Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Yixin Hu, Master of Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Kumba Tarawally, Penn AEOP High School Internship Program, June – August, 2025
Riley Kendle, Master of Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025
Ya Fang Qian, Research Assistant, Academy at Palumbo, Penn AEOP High School Internship Program, June – August, 2024