Jason J. Yi, ph.d., Principal Investigator
Email: jasonyi@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dickinson College
Graduate: Ph.D., Pharmacology, Duke University
Postdoctoral: UNC - Chapel Hill
Hometown: Harleysville, PA
Quote: "Back off man, I'm a scientist."
Kellan Weston, Graduate student
Email: kellan.weston@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S., Biology, The University of Dallas
Graduate: Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Washington University
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Quote: "That's NOT how The Force works."
Kwang-soo Kim Ph.D., Staff Scientist
Email: kwang-sookim@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S., Microbiology, Kangwon University, South Korea
Graduate: Ph.D., Pharmacology, Ajou University School of Medicine, South Korea
Postdoctoral: University of Ottawa
Hometown: Incheon, South Korea
Quote: "Is that everything? It seemed like he said quite a bit more than that."
Alissa Cullen, Graduate Student
Email: a.cullen@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S., Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University
Graduate: Program in Molecular Genetics and Genomics, Washington University
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Quote: “I mean, Led Zeppelin didn’t write tunes that everyone liked. They left that to the Bee Gees.”
Yizhen Jia, Graduate Student
Email: jia.yizhen@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Purdue University
Graduate: Program in Neuroscience, Washington University
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Quote: “Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know that we riddled some middle men who didn’t do diddly.”
Marissa Mindt, Research Assistant
Email: mindt@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S. in Microbiology, North Dakota State University
Graduate: M.S. in Microbiology, North Dakota State University
Hometown: Beloit, Wisconsin
Quote: “Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.”
Anna gunelson, Research technician
Email: gunelson@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: B.S. in Biology, Gonzaga University
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Quote: “Accident is the first building block of evolution.”
Shylyn Collier, Undergraduate ENDURE Program Scholar
Email: shylyn@wustl.edu
Undergraduate: Major in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Quote: “I can’t believe what a bunch of nerds we are, we’re looking up ‘money laundering’ in a dictionary.”
Future Student/Postdoc
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic researchers to be a part of our team. If you are interested in working with us, please contact Jason Yi.
Lab Alumni
Xiaoyi renee Gao, research technician
Renee was the first member of the lab and worked as a technician from 2017 - 2019.
She completed her M.D. at the St. Louis University School of Medicine and is currently a Resident in Neurology at Emory University.
Jinghan Zhao, Research Technician
Jinghan worked as a research technician from 2019 - 2021.
She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
Jalin Stelzer, Research Technician
Jalin worked as a research technician from 2021 - 2022.
She is currently pursuing her M.D. at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine.
Katie Lefton, Rotating Graduate Student
Katie is a Neuroscience Program Student who rotated in the lab in the fall of 2018.
She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Papouin Lab in the Department of Neuroscience.
Steven Ryu, Rotating Graduate Student
Steven is an MSTP student who rotated in the lab in the summer of 2019.
Steven is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Kepecs lab in the Department of Neuroscience.
Zach Payne, Rotating Graduate Student
Zach is a Molecular Genetics and Genomics student who rotated in the lab in the fall of 2019.
He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Turner lab in the Department of Genetics
Aaron Anderson, Rotating Graduate Student
Aaron is a Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology student who rotated in the lab in the spring of 2021.
He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the laboratory of Kerry Kornfeld in the Department of Developmental Biology.
Miko dai, rotating graduate student
Miko is a Neurosciences student who rotated in the lab in the spring of 2023.
She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Papouin lab in the Department of Neuroscience.
Scott Lee, Undergraduate research Student
Scott was an undergraduate at St. Louis University who worked as a laboratory assistant from 2017 - 2018.
He is currently a Research Technician in the Department of Neurology at Washington University.
Michelle Hsiao, Undergraduate Research Student
Michelle was an undergraduate at Washington University who worked as a laboratory assistant from 2018 - 2021.
Alejandro Paneque, Undergraduate Research Student
Alejandro was an undergraduate at Washington University who worked as a laboratory assistant from 2019 - 2023
He is currently working as a Gap year student in the University of Miami Health System.