Ting received his Bachelor’s degree from China Agricultural University in 2006, and Ph.D. degree in Structural Biology from Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2014. Then he went to do his first postdoctoral training at Yale University, studying HCV NS3 helicase kinetics. In 2016, he switched to Yale Immunobiology, diving into a new journey of exploring cytokine functions in tumor immune microenvironment and engineering cytokine for cancer immunotherapy. Ting joined Westlake University on June 2021 as an assistant professor and principal investigator.

Ying received her bachelor’s degree from FuJian Agriculture and Forestry University, and doctoral degree in veterinary medicine from Zhejiang University in 2020. Her research re-discovers new biology of certain cytokine that will improve its usage in cancer immunotherapy. Outside the lab, she likes literature and Sakurazaka 46.

Zongfang received her bachelor’s degree in 2017 and master’s degree in 2021 both from Southwest University. She is co-mentored by Dr Yongdeng Zhang and Dr Ting Zhou. Zongfang helps to establish all the imaging pipelines and train others in the lab. Her projects focus on the cool interplay of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and T cells in and out of the tumor microenvironment. She likes doing running, hiking, photography and so on hobbies.

Juju received her bachelor’s degree from Huazhong Agricultural University in 2017, and master’s degree on tumor biology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2020. Her current research focuses on Neural-immune regulation in eliciting anti-tumor CD8+ T cell responses. Additionally, she collaborates with Dr Xiaojun Xu’s team from Zhejiang Children’s hospital to study EBV-infection-mediated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Outside the lab, she likes swimming and floriculture.

Jinpeng received his bachelor’s degree from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University in 2019, and master’s degree on pharmaceutics topics from Medical Research Institute in 2022. In Zhou lab, he revisits the history of cytokine immunotherapy and tries to develop new understanding to improve their application in clinic. He likes outdoor sports, such as swimming, running, and skiing, and would like to pursue a combined civilized spirit and barbaric body at Westlake U.

Yaodong received her bachelor’s degree from China Agricultural University Life Science Experimental Class in 2019, and master’s degree on intervention of cell senescence from Peking University in 2023. Currently, she is trying to understand tissue immune landscape in influencing tumor metastasis. She is a soccer fan of Messi and regards the champion Argentina team 2022 as her spiritual totem. Believing that “ways are always more than difficulties”, she always optimistically tries her best to become beautiful, youthful, healthy and happy.

Jing received her master’s degree in clinical medicine from Zhejiang University in 2022 and worked in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She is currently pursuing a M.D. in Pediatrics, and her research focuses on the pathogenesis and therapy of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in children. She likes Chinese dancing and traveling.

Lulu received her bachelor’s degree from Chongqing Medical University in 2017. Before joining Zhou lab, she worked as bioinformatic engineer in the leading employers of this field. She is the bioinformatic analyst of the lab. Our lab website is also one of her piece of art. Outside the lab, she likes Chinese calligraphy.

Anqi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communication from Macau University of Science and Technology in 2019, and then obtained a master’s degree from University of Southampton. In 2024, she joined Zhou lab as an administrative assistant. Outside the lab, she likes to draw and watch films.