Qiuhua Yang Lab Members

Assistant Professor
Qiuhua.Yang@stonybrook.edu

Qiuhua was born and raised in China. After earning a Bachelor's degree from Yunnan University and a Ph.D. from Peking University, she pursued postdoctoral training at the Medical College of Georgia, where she investigated immune and metabolic mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases and retinal degeneration.

Postdoctoral Researcher
Linjie.Wang@stonybrook.edu

Linjie received his MD/PhD in Chinese Internal Medicine from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China. During his doctoral training, he completed the standardized residency training for Chinese Medicine physicians and focused on traditional Chinese medicine research for cardiovascular diseases. Prior to joining Dr. Yang's lab, he conducted multi-omics studies of herbal compounds in prehypertension. He is currently investigating the role of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Dr. Yang's Lab.

Laboratory Manager, Research Technician
Lillian.King@stonybrook.edu

Lillian immigrated to the US when she was 10. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Stony Brook University, she started working for Dr. Yang and helped build the lab from the ground up as the first employee. She is currently researching RPE cell metabolism and functionality at Dr. Yang's Lab.

Research Support Specialist
Leiguang.Li@stonybrook.edu

Leiguang earned his bachelor's degree in Biology from Xiamen University and completed a Master of Philosophy in Ecology at The University of Hong Kong. He developed mouse models and multi-omics approaches at the State Key Laboratory of Hong Kong Baptist University and now studies eye diseases in Dr. Yang's lab.

Undergraduate Student
Wenbin.Li@stonybrook.edu

Wenbin is currently a senior majoring in Biology at Stony Brook University with an interest in research and laboratory work. He hopes to pursue graduate studies in biological research and looks forward to studying retinal degenerative diseases at Dr. Yang's lab. He is currently working on optimizing the culturing of primary mouse RPE cells to prepare for the lab's future experiments.

Undergraduate Student
Aashir.Merchant@stonybrook.edu

Aashir is a sophomore, majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry at Stony Brook University, with an interest in research. He looks forward to studying and learning more about retinal degenerative disease states, Western blot, and cell culture in Dr. Yang's lab. Aashir hopes to apply his research experience to a career in medicine in the future.