Dr. Bing Zhang is an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, a leading research-oriented institution in China. Before attaining his independent position in September 2020, Dr. Zhang worked as a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Dr. Ya-Chieh Hsu at the Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology from 2015 to 2020, studying adult stem cells and tissue regeneration in the mammalian skin system. His research on the correlation between stress and gray hair has elucidated a crucial connection between sympathetic nerves and adult stem cells, and this work was recognized as one of the "10 remarkable discoveries from 2020" by Nature.
Dr. Bing Zhang received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University and his bachelor's degree from Shandong University. He was an awardee of the Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship and Harvard Distinction in Teaching Award. Dr. Zhang's current research interests focus on investigating how tissue regeneration is affected by systemic factors within the body and external environmental inputs, including stress, metabolism, and aging.
Email: zhangbing@westlake.edu.cn
Han received her M.S. in neurobiology from the Center for Neuroscience at Zhejiang University School of Medicine in 2020. In Zhang Lab, she is interested in how metabolism pathway regulates the skin stem cells under different nutrition status.
Chen Wang is a PhD student enrolled in 2020. She graduated with a degree in Biological Science from the School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, China. She is interested in cell-cell interaction and signaling network, especially about cell fate determination and cell behavior regulation in cancer and other pathological conditions. Her current work focuses on the interaction and regulation between nerve and skin stem cells.
Xiaoling received her B.S. in Horticulture from South China Agricultural University in 2020. She is interested in learning the mechanism of cell-cell interaction through the combination of experiments and bioinformatics.
Hualin received her M.S. in Pharmaceutical Science from the College of Pharmaceutical Science at Zhejiang University in 2020. She joined Bing's lab as a PhD student in 2021. She is interested in the interaction of nerve–stem cell.
Peng graduated from Wuhan University, School of Stomatology. There he got his Master's degree and completed his residency training in 2021. In Zhang lab, he is interested in studying the behavior of skin stem cell in response to stress.
Luyang received his B.S. from College of Life Science at Wuhan University in 2022. He completed his undergraduate project at Bing's lab and then joined the lab as a PhD student. He is interested in the cellular interactions during skin regeneration and hair follicle morphogenesis.
Shiyao received her master’s degree from Zhejiang University. She is interested in how adult stem cells and the niche microenvironment sense and respond to systemic factors of the body.
Shuyi received her B.S. in Zhejiang university and joined Zhang lab as a PhD student in 2022. She is interested in the role of stem cells on skin homeostasis regulation and the mechanism of hair regeneration.
Chao's educational background includes obtaining his M.S. from Anhui Medical University in 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he worked in the R&D department of Qingdao Allcare Biological Development Company. Chao joined Zhang lab in 2023 as a PhD student, where his research focuses on cell metabolism and its role in regulating cell-fate decisions.
Haoyue obtained her B.Med. in Clinical Medicine from Tianjin Medical University in 2024. In Zhang lab, her research interests focus on the orchestration of skin regeneration by the nervous and immune systems, and how this complex interplay contributes to the development and progression of various skin diseases.
Zhaoyi received her B.S. in Life Science from Dalian University of Technology in 2024. She is interested in the effects of CNS activity on adult stem cells and neuroendocrine regulation in the skin.
Ruoyu received her B.S. in Zhejiang University of Technology in 2020. From 2020 to 2022,Ruoyu worked in R&D department of Proya Company. Ruoyu joined Zhang Lab in 2023.She is in charge of lab affairs and part of mouse work.
Qixin obtained her bachelor's degree in 2024 and graduated from Shandong First Medical University. Qixin Joined Zhang Laboratory in 2024, She is interested in the regulatory mechanisms of stem cells. Now responsible for maintaining laboratory operations.
