Lab members
Principal Investigator
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Read More about Yuanquan Song Ph.D.Yuanquan Song Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Email Yuanquan Song Ph.D.
215-590-0631
Yuanquan Song Ph.D.
Associate Professor – Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
songy2@chop.edu
215-590-0631
Member - CCMT @ CHOP, Neuroscience Graduate Group (NGG), Cell & Molecular Biology Graduate Group (CAMB, DSRB), Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics (BMB), Biology Graduate Group
Education:
2009–2016 Postdoc University of California San Francisco
2003–2009 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
1998–2002 B.S. in Biotechnology Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Postdoctoral Scholars
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Read More about Alina Rashid, Ph.D.
Alina Rashid, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
rashida2@chop.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2015-2022 Ph.D. Developmental Genetics The Rockefeller University, NY
2011-2015 B.A. Genetics Rutgers University, NJAlina joined the Song lab in 2022. Through previous work in the Song lab and other labs, it is clear that glia are involved in the axonal regeneration response in the associated neurons following injury. Glial injury results in reduced axonal regeneration and altering the glial metabolome can drive regeneration in CNS axons, which normally fail to regenerate. However, the modes of communication between the injured neurons and the surrounding glia and the exact roles of glial cells in the regeneration process are not well defined. Alina is interested in studying these processes during her postdoc.
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Read More about Yuanhua Chen, Ph.D.
Yuanhua Chen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
cheny22@chop.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2013-2018 Ph.D. Biophysics Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
2012-2013 M.S. Biophysics Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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Read More about Josiah Zoodsma, Ph.D.
Josiah Zoodsma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
zoodsmaj@chop.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2017-2022 Ph.D. Neuroscience Stony Brook University
2013-2017 B.S. Biochemistry Stony Brook University
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Read More about JoonHyung Park, Ph.D.
Graduate Students
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Read More about Kayla Purdy, B.S.Kayla Purdy, B.S.
Graduate Student - CAMB, University of Pennsylvania
Email Kayla Purdy, B.S.
267-425-3024
Kayla Purdy, B.S.
Graduate Student - CAMB, University of Pennsylvania
Kayla.Purdy@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2017-2020 B.S. Clarkson University -
Read More about Christian Tirrito, B.S.Christian Tirrito, B.S.
Graduate Student - Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Email Christian Tirrito, B.S.
267-425-3024
Christian Tirrito, B.S.
Graduate Student - Biology, University of Pennsylvania
tirrito@sas.upenn.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2015 - 2017 Northampton Community College - A.S. Biological Sciences
2017 - 2020 Lehigh University - B.S. Behavioral Neuroscience; B.A. Molecular Biology
2020 - 2021 Lehigh University - M.Eng Technical EntrepreneurshipChristian Tirrito is a Biology PhD student in Dr. Yuanquan Song’s lab at CHOP. He is interested in studying the relationship between neurodegeneration (ND) and neuroregeneration (NR), and is interested in attempting to prevent ND by upregulating NR through intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms.
He was first exposed to research in the summer of 2017, investigating homoimmunity in bacteriophages while working under Dr. Vassie Ware. After a year, he participated in a multifaceted 10-week summer research project in Dr Julie Miwa’s lab. He helped lead the biochemistry part of the project, directing a small group of undergraduates to purify a protein involved in learning/memory and anxiety. As his research interest in neurodegeneration began to emerge, he joined Dr. Daniel Babcock’s lab and spent two years using Drosophila to investigate the spread of huntingtin, ataxin, and alpha-synuclein aggregates before switching to a project involving a protein that plays a neuroprotective role in the maintenance and survival of dopaminergic neurons.
In his free time, Christian enjoys watching the latest shows and movies on Netflix, playing Apex Legends, reading journal articles, and writing music. -
Lilly Ryll, B.S.
Graduate student - NGG, University of Pennsylvania (Co-mentored with Dr. Naiara Akizu)
Email Lilly Ryll, B.S.
Lilly Ryll, B.S.
Graduate student - NGG, University of Pennsylvania (Co-mentored with Dr. Naiara Akizu)
lilly.ryll@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Read More about Tristan O'Harrow, M.S.Tristan O'Harrow, M.S.
Graduate student - BGG, University of Pennsylvania (Co-mentored with Dr. Aalim Weljie)
Email Tristan O'Harrow, M.S.
267-425-3024
Tristan O'Harrow, M.S.
Graduate student - BGG, University of Pennsylvania (Co-mentored with Dr. Aalim Weljie)
toharrow@sas.upenn.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2021 M.S. University of IowaTristan is a research technician working under Dr. Yuanquan Song to investigate physiological mechanisms behind neurodegeneration linked to ALS and neuroregeneration following acute injury.
Tristan began his scientific training with a focus on Drosophila larval electrophysiology in Dr. Chun-Fang Wu's lab at the University of Iowa, where he received his B.S. and M.S.. His main work in Dr. Wu's lab was on the characterization and manipulation of excitability defects at the larval NMJ of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mutants.
He joined Dr. Yuanquan Song's lab in 2021, where he now researches both neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration. His contribution to the neurodegeneration project involves exploring the physiological deficiencies underlying defective locomotion in larvae expressing an ALS-linked mutant allele of the human fused in sarcoma (FUS) gene. He helps with the neuroregeneration project by investigating exocytic and membrane excitability mechanisms that contribute to axon regrowth after acute laser injury.
Tristan spends his time outside of the lab training and competing for the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia.
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Technician
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Read More about Tsz (Emily) Yan Lo, Ph.D.
Tsz (Emily) Yan Lo, Ph.D.
Technician/Lab Engineer
lot@chop.edu
267-425-3024
Education:
2016-2022 Temple University Ph.D.
2013-2015 Temple University M.S.
2008-2012 Drexel University B.S.Emily Lo is a PhD candidate and research technician working under Dr. Yuanquan Song. She holds a M.S. degree in Bioengineering from Temple University. Her research focuses in animal models, microfluidics, and neuroscience. She enjoys knitting, traveling and photography.
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Undergraduates
High School Students
Visiting Scholars
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Read More about Yuqi Sun
Yuqi Sun
Visiting Student
ikatuo-s@sjtu.edu.cn
267-425-3024
Education:
2021-present B.S. candidate Laboratory Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Lab Alumni
Lilian Zhang - Now: Penn undergrad Then: High school student (summer 2017)
Carolyn Chow - Now: Penn MD student Then: Penn work-study student (2016 - 2017)
Dan Li - Now: Industry Then: Postdoc (2016 - 2018)
Chuxi Wang - Now: UConn graduate student Then: Penn independent study student (2017 - 2018)
Luis Felipe Carvao - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergrad summer intern (summer 2018)
Steven Zhou - Now: U Pittsburgh undergrad Then: High school student (summer 2018)
Zizhuo Liang - Now: Temple undergrad Then: High school student (summer 2018)
Kamran Elahi - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergrad intern (2018 - 2019)
Samantha Fallacaro - Now: Penn graduate student CAMB Then: SUIP Undergrad intern (summer 2019)
Jessica Goldshteyn - Now: Janssen Then: Technician/Lab Manager (2016 - 2020)
Pavithran Guttipatti - Now: Columbia University MD student Then: Penn work-study student (2016 - 2020)
Jingyun Qiu - Now: Rutgers graduate student Then: Technician (2018 - 2020)
Ernest Monahan - Now: BioLegend Then: Graduate student (2016 - 2020)
John Zhou - Now: U Pittsburgh undergrad Then: High school student (summer 2020)
Sophia Villiere - Now: Penn graduate student NGG Then: Rotation student (2020)
Feng Li - Now: Fudan University PI Then: Postdoc (2016 - 2021) Feng Li Lab
Andrew Matamoros - Now: Passage Bio Scientist Then: Postdoc (2018 - 2021)
Joseph Yano - Now: Penn graduate student CAMB Then: Rotation student (2021)
Mahdi Rashidzada - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergrad intern (2020 - 2021)
Shuchao Wang - Now: Central South University PI, Changsha, China Then: Visiting scholar (2019 - 2020)
Helen Downes - Now: Then: Undergrad intern (2021 - 2022)
Arayan Pugazendhi - Now: Cornell undergrad Then: High school student (2021 - 2022)
Anna Chen - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2022 - 2022)
Anushree Aneja - Now: Then: Undergraduate intern (2021 - 2022)
Casey Kozak - Now: MD Candidate Then: Post-baccalaureate intern (2021 - 2022)
Mira Ramachandran - Now: Then: High school student (2022 - 2022)
Kalen Truong - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2021 - 2022)
Tobias Steinschaden - Now: UAS Technikum Vienna Then: Visiting student (2022 - 2022)
Geena Jung - Now: MD Candidate Albert Einstein College of Medicine Then: Undergraduate intern and Research assistant (2019 - 2022) and Song Lab Technician (2021 - 2022)
Leanne Miles - Now: Stanford postdoc Then: Graduate student (2017 - 2023)
Victoria Yanouskiy - Now: Pursuing art Then: Graduate student (2021 - 2023)
Shannon Trombley - Now: Temple MD student Then: Undergrad summer intern (summer 2018) and Song Lab Technician/Lab Manager (2020 - 2023)
Joshua Kim - Now: Strategy & Transactions Associate, EY-Parthenon Then: Undergraduate intern and Song Lab Technician (2021 - 2023)
Adeeba Allimulla - Now: Penn State Then: Undergrad summer intern (summer 2023)
Serenity Dean - Now: Then: High School Students, CHOP-RISES II (summer 2023)
Bluma Hammarhead - Now: Amherst Then: Undergrad summer intern (summer 2023)
Caitlyn Chen - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2022 - 2023)
Serena Chen - Now: Penn graduate student NGG Then: Rotation student (2022)
Mahir Sudad - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2023 - 2024)
Jackson Powell - Now: Stanford MD/PhD student Then: Undergrad intern (2021 - 2024)
Rose Horowitz - Now: Private Business Then: Graduate student (2023 - 2024)
Shibo Liu - Now: USC Bioengineering Phd student Then: Technician (2023 - 2024)
Jacob Kim - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2023 - 2024)
Matthew Wang - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2023 - 2024)
Kevin Bryan - Now: Then: Undergrad intern (2021 - 2024)
Diana Benedicto-Jimenez - Now: Penn undergrad Then: Undergraduate intern (2023 - 2024)
Michael Samual - Now: MIT undergrad Then: Undergraduate summer intern (2024)
Eddy Tian - Now: Then: High school summer intern (2023 -2024)
Qin Wang - Now: Nanjing University Associate Investigator Then: Postdoc (2018 - 2024)