principal investigator

Mingyi Xie, Associate Professor
Henry E. Innes Endowed Professor in Cancer Research
University of Florida Research Foundation Professor

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
UF Health Cancer Center
University of Florida
Office phone: 352-273-8171
Lab phone: 352-273-8198
Email: mingyi.xie@ufl.edu
C.V.
Experience: Postdoc training. Yale University with Joan Steitz
Education: Ph.D. Arizona State University with Julian Chen
B.Sci. Xiamen University, China

Research scientists

Headshot of Dr. Peike Sheng, postdoctoral associate

Peike Sheng

(started in Jan. 2017)

Email: peike.sheng@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
Ph.D. Hunan University/ Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
B.Sci. Hunan University, China


Headshot of Dr. Lu Li, postdoctoral associate

Lu Li

(started in Jul. 2018)

Email: luli1@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
Ph.D. Nanjing Agricultural University, China
B.Sci. Nanjing Agricultural University


Yuzhi

Yuzhi Wang

(started in Jul. 2021)

Email: wangyuzhi@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
Ph.D. Southeast University, China
B.Sci. Huaibei Normal University, China

postdoctoral associates

Vikas Dongardive

(started in Jun. 2024)

Email: vikas.dongardive@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
Ph.D. National Centre for Cell Science, India
M. Tech. National Institute of Technology, India
B.E. MGM’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, India

Zehui

Zehui Zhang

(started in Sep. 2024)

Email: zehuizhang@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
Ph.D. University of South Carolina
B.E. Soochow University, China

graduate students (ph.d.)

Headshot of Tianqi Li, graduate student

Tianqi Li

(started in Aug. 2018; joined the lab in Dec. 2018)

Email: tianqi.li@ufl.edu,
Lab Phone: 352-273-8173,
Education:
M.Sci. Georgetown University
B.Sci. Nanjing University, China


Nicholas Hiers

(started in Aug. 2020; joined the lab in Jan. 2021)

Email: nhiers@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
B.Sci. Florida Gulf Coast University


Conner

Conner Traugot

(started in Aug. 2021; joined the lab in Apr. 2022)

Email: connertraugot@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
B.Sci. Duke University


Alex Carbonell

(started in Aug. 2023; joined the lab in Feb. 2024)

Email: acarbonell@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Education:
B.Sci. University of Florida

Undergraduate students

Michael Yao

Michael Yao

(started in Jul. 2022)

Email: yao.m@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biochemistry


Bianca Lederfeind

(started in Aug. 2022)

as lab technician (Started in Feb. 2023)

Email: blederfeind@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Microbiology & Cell Science


Hazel Parent

(started in Sep. 2023)

as lab technician (Started in Apr. 2024)

Email: hazelparent@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biochemistry


Nalani Quintana

(started in Sep. 2023)

Email: n.quintana@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biology


Helena Almeida

(started in Jan. 2024)

as lab technician (Started in Apr. 2024)

Email: helena.almeida@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biochemistry


Kerolus Anis

(started in May 2024)

Email: kanis@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biology


Lavi

Lavi Madjar

(started in Aug. 2024)

Email: l.madjar@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biochemistry


cori

Cori Holtzman

(started in Sept. 2024)

Email: cori.holtzman@ufl.edu
Lab Phone: 352-273-8198
Major: Biochemistry

Lab Alumni

List of former lab members