
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCIENCE
Different perspectives.
Shared curiosity.
Genome writing brings together questions from synthetic genomics, molecular biology and human disease.
WEIMIN ZHANG · 张维民PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Weimin Zhang 张维民
Assistant Professor
School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University
Investigator
Tsinghua–Peking Center for Life Sciences
Weimin’s research spans synthetic genomes and mammalian genome engineering. His lab develops approaches to study genome function and the mechanisms of human disease.
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RESEARCH TEAM
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Zhongyu Shi
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- Bioinformatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2027 (expected)
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
A path through
synthetic genomics.
- 2026 — PRESENT
Tsinghua University
Assistant Professor · School of Life Sciences
Investigator · Tsinghua–Peking Center for Life Sciences - 2023 — 2026
NYU School of Medicine
Research Assistant Professor
- 2018 — 2023
NYU School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2012 — 2018
Tsinghua University
PhD
- 2008 — 2012
China Agricultural University
Bachelor’s degree
