Rao Lab Group Members:

Prof. Jianghong Rao, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology and Chemistry (courtesy), Member of the Molecular Imaging, Bio-X, Cancer Biology, and Biophysics Programs
jrao@stanford.edu


Prof. Rao did his Ph.D. with George M. Whitesides and his postdoc with Roger Y. Tsien. He became an Assistant Professor at UCLA before joining Stanford. Prof. Rao enjoys playing with his little daughter Angela and working in the backyard mowing grass and cutting trees.
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Jinghang Xie, Ph.D.,
Instructor
jinghang@stanford.edu

Jinghang mainly focus on the design and biological evaluation of smart probes for the diagnosis of cancer and infectious diseases.

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Liyang (Sarah) Cui, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
liycui@stanford.edu

Sarah enjoys the splendid view from the top of a mountain, but always knowing that true happiness is found upon climbing the rugged hill.

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Tingting Dai, Graduate Student
tingd@stanford.edu

In addition to working on synthesizing small molecules, I also enjoy making good food, traveling, and hanging out with friends.

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Cheng Liu, Ph.D., 
Post-doctoral Fellow
cheng.c.liu@stanford.edu

In addition to working in the lab, Cheng enjoys meditation, travelling and cooking.

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  • Sheng-Yao Dai, PhD
  • Postdoctoral fellow
  • sydai@stanford.edu

Sheng-Yao enjoys sports, such as basketball, running, and hiking. He is also a foodie that loves cooking for himself and his friends.

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Jeena M. T., Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Fellow

jeena91@stanford.edu

Besides pursuit of inspired research, Jeena enjoys travelling, driving and hangout with friends.

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  • Preethi Bala Balakrishnan, Ph.D.,
  • Post-doctoral Fellow
  • pbala@stanford.edu

Preethi’s research interests involve nanoimmunotherapy to target and eliminate solid tumors and infectious diseases like HIV-1 and SAR-CoV-2. The time she is not enjoying her work, she likes to travel the world, watch movies, play with her kitten, Monét and go out with her husband, Mario. 

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  • Qi Chen, Ph.D.,
  • Post-doctoral Fellow 
  • cqchem@stanford.edu
  • In addition to doing research, Qi enjoys dancing and cooking.

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  • Dingying Shan, Ph.D.,
  • Post-doctoral Fellow
  • dshan1@stanford.edu
 

 

  • Anthony Ku, Ph.D.,
  • Post-doctoral Fellow
  • aku21@stanford.edu

Anthony enjoy fishing and vacationing at the cottage outside of the lab. 

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