Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Shao-bin. Wang Ph.D.
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Education
B.S., Biology, Shandong University of Technology
M.S., Microbiology, Hunan Normal University
Ph.D., Pathogen Biology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Research Interests
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Optic neuropathies, Inflammation, Neurodegeneration.
Research Scientist
Dr. Jing Zhang received her Ph.D. degree in Immunology from Chinese Academy of Sciences. She joined Dr. Wang’s lab in 2024. Her research interests include Protein engineering, VHH discovery and therapeutic development in neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases.
Visting Scholar
Dr. Chao Wei obtained his Ph.D. degree in Medical Genetics from Tsinghua University. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor in Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University. His research focuses on corneal allograft rejection and other ocular diseases.
Dr. Yanhong Wei received her Ph.D. degree in Microbiology from Wuhan University. She is currently an Associate professor in Hubei University of Technology. Her research interests are focused on Virus infection and Innate immunity.
Undergraduate students
Rhea is a sophomore at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at UVA. She joined Dr. Wang’s lab in 2024 and is focusing on a project related to RGC neurodegeneration in optic neuropathies