Guang-Wei Zhang

Guang-Wei Zhang

MD, PhD | Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, VCU

Can Tao

Can Tao

MD, PhD | Co-Investigator

VCU

BBRF Young Investigator Awardee

Lab members listed by date joining the lab.

Graduate Students

Henry Oo

Henry Oo

Graduate Student

Neuroscience PhD Program, VCU

Feb 2026 – present

Zhelia Arif

Zhelia Arif

Master's Student

Neuroscience MS Program, VCU

Aug 2026 – May 2027

Undergraduate, Post-Bacc, and Medical Students

Jaden Harris

Jaden Harris

Undergraduate Student

VCU · BIOL 492 (Spring 2026), BIOL 494 (Fall 2026)

Jan 2026 – present

Aarushi Rao

Aarushi Rao

WSURP Undergraduate Student

VCU

May 2026 – present

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Post-Bacc Pre-Med Student

VCU

June 2026 – present

Sabrina Lee

Sabrina Lee

MD Student

MD Program, VCU

Sept 2026 – present

Remote Members

Working with the lab remotely, off campus.

Elizabeth Ivanova

Elizabeth Ivanova

Remote Investigator

Post-Bacc Student · University of Southern California

Oct 2025 – present

Wissem Gmach

Wissem Gmach

Remote Investigator

MD · Odessa National Medical University

Nov 2025 – present

Arjun Kode

Remote High School Student

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

June 2026 – present

Jihyo Lee

Remote High School Student

Deep Run High School, Richmond

June 2026 – present

Neha Yashawini Karthikeyan

Remote High School Student

Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond

June 2026 – present

Alumni

Listed by date joining the lab.

  • Alisha Pillai Undergraduate Student · VCU Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Siara Shah Undergraduate Student · VCU Dec 2025 – May 2026
  • Wakas Mustafa Summer Undergraduate Student · VCU May 2026 – June 2026
  • Lindsey Wilson
    Lindsey Wilson Rotation Student · MSTP (MD-PhD) Program, VCU June 2026