TEAM

Principal Investigator

Feng Yue, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
Affiliated Faculty, UF Center for Nutritional Sciences
Member, UF Myology Institute
Member, UF Genetics Institute
Member, UF Diabetes Institute
University of Florida

Lab members

Graduate Students
Yumei Zhou
PhD Student, 2023 Fall
Major: Animal Mol. & Cell. Bio.
Research interest: Epigenetics, Obesity, Single-Cell Omics
Mostafa F. Abdelhai
PhD Student, 2025 Summer
Major: Animal Mol. & Cell. Bio.
Research interest: Intercellular Communication, Obesity, Aging
Noah Jones
Rotation PhD Student, 2026 Fall
Major: Biomedical Science
Research interest: Metabolic Disease, Medical Informatics

Qing-Ying (Jane) Li
PhD Student, 2026 Fall
Major: Animal Mol. & Cell. Bio.
Research interest: Muscle Stem Cell, Muscle Regeneration, Aging

Yung-Yu Annie Cheng
Master Student, 2025 Summer
Major: Animal Sciences
Research interest: Mitochondria, Obesity
Undergraduate Students
Ashlyn Deutscher
Undergraduate Student
2026 Summer
Animal Sciences
Anna Subachev
Undergraduate Intern
2026 Summer
Microbiology and Cell Science
Jacqueline_Degirmenci
Undergraduate Student
2026 Summer
Biology

Alumni

Postdoctoral Researchers and Graduate Students
Yufen Li
PhD Student
Major: Animal Mol. & Cell. Bio.
08/2022 – 08/2026
Junxiao Ren
Postdoc
09/2022 – 02/2026
Current: Postdoc, UIC

Yubo Wang
Postdoc
11/2023 – 12/2025
Current: Postdoc, UF
Leah Chu
Master Student
Major: Animal Mol. & Cell. Bio.
07/2022 – 07/2024
Current: GenScript Biotech
Undergraduate Students
Jessica Meerson
Undergraduate Student, 2025 Fall
Microbiology and Cell Science
Temima Nuzhat
Undergraduate Student, 2023 Fall
Microbiology and Cell Science
Zihao Jin
Undergraduate Student, 2024 Fall
Biomedical Engineering

Sean Garnett
Research Assistant, 2025 Spring
Research interest: ER Stress, Cellular Metabolism
Naomi Harrell
Undergraduate Student, 2025 Spring
Animal Sciences
Lena Hanson
Undergraduate Student, 2025 Spring
Animal Sciences
Current: Vet School, LSU
Baylie Sieburg
Research Volunteer, 2024 Spring
Animal Sciences
Isabel Cheng
Undergraduate Student, 2025 Spring
Animal Sciences
Current: Vet School, UF
Isabella Lopez
Undergraduate Student, 2023-2024
Animal Sciences
Current:
Veterinary Assistant in Salazar Veterinary Hospital
Maria Villela
Undergraduate
Animal Sciences, 2023
Karol Alemán
Undergraduate
Microbiology, 2022 – 2023
Current: Medical Student at UF Medical School


Dina Hassan
Undergraduate Student, 2024 Fall
Animal Sciences
Giovanni J. A. Vazquez Ramos
Undergraduate
Biotechnology, 2022 – 2023
Current: Medical Student at Morehouse School of Medicine/Emory School of Medicine
Matthew Koller
Undergraduate
Nutritional Sciences, 2022 – 2023
Current: Dental Assistant, Jonesville Family Dentistry
Caitlin Casady
Undergraduate
Animal Science, 2022
Gabriella Kabakchieva
Undergraduate
Animal Science, 2022
Current: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Ortiz
Undergraduate
Animal Science, 2022
Current: Vet School, Long Island University