Zhaoqian started his B.S. at UC Davis in 2014 and received double major in General Physics together with Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2017. In 2018, he started BPSD (Biological Physics，Structure and Design) PhD program at University of Washington, working on Viral structures at David Veesler’s lab. After receiving his PhD degree in 2022, he stayed in Veesler lab as postdoc and join Westlake University in January 2024.

Yue Li is currently a visitor in professor Zhaoqian Wang’s group. She majored in membrane enzymology, which brought her a background and knowledge in structural biology, the transport mechanism of membrane protein, and the characteristic of nanobodies. She also has the skills related in microbiology and molecular biology.

Yue Li’s current research focuses primarily on the structural study of an antibody-antigen complex, and to explore the fusion mechanism of virus against host cells. Li Yue hopes to learn more about the ways of learning in virology and immunology field and to attract more people to know biotechnology.

Dr. Chen is currently a postdoc. Previously, she did her PhD. in Zhejiang University under Professor Wu Xiaofeng. Her current research focuses primarily on structural study and functional modification of the regulatory mechanism for the hyperexpression in baculovirus expression vector system. She has published articles in Plos Pathogens, Virus Research and Viruses.

Yunshu Liu joined Lab ZW in November 2024. Her current research focuses on developing computational approaches for large-scale screening of virus–host protein interactions from a structural biology perspective. She is particularly interested in the fields of cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) and protein design. When she’s not in the lab, Yunshu can often be found on the badminton court, working toward her goal of becoming a skilled player.

HUANG Guanhao joined Lab ZW as a Ph.D. student in the spring of 2025. He currently focuses on research in the host-virus interaction mechanism, and he is familiar with protein purification and cryo-EM SPA. He completed his bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering in 2020 and began biology studies at Westlake University in 2024. His cross-disciplinary background fuels his interest in diverse experimental techniques. In addition, he enjoys ping-pong.

Yi Huang graduated with a master's degree from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan Institute of Virology, specializing in the discovery and monitoring of new arbovirus and conducting epidemiological reconnaissance and early warning research for infectious diseases, with a comprehensive grasp of the process of virus isolation and purification. Her doctoral research focuses on molecular mechanism of interaction between segemented flavivirus and host cells.

​Songlin Shi is from Xi’an, Shaanxi. He joined Lab ZW in his first year of Ph.D. study in the Westlake University. He got his bachelor of science degree in the Southern University of Science and Technology. He did some research in Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS, for his graduation paper.

Songlin wants to explore the mechanism of virual infection at structural level, and he also shows great interest in the influence during and after the viruses fuse into cells. He is curious about the intracelluar molecular fuctions of the virus’ life track in cells, especially the interaction mechanism between virus and intracellular protein or other substances, which may cause cell death, inflammatory reaction or the influence on virus release and evolution.

Out of research, he is a sportsman, being skilled in football, badminton, volleyball, and E-sports. He is a national third-class 11-member football referee and a referee of the Honor of Kings National Competition. He is qualified as a Red Cross first aid responder and always ready to help anyone in emergency.

Songlin is a fan of the Arsenal Football Club, he hopes to have a chance to watch a match in the Emirates Stadium. He also loves RNG E-sports team and takes the team’s name Royal Never Give Up as a motto.

Yudun Ke is a PhD student of Westlake University, class of 2024. He graduated from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

During his master's degree, he was mainly involved in structural biology research on GPCRs, utilizing cryo-electron microscopy to resolve the conformational information of two types of GPCRs. Single particle cryo-electron microscopy is mainly used to analyze the conformational state of proteins at a fixed point in time, but he is more interested in knowing the dynamic conformational changes of proteins in a certain time dimension in their native environment, which can reveal the complex interaction patterns in living organisms more intuitively. In the lab, he is mainly involved in protein expression purification, sample preparation for cryo-electron microscopy and data analysis.

In addition to research, Yu Dun likes to challenge new things and experience the heartbeat rhythm brought by the unknown world. He has a wide range of hobbies, badminton, basketball, table tennis, swimming, photography, hiking, movies, etc., which allow him to enjoy this tired but wonderful world.

Mengxue Wang is a Research Assistant in the group. She holds a Master's degree from Huazhong Agricultural University. Her research focuses on the development of advanced tools for particle picking in cryo-electron tomography (cryoET). This work involves two primary aspects: the generation of synthetic cryoET datasets for training and validation purposes, and the design and implementation of novel neural network architectures for robust particle identification. The aim of her research is to contribute to the enhancement of efficiency and accuracy within the cryoET workflow, thereby supporting new discoveries in structural biology. While acknowledging the inherent challenges of research, Mengxue finds significant motivation and satisfaction in achieving incremental progress and breakthroughs. Outside of her research activities, Mengxue enjoys hiking, cycling, and exploring culinary experiences.

​Chen Hongfeng joined Lab ZW at Westlake University in June 2025. His Master's research focused on establishing tick cell lines and analyzing infection characteristics of tick-borne viruses, aiming to advance the understanding of viral pathogenesis and cross-species transmission mechanisms. His interests include badminton and volleyball.

​Junyang Du was born in Henan. She completed her bachelor's and master's degrees at Henan Agricultural University. During her master's degree, she focused on Baculoviruses, and her topic was to investigate the role of orf146 in baculovirus assembling, releasing, and outgrowing; she mastered the experimental techniques including, molecular cloning, protein expression (including insect cell Bac-to-Bac, mammalian, and E. coli protein expression systems), CoIP,BIFC,WB, 120kV Transmission Electron Microscope for sample preparation and observation, and so on. She has P2 qualification in cell culture, preparation of pseudoviruses, virus neutralization, infection of viruses, titer determination of viruses, etc. Currently, she is working as a Research Assistant in the lab and she is mainly responsible for cell, viruses, Cyro-EET,etc.

Yuchen Jia joined the ZW lab at Westlake University as a research assistant in 2024.In 2022, she did her internship and completed her undergraduate thesis at the First Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Yuchen completed her master's degree at the School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Australia, from 2022-2024. During this time, she conducted research that included structural biology approaches to study glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist protein interactions, she is also exploring G protein-coupled receptor therapeutics for cardiac fibrosis in induced pluripotent stem cell iPSC-derived cardiac fibroblasts.

Yuchen has a wide range of hobbies including guzheng, flute and piccolo. As the principal of the "Loulan Horn" orchestra she was invited to participate in the concert of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Austria in Vienna's Golden Hall, and has also visited South Korea, Taiwan China, and Boston University in the United States to take part in performances.

Jie Yu previously worked as a researcher in the R&D departments of Zhejiang Baidi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Ausper Biopharma Co., Ltd. At Baidi, she was involved in the development of cell culture media and auxiliary reagents. At Ausper, she participated in a project focused on hepatitis B mRNA vaccine development. She is currently a research assistant in the lab, mainly responsible for administrative coordination and support. Outside of work, Jie enjoys playing video games, with favorites including Hearthstone and Death Stranding.

Yi Zhao joined the ZW lab at Westlake University as a administrative assistant in 2023. Her hobbies are sports and traveling, and her motto is“body and mind, both always on the go!”

Current Position：Graduate Student at Politecnico di Milano

Current Position: Harvard University

​​Current position：PhD student at St.Jude Children Research Hospital UT Health.

His research uses CRISPR technology to screen host-dependent factors of pathogenic microorganisms.