Meet The Team

Dr. Wan received his doctoral degree at City University of Hong Kong in Cancer Biology, and completed his postdoctoral training in Immunology at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health. He is now Associate Professor in West Virginia University Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology. He is also a member of WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. His research interest is to understand how the immune system is involved in the progression of neurological diseases, with an ultimate goal to identify immune cell types, signaling pathways, and molecular mediators that can be therapeutically targeted. WVU profile    

Dr. Zheng obtained her medical degree at Wuhan University, China, and received a master degree in Statistics at West Virginia University. She was a Research Fellow at the National Institute for Occupational Safety of Health, CDC, and an Assistant Research Scientist at WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. She joined the lab in Summer 2018. She is interested in studying how immune-glial cell interactions promote brain recovery following ischemic stroke. She also provide critical technical supports to other members in the lab.

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Kody is an undergraduate student in the Immunology and Medical Microbiology program at West Virginia University. He joined the lab in October 2022. He studies the potential role of mitochondria dysfunction in multiple sclerosis fatigue. 

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Zayla is an undergraduate student in the Immunology and Medical Microbiology program at West Virginia University. She joined the lab in January 2024. She studies the diverse functions of microglia in brain repair following ischemic stroke. 

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Nic completed his bachelor's degree in Immunology and Medical Microbiology at West Virginia University in 2022 and joined the lab in March 2024. Prior joining, he worked in WVU Vaccine Development Center. Currently, he supports multiple stroke-related projects in the lab. 

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Evita completed her bachelor's degree in Immunology and Medical Microbiology at West Virginia University in 2023 and joined the lab in May 2024. She studies the cellular mechanisms that promote the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. 

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