Lab Members


Dr. Chuanzhu Fan

Principal Investigator (PI)

Ph.D. 2003. North Carolina State University

Postdoc Associate. 2004-2006. University of Chicago

Assistant Research Scientist. 2007-2011. University of Arizona

Assistant Professor, 2011-2018. Wayne State University

Associate Professor (with Tenure), 2018-. Wayne State UNiversity

Research areas: molecular evolution, evolutionary genomics,

      comparative genomics, epigenetics, population genetic and genomics

Phone: 313-577-6451 (office), 313-577-1134 (lab)

Email: cfan@wayne.edu

Teaching: BIO5150/7150 Genomics; BIO3070 Genetics;

        BIO6060 Molecular Evolution; BIO1030 Biology Today

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Feng Tao

PhD Student (2013-2022)

Master 2011, University of Glasgow

B.S. 2008, Lanzhou University

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Min Li

PhD Student (2024-)

Department of Biological Sciences

Wayne State Univeristy






Kelsey Jorgensen

PhD Student (2016-2021)

Department of Anthropology

Wayne State University





Yanting Hu

Visiting PhD Student (2019-2020)

Kunming Institute of Botany

Chinese Academy of Sciences






Dr. Xiaomei Sun

Visiting Professor (2017-2018)

Forestry College

Shenyang Agricultural University

Liaoning, China

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Dr. Jun Wang

Post-Doc (2012-2016)

PhD 2012, University of Chicago

B.S. 2003, Zhejiang University

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Nick Marowsky

Master (2011-2015)

B.S. 2010, Wayne State University

M.S. 2015, Wayne State University

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Dr. Jayabalan Narayanasamy Pillai

Visiting Professor (2013)

Professor and Chair

Department of Plant Science

School of Life Sciences

Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli-620035, India

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Undergraduates

Lauren Gappy (2024-)

Tamara Attisha (2024-)

Ellliott Gappy (2022-2024)

Philip Alkhouri (2021-2022)

Katelyn Koenig (2019-2020)

Taufic Nahhas (2019-2020)

William Nauam (2019-2020)

Faris Alkhouri (2018-2020)

Yousuf Shina (2018-2019)

Zain Waheed (2017-2019)

Simon Zetuna (2017-2018)

Noor Hammound (2016-2018)

Antonio Dekhou (2016-2018)

Fatima Shdid (2016-2017)

Rebbeca Khan (2016)

Michael Spirou (2015-2016)

Muhammad Jehad Abbas (2015-2017)

Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim (2014-2015)

Muhieldean Ibrahim (2014-2015)

Muhadia Rafi (2014-2015)

Eun Young Kim (2014)

Richa Bhatia (2014-2015)

Reekan Honest (2014)

Abdullah Islam (2014)

Benish Alam (2013-2014)

Jessica Cobey (2013)

Diebh Faraj (2013)

Barah Alden (2012)

Vancy Zora (2012)




Rotation students

Vincent Lawal (2022)

Paige Charania (2021)

Zohan Hoque (2019)

MIchael O'Brien (2018)

Asia Hightower (2017)

Mahmoud Suliman (2015)