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UCLA Student Research at Peking University

Titles of student research projects from 2010-2019, and the Peking University faculty advisers.

2019

Student	Major	PKU Advisor	Research Title
Jasmine Chen	Cognitive Science	Yiqun Gan	Origins, Factors and Outcomes of Physician-Patient Trust in China: Evidence from Cancer Patients
Hee Joon Choi	Biochemistry	Zhen Yang	Optimization of Synthetic Route of Laulimalide with Focus on Julia Olefination
Nazanin Ghemetri	Psychobiology	Shu-dong Zhang	Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Circulating Tumor Cells
Xiaohan Hannah Guo	Cognitive Science, Linguistics & Psychology	Yiqun Gan	Future Temporal Focus in a Self-Construal Perspective: The Effects of Future Temporal Focus and Interdependence on Parents’ Plans for Children
Sarah Hong	Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology	You Wan	Pain Engram Cells in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Cherry Huang	Cognitive Science	Yiqun Gan	The Buffer Effect of Stress Inoculation for Acute Stress
Wendell Kirkman	Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, MS	Xiaohua Qiu	Bisphenol A and the Association with Lipid Peroxidation: A Biomarker-Based Comparative Study between Beijing and Los Angeles
Victoria Lee	Psychobiology	Shu-dong Zhang	Investigating the Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Urologic Malignancies Including Advanced Prostate Cancer and Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Chinese Population
Ryan Milton	Physics	Yan-Lin Ye	DSSDs and Associated Resolutions
Rachelle Stark	Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology	Jicheng Gong	Simultaneous Determination of Multiple DNA Adducts in Blood Cells and Plasma by UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS
Yvonne Yock	Environment and Sustainability, MS	Xinghua Qiu	The relationship between dietary behavior and Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure

2018

Student	Major	PKU Advisor	Research Title
Marlene Arceo	Psychobiology	Kai-Yuan Fu	Analysis of Synovial Fluid in Osteoarthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Jierou (Angie) Chen	Atmospheric Chemistry	Xinhua Qiu	Compilation and Comparison of PM2.5 Long-term Observational Data In Los Angeles and Beijing
Mercedes Cornelius	Biophysics, Applied Mathematics, and Biochemistry	Shao-qing Cai	Screening active ligands from Rhubarb, a traditional Chinese medicine, to target mitochondrial protein
Hetvi Doshi	Psychology	Yiqun Gan	Moderating Role of OXTR rs2254298 in the Influence of Family Cohesion on Future Orientation
Jiyang Du	Math of Computation	Ming Jiang	Computing the normal derivative of bioluminescence tomography (BLT) problem using Finite Element Method (FEM)
Abigail Edwards	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Jing Shang	Examining the Photocatalytic and Adsorption Capabilities of Graphene Oxide
Francesca Genera	Biology	Shu-dong Zhang	Analyzing Renal Cell Carcinoma, its Causes, Effects, and Treatments, and Other Urological Cancers such as Prostate Cancer
Richard Liang	Physiological Science	Xiaoying Zheng	Social activities and depressive symptoms in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults: Evidence from CHARLS
Justin Mak	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Mingliang Pu	Characterization of Pannexin-3 Expression in Feline Retinas Following Optic Nerve Crash Injury
Alexander Soohoo	Chemical Engineering	Zengyi Chang	Assay Development Towards Elucidation of ATP Synthase Mechanism and Regulation
Vincent Tse	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Distribution and Localization of AQP1 During Nuclear Sweling in Response to Glutamate in Primary Cultured Astrocytes and Human Neural Stem Cells
Daniel Tsiu	Neuroscience	Guo-Ping Wang	Application of Nvidia's OptiX ray generation engine to render a 3-D image

2017

Student	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Dennis Dea	Human Biology & Society	Wei Zhao	Analyzing the Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation with Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Yanyi (Jenny) Ding	Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics	Hong Wu	Manipulating prostate tumor microenvironment through PI3K pathway blockade and immune checkpoint inhibition
Terrence Lee	Ecology, Behavior and Evolution	You-Yong Lu	Plasmid construction and exploration of the CagA gene in Helicobacter pylori
Yan Lin	Environmental Health Sciences	Xinghua Qiu	Evaluating the Effects of Secondhand Smoke (SHS) on Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction
Jesus Lopez Baltazar	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Yanglong Hou	Seeded-Growth Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Au-Fe3O4 Heterostructured Nanoparticles
Tarokh Mollafarajzadeh	Psychobiology	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	AQP1 and EAAT2 Expression and Localization in Neural Stem Cells
Spencer Ng	Biology	Mingliang Pu	Visual Training with Asymmetrical Visual Input: Clinical Study Utilizing a Binocular Approach with Virtual Reality for Amblyopia Therapy
Stevyndennis (Dennis) Onngo	Psychobiology	Gui-Qiang Wang	Tbet Expression is Associated with Immune Characteristic in Autoimmune Hepatitis Patients.
Sara Rashidi	Psychobiology	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	DREAM Expression in Primary Culture of Astrocytes
Rossana Rico	Bioengineering	Zigang Ge	Expression of SNF2L, SNF2H, BRAHMA, and BRG1 in BMSCs after application of nsPEFs
Jeffrey Wang	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Heping (Peace) Cheng	Investigating the link between Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 (MMP2/9) in promoting human prostate carcinoma.
Yao Yang	Materials Engingeering	Dapeng Yu	Studies of Nanostructured Materials with Aberration-Corrected STEM
Chen Yi (Celina) Yang	Psychobiology	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Transfection of Mutant Neuroglobin to Astrocyte Cell Cultures of ICR Mice
Gestina Yassa	Computational and Systems Biology	Ming Jiang	Determination of Optical Coefficients of Tissue Phantoms
Zhenchen Zhang	Electrical Engineering	Lingyang Song	Indoor 3D Mapping and Navigation System Using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)

2016

Student	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Jodutt Basrawi	Engineering Geology	Qinghua Huang	Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in the Context of Geothermal Reservoir Exploration
Garrett Blair	Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience	Chenjian Li & Eric Yun Liang	In-Vivo Calcium Imaging in the Rat Dorsal Striatum
Sarah Chang	Psychobiology	Shao-Qing Cai	Study of “Additive Effect” Using Ginsenosides As Research Subjects
Alison Hildebrandt	Neuroscience	You Wan	Chemogenetic inhibition of glutamatergic neurons in the ventral hippocampus show sex dependent effects on anxiety behavior in mice
Sojeong Jun	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Xian Wang	Insulin-regulated Secretory Pathway in Drosophila Fat Body Metabolism
Susan Lei	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Rui-Ping Xiao	Endogenous Expression of MG53 in C2C12 Cells and Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes under Fatty Acid and Glucose Stimulations
Li Li	Biology	Ming-liang Pu	The Distribution of Retinal Ganglion Rells (RGC) in Cats
Yan Lin	Environmental Health Sciences	Xinghua Qiu	Does the smoking inhibitory policy in Beijing reduce the exposure to second hand smoke?
Benjamin Lin	Mathematics/Applied Science	Shao-Qing Cai	Study on the Effective Forms and Mechanism of Paeoniae Radix Rubra: Dynamic Change Process of Noxious Heat Blood Stasis Syndrome in Rats
Christine Sun	MIMG with a Bioinformatics minor	Ge Gao	Annotating and Functionally Characterizing Human Long Noncoding RNA
Brandon Tsai	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Hong Wu	PTEN regulation of m6A-dependent miRNA processing

2015

	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Maria Perez	Mechanical Engineering	Dongxiao Zhang	The Application of BFGS-Quasi-Newton Method in Hydrocarbon Phase Stability Testing
Lillian Lai	Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	Zhi Lu	Aquaporins Expression in Different Injury Models
Diane Villaroman	Neuroscience	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Aquaporins Expression in Different Injury Models
Amy Yu	Biochemistry	Hong Wu	Developing a Novel Quantification Method for Low-Abundance Polyphosphoinositide Species in Cultured Cells
Xiaobi Michelle Kuang	Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	Mei Zheng	Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by Fine Particles: Identification of redox active components and major sources responsible for ROS formation
Xu "Jessica" Zhang	Math	Da-Yue Chen	Topological representation of big data
Tianqin Cai	Mechanical Engineering	Hao Wang	Dynamics, Simulation & Removal of Fine Particles in Aerosol
Runyang "Nic" Lou	Environmental Science	Zhi Lu	The Role of Parks in the Preservation of Amphibian and Reptile Populations in an Urban Landscape
Brandon Liauw	Biophysics	Xiaoli Tian	Determining the function of the XRCC4 gene in human umbilical vein endothelial cell senescence
Yan Lin	Environmental Health Sciences	Xinghua Qiu	Interaction between second hand smoke (SHS) , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure (PAHs) exposure and oxidative damage: a biomarker-based trial between Los Angeles and Beijing
Brian Khoa Nguyen	Developmental Biology, minor in Electrical Engineering	Wei Zhao	Assessing if HIP-55 can Inhibit AngII-Induced Apoptosis in H9C2 Cells
Ziyi Zhuang	Math	Da-Yue Chen	A Lost Child in a Shopping Center and Particles on a Finite Graph

2014

Student Name	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Laurel Clare	Microbiology Immunology & Molecular Genetics	Shi-Qiang Wang	Concentration Dependent Effects of Zinterol and Salbutamol on GRK2 Trafficking in Cardiomyocytes
Brian Dang	Biology	You-Yong Lu	Analysis of subclonal heterogeneity in a diffuse-type gastric cancer patient based on single-cell sequencing
Ruolin Fan	Computer Science	Kaigui Bian	Hedis and Todis - Neighbor Discovery Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks
Matin Fouladinejad	Computer Science	Xiaoru Yuan	3D Gesture Interaction with the Leap Motion for Flow Data Analysis
Zohal Ghulam-Jelani	Neuroscience	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Intercellular pH change in cultured astrocytes after injury is independent of calcium and astrogliosis
Brianna Lam	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	Gui-Qiang Wang	Determining cytokine profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder children
Kai Matsuka	Aerospace Engineering	Yu-Feng Zheng	Fatigue analysis on self-expandable NiTi stent using finite element analysis
Shaun Veran	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	Zhuan Zhou	Investigations into CIVDS within DRG neurons through the Patch-Clamp technique
Viet Vo	Physics	Da-Peng Yu	Electrically-Driven Single n-CdSe Nanowire/p-Si Heterojunction Light Emitting Diode
Jia Wang	Materials Science and Engineering	Xiao-Dong Hu	A novel substrate technology in the epitaxial growth of group-III-nitrides on silicon
Justin Wang	Bioengineering	Zi-Gang Ge	Interpenetrating network cryogels of gelatin and polyethylene glycol for cartilage tissue engineering
Calvin Wong	Environmental Health Sciences	Mei Zheng	Characterization of PM 2.5, Particulate Number, and Carbon Dioxide Concentrations near Major Highway in Beijing, China
Joshine Wongso	Mathematics/Economics	Da-Yue Chen	Markov Chains to Forecast Los Angeles Crime Rate
Nu Yu	Environmental Health Sciences	Xinghua Qiu	Biological Marker Analysis for Airborne Particulate Matter and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure
Kaiwen Zheng	Electrical Engineering	Kaigui Bian	Symbiosis of Heterogenous Wireless Network in TV White Space

2013

Student Name	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Karen Chaw	Computer Science	Xiao-Ying Zheng	The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression Among the Elderly in Beijing
Scarlett Chen	Biology	Rui-Ping Xiao	Potential role of MG53 in aging
Xiaolong Jiang	Computer Science	Yizhou Wang	Kinematic and Dynamic Simulation of Interceptive Behaviors
Nikolaos Karianakis	Computer Science	Yizhou Wang	How can Representation Learning deal with the problem of nuisance variability in Computer Vision?
Joonhee Kim	Molecular, Cell & Developmental Bio	Hong-Wei Guo	HUA ENHANCER2 is important for the growth and development of Arabidopsis independent of post-transcriptional gene silencing
Benjamin Lee	Biophysics	Hong-Wei Guo	LAPD (Luciferase Assisted Proteome Detection) Platform for Plant Systems Biology
Eva Lee	Psychobiology	Pei-Yu Wang	Growth and development in children with picky eating behavior: a cross-sectional study
Jessica Liu	Biochemistry	Ming Liang Pu	Characterization of Alpha Ganglion Cell Distribution in the Cat Retina using RNA-Binding Protein with Multiple Splicing Antibody
Taryn McLaughlin	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Effects of glutamate and substance P on DREAM and prodynorphin expression levels in astrocytes and neurons
Vivian Tran	Psychology	Kai-Yuan Fu	The Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Normal and TMD Patients
Michelle Wong	Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Characterization of DREAM in Astrocytes and Neurons in Response to Pain Modulators, Bradykinin and Glutamate
Wei Wu	Electrical Engineering	Dongxiao Zhang	Accelerating the Reservoir Simulator using Circuit Simulation Techniques

2012

Student Name	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Tammy Chang	Electrical Engineering	Anpeng Huang	Hybrid Scheduling Method for Large VoIP Packet Delivery
Jonathan Chiang	Human Genetics	Shao-Qing Cai	Isolation of Chemical Constituents of Tufuling
Ian Ferguson	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Long Wang	Powered Ankle Prosthesis
Matthew Hecht	Chemistry/Materials Science	Li Yan	Using DGU to Separate Carbon Nanotubes
Asael Papour	Electrical Engineering	Qiushi Ren	Optical System for Fluorescence Molecular Tomography (FMT) Imaging Device
Regan Patterson	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mei Zheng	Comparison of Particle Deposition in the Respiratory Tracts of Children and Adults in LA and Beijing using Multiple-Path Particle Dosimetry Model
Jeffrey Schwartz	Physics and Astronomy	Kai Wu	Hydrogen-Bonding Networks in Self Assembled Monolayers
Jean Shen	Molecular, Cell & Developmental Bio	Gui-Qiang Wang	Diminished expression of FBX4 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Michiko Suwoto	Molecular, Cell & Developmental Bio	You Yong Lu	Androgen Receptor (AR) Expression in Gastric Cancer Cell Lines
Helen Vuong	Neurobiololgy	Ming Liang Pu	Morphological Interactions between Dopamine Amacrine Cells and Intrinsic Photosensitive Ganglion Cells
Steven Weiss	Computer Science	Tao Wang	Wireless Transmission on GNU Radio
Drake Williams	Dentistry	Shi-Qiang Wang	Acute Angiotensin II treatment delays T-tubule remodeling
Dalia Zhang	Physiological Science	Yi Zhu	Stimulate DA Neurons and Record DA Release in Striatum

2011

Student Name	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Tammy Chang	Electrical Engineering	Anpeng Huang	Hybrid Scheduling Method for Large VoIP Packet Delivery
David Cohen	Electrical Engineering	Hong-Bin Zha	Determining Driver Behavior from Holistic Visual Features
Yasaman Demehri	Physiological Science	Rui-ping Xiao	Screening for Novel β2-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists
Xin (Sharon) Guan	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Kai Wu	Electrodeposition of Thermoelectric SbxTey Nanowires
Hien Huynh	Electrical Engineering	Gang Huang	Embedding V8 Module in Nginx to Run JavaScript Applications at the Server
Niloufar Iranmanesh	Physiological Science	Shao-Qing Cai	Determination of Eight Compounds of Cinnamon Twig by HPLC
Brandon Lanthier	Civil Engineering	Don Zhang	A Study of TOUGHREACT_V1.21 and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Ian McRae	Chemical Engineering	Zhen Yang	Synthesis of Micrandilactone A Skeleton
Arefeh Orouji	Physiological Science	Shao-Qing Cai	The effect of Angelica sinensis on the blood of Rats
Jamie Tran	Molecular, Cell & Developmental Bio	Gui-Qiang Wang	Overexpression of miR-9 in HepG2 cells results in reduced cell adhesion and increased cell invasion
Vincent Tse	Integrative Biology and Physiology	John Wang	Overexpression of miR-9 in HepG2 cells results in reduced cell adhesion and increased cell invasion
Daniel Wen	Electrical Engineering	Qi-Huang Gong	Photovoltaic Properties of PBDTC10DBT Polymer Solar Cell
Bingjun Xiao	Electrical Engineering	Ru Huang	mrFPGA: A Novel FPGA Architecture with Memristor-Based Reconfiguration
Defeng Xu	Computer Science	Xiaoming Li	Opportunistic Check and Forward: Recovery from Black Hole Attacks for Location Based Routing

2010

Student Name	Major	PKU Faculty Advisor	Research Title
Robert Cunningham	Physics/Applied Mathematics	Xiaodong Hu	An Investigation into Gallium-Nitride Type III Semiconductors
Peichi (Justin) Liu	Materials Science and Engineering	Xiaodong Hu	GaN Growth with Low Dislocation Density on Patterned Sapphire Substrate
Drew Morton	Neuroscience	Mingliang Pu	Survival of Melanopsin Expressing ipRGCs in Thy1-CFP DBA/2j Mice, a model for Glaucoma
Chunyi Peng	Computer Science	Xiaoming Li	EPS: Find Parking on the Go
Katherine Rosen	Biochemistry	Zeng-Yi Chang	Using Combinatorial RNA Interference to Elucidate the Genetic Interactions of Sir-2.1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
Shirley Sui	Neuroscience	Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu	Functional Study of Critical Proteins, Neuroglobin and DREAM, in Primary Cultures of Mus musculus Neural Cells
Zhanyong Wang	Computer Science	Li-Ping Wei	Systematic Meta-analysis of Genetic Susceptibility Underlying Autism
Sheng Wei	Computer Science	Anpeng Huang	FPGA Implementation of HD Video Deblocking Filter Using C-to-Hardware Synthesis
Allison Wong	Biochemistry	Shao-Qing Cai	The Isolation and Identification of Bioactive Constituents of Ephedra sinica