Our Team

The Jason Zhang Lab welcomes individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. What unites us is our passion for discovering, building, and sharing the wonders of biology and engineering.

Meet the Team

  • Jason Zhang

    Principal Investigator

    Jason Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at UCLA specializing in de novo protein design to study and reprogram cellular signaling. After earning his Bioengineering degrees from UC Berkeley and UCSD, where he developed biosensors revealing new signaling mechanisms, he trained in David Baker’s lab at UW to design AI-guided proteins that map and drug disease-related signaling networks. Committed to mentorship and equity, he strives to cultivate inclusive, empowering environments for young scientists in both research and teaching.

  • Chao Chen

    Postdoc

  • Ryuzaburo Yuki

    Postdoc

  • Jakob Harper

    Master Student

  • Zhenmo Yu

    Master Student

  • Burak Kilicarslan

    Undergrad Student