Luming (Lumi) Zhang

EDUCATION

College / University

Southern University of Science and Technology

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Bioinformatics

Country

P.R. China

Lab Experience

Dry Lab: RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, scRNA-seq analysis; Single particle analysis with CryoSPARC
Wet Lab: Protein expression through Sf9 cells; Structural determination of proteins with CryoEM

Projects / Research

2024 – 2025: Reference free sequence alignment tools for the detection of mutations
2023 – 2024: Structural determination of lysosome membrane proteins using CryoEM
2022 – 2023: Determining genome accessibility in Xenopus embryos using ATAC-seq
2022: Structural determination of water-proof perovskites using X-ray crystallography

Scholarships / Awards

2025 – 2026:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2023:	National Second Prize in the China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling
2022 – 2025:	Merit Student Scholarship for Exceptional Performance, SUSTech
2021:	SUSTech Scholarship for Outstanding Freshmen

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My interest lies in the simple yet elegant process described by the central dogma. Especially, the control of the information exchange between DNA, RNA and proteins. I am also interested in the cellular organelles involved in the regulation of this process and other information exchanges within the organelles (e.g. information transfer between synapses, mitophagy). During my studies, I would like to learn how to design efficient and reproducible experiments, acquire more lab techniques, and nurture my scientific instinct.