People

The Lyu lab welcomes people of all backgrounds. If you are interested in joining us, please see our positions page.

Jiankun (JK) Lyu, Ph.D.
Jiankun (JK) Lyu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Postdoc, 2022, UCSF · Ph.D., 2019, East China University of Science and Technology · B.E., 2013, East China University of Science and Technology
Joined 2023
jlyu (at) rockefeller.edu
Google Scholar @Jiankun_Lyu_
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Hongyan Du
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. & B.S., Zhejiang University
Joined 2025
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Aakash Davasam
Graduate Student
B.S., UC San Diego
Co-mentored with John Chodera (MSK)
Joined 2025
Daniel Tan
Daniel Tan
Graduate Student
B.S.E., Princeton University
Joined 2026
dantan (at) rockefeller.edu
Google Scholar ORCID 02dtan
Dylan Barcelos
Dylan Barcelos
Graduate Student
B.S., 2022, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Joined 2023
dbarcelos (at) rockefeller.edu
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Isabelle Chen
Graduate Student
B.E., Northwestern University
Joined 2025
Jianxiang Zhang
Jianxiang Zhang
Graduate Student
B.S. & B.A., 2023, University of California, Berkeley
Joined 2024
Sam Nitz
Sam Nitz
Graduate Student
B.S., 2022, MIT
Co-mentored with Jeremy Rock (Rockefeller)
Joined 2024
Google Scholar s-nitz
Yangzhi (Robby) Wang
Yangzhi (Robby) Wang
Graduate Student
B.S. & B.A., 2022, University of California, Berkeley
Joined 2024
yaw4006 (at) med.cornell.edu
Google Scholar robby-wang LinkedIn
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Brandon Lam
Research Assistant
B.A., 2022, Vassar College
Joined 2023
blam (at) rockefeller.edu

Alumni

Chao Yang
Postdoctoral Fellow · 2023–2026
Now: Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology
Yuqi Liu
Research Assistant · 2023–2026
Now: Master's student in Data Science, New York University
Kartikeya M. Menon
Visiting MD Student · 2025
Now: Surgery resident, Mount Sinai
Xiaohe Lei
Postdoctoral Fellow · 2024–2025
Now: Assistant Program Manager, Viva Biotechnology
Youngseon Park
Visiting Graduate Student · 2024
Now: Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
Nicole Perry-Hauser
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow · 2023
Now: Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Rotation students

Victory Yinka-Banjo
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2026
Tom Xu
David Rockefeller Graduate Program · 2026
Matthew Shabet
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2026
Chengyuan Li
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2026
Shuyao Su
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology · 2025
Joshua Lee
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology · 2025
Eric Yuan
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program · 2025
Chloe Schaefer
David Rockefeller Graduate Program · 2025
Margaret Hoang
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology · 2024
Kasey Cervantes
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2024
Hoyin Chu
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2024
Christopher Anchan
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program · 2024
Yuanhuang Chen
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology · 2023
Tona Gonzalez
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program · 2023
Kendall Lemons
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine · 2023
Jaina Wollowitz
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology · 2023
Isaac Nathoo
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program · 2023