Alumni
Huan Lab alumni carrying metabolomics training into new communities.
Former postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers have moved into faculty roles, industry science, professional programs, and research training across Canada, the United States, and beyond.
Where they go next
Training in the lab supports paths across academia, biotechnology, medicine, data science, and analytical research.
The alumni directory records each member's role in the Huan Lab, training period, and current position or location where available. It is organized by role so visitors can quickly understand the lab's training history.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Advanced researchers who helped shape the lab's early scientific directions.
Yaxi Hu
2019.01 - 2020.12
Current: Assistant Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Graduate Students
Graduate alumni now contributing across industry, academia, and international research settings.
Jian Guo
2018.09 - 2023.03
Current: Omics Scientist, Denali Therapeutics, San Francisco, USA
Shipei Xing
2019.02 - 2023.04
Current: Postdoctoral research fellow, UC San Diego, Pieter Dorrestein lab
Huaxu Yu
2019.05 - 2023.04
Current: Postdoctoral research fellow, UC Davis, Oliver Fiehn lab
Lloyd Sibanda
2020.09 - 2022.10
Current: Bioanalytical Analyst, ITR Laboratories, Quebec, Canada
Chenjingyi Wang
2020.09 - 2022.11
Current: Zhejiang, China
Zixuan Zhang
2021.09 - 2023.09
Current: Shanghai, China
Ying Chen
2021.09 - 2023.07
Current: Vancouver, Canada
Yukai Wang
2022.09 - 2024.09
Current: Vancouver, Canada
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate alumni who began research training in metabolomics, chemistry, data science, and health.
Megan Wolf
2018.09 - 2019.06
Current: Ph.D. Student, Genome Science and Technology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Nathaniel Villanueva
2018.09 - 2020.05
Current: General Surgery Resident, Hawaii Residency Programs, Hawaii, USA
Betty Cai
2019.05 - 2020.05
Current: Ph.D. Student, Material Sciences and Engineering, Stanford University, USA
Alyssa Hui
2019.09 - 2020.09
Current: Technician, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Yibo Jiao
2020.06 - 2021.01
Current: Software Engineer, Arista Networks, Santa Clara, USA
Elizabeth Porter
2020.09 - 2021.04
Current: Research Associate II, Zymeworks Inc, Vancouver, Canada
Sam Shen
2020.01 - 2021.08
Current: Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego, USA
Boaz Li
2021.06 - 2021.09
Current: M.D. Student, UBC Medical School, Vancouver, Canada
Ethan Wong-Ma
2023.05 - 2023.09
Current: PharmD Program, UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, Canada
Gigi Li
2023.05 - 2023.09
Current: Undergraduate student, UBC Biochemistry, Vancouver, Canada
Tanav Bajaj
2023.06 - 2023.10
Current: Graduate student, UBC Data Science, Vancouver, Canada