Brecklyn Beighle (beighle AT ohsu.edu)
BA, Lewis & Clark College

Brecklyn joined the Zhong lab in June 2023 and plans to ultimately pursue an advanced degree. She graduated from Lewis & Clark College in May 2023 with a B.A. in Biology. Brecklyn worked for a biotech company in the summer of 2022 that developed a compact device to detect viral infections using PCR. She was captain of her college soccer team and continues to play recreationally. Away from work, you can find Brecklyn testing new recipes or running and hiking the local trails.

Helen/Lanboling Guo (guol AT ohsu.edu)
Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University

Helen joined the Zhong lab in April 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the School of Biological Science, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, where she studied how interneurons in the cerebellum are involved in non-motor functions. She then went to the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at the same University, studied cerebellar-related motor control, and tested behaviors and vasculature changes in several disease models. In the Zhong lab, Helen plans to explore the role of PKA in neuronal activities during locomotion with two-photon imaging. Outside the lab, Helen likes cooking and hiking.

Maozhen Qin (qinm AT ohsu.edu)
Bachelor in Nursing

Maozhen obtained a bachelor's degree in nursing in China and has been working as a research assistant since 2008. She joined the Mao and Zhong labs in 2011 where she quickly became the "go-to" person for genotyping, culturing slices, performing animal surgeries, and maintaining the inventory of lab supplies. She became lab manager in 2014. Outside of work, Maozhen enjoys camping and hiking.

Takaki Yahiro (yahiro AT ohsu.edu)
M.D., Ph.D.

Takaki joined the Zhong lab in October 2023 as a postdoctoral fellow. He received his M.D., Ph.D. from Nagoya University in Japan, where his graduate study focused on the afferent neural pathway for behavioral thermoregulation. He will investigate the PKC-mediated neural modulation in the cortex with a newly improved PKC sensor and in vivo 2-photon lifetime. Outside the lab, Takaki often explores restaurants and tries new cuisines in Portland.

Tin-Long Yiu (yiu AT ohsu.edu)
B.Sc., University College London

Tin joined the Zhong Lab in summer 2020 as a graduate student. He earned his B.Sc. in Neuroscience from University College London, where he studied the role of Purkinje cell activity in timed sensorimotor association in the laboratory of Professor Michael Häusser. For his graduate work, Tin will use two-photon imaging, Neuropixels recording and optogenetics to investigate how cerebellar computations are influenced by neuromodulation during sensorimotor learning. Outside of the lab, Tin enjoys playing basketball and Go.

Yizhou Zhuo (zhuoy AT ohsu.edu)
Ph.D., Peking University

Yizhou joined Zhong lab in July 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow. She earned her Ph.D. at the School of Life Sciences, Peking University, where her graduate study mainly focuses on the development of genetically-encoded dopamine sensors. Yizhou developed a suite of green and red dopamine sensors that enable sensitive dopamine detection across multiple brain areas and dual-color imaging in combined use with other optical sensors in vivo, which therefore provide a robust tool for better understanding the dopamine system. Yizhou plans to continuously work on tool development but shifting her interest from generating optical sensors for probing extracellular transmission to optical actuators that are able to manipulate intracellular signaling processes. Outside of work, Yizhou enjoys traveling and tasty foods.