Lab members

Dr. Qian Cai

Associate Professor

Email contact: cai@dls.rutgers.edu

Elaine Gavin

Lab technician

Email contact: gavin@dls.rutgers.edu

Dr. You Cai

Postdoctoral Associate

Email contact: yc1789@dls.rutgers.edu

Dr. Yantao Zuo

Postdoctoral Associate

Email contact: yz1004@dls.rutgers.edu

Dr. Nuo Jia

Postdoctoral Associate

Email contact: nj264@dls.rutgers.edu

Gavesh Rajapaksha

Undergraduate Student,

B.S. in Biological Sciences

I am a junior from Marlboro, NJ on the pre-med track here at Rutgers. I joined the Cai lab in May 2023 through the Aresty Summer Science Program. In my free time, I enjoy finding new music and spending time with my friends.

Email contact: gkr12@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

Yizhen (Ella) Ye

Undergraduate Student,

Email contact: yy812@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

Prahalad Rana

Undergraduate Student,

B.A., Undeclared (Exploring Interests in Neuroscience, Philosophy)

I am a sophomore from Edison, NJ on the pre-med track at Rutgers! I joined the Cai Lab in August of 2024 through the Aresty RA Program. In my free time, I enjoy learning more about the religions and philosophies of different cultures.

Email contact: prahalad.rana@rutgers.edu

Hongyuan Guan

Undergraduate Student,

B.A. in Cell Biology and Neuroscience

Builder of this website~ haha

I’m originally from China and I’ve graduated from Rutgers. I joined the lab back in 2021 and left in 2024 for my Ph.D training at Cornell University! I love singing in my spare time.

Email contact: hg346@scarletmail.rutgers.edu