Current Team Members

Mingxia Gu, MD, PhD

Mingxia.gu@cchmc.org

Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

MD, PhD: Peking University, Beijing, China and joint-training at Stanford University (2013) Fellowship: Stanford University, CA (2016) Instructorship: Stanford University, CA (2019)

Key Words: Cardiopulmonary disease, human induced pluripotent stem cells, organoid, vasculature, drug development, snowboard, adventures

Zhiyun Yu, BS

Zhiyun.yu@cchmc.org

Graduate Student, Cancer and Cell Biology (CCB) University of Cincinnati

BS: Shandong University (2019)

Key Words: Cardiac and vascular development, arteriovenous differentiation, outgoing; love gourmet, traveling

Simon Miao, PhD

Yifei.miao@cchmc.org

Research Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

MBBS: Peking University, Beijing, China (2009) PhD: Peking University, Beijing, China (2012) Fellowship: University of Houston, Tx (2016); University of San Diego, CA (2018)

Key Words: Organoid, Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Vascular Biology, Pediatric Cardiology, a part-time sitcom fan and foodie.

Nicole Pek, BS 

Nicole.pek@cchmc.org

Graduate Student, Molecular and Developmental Biology Program (MDB), CCHMC

BS: National University of Singapore (2016)

Key Words: Human pluripotent stem cells, Directed differentiation, Cardiovascular biology, Regenerative Medicine, Cell and Transplantation Therapy, Hiking, Mountaineering, Sports, Fitness, Cooking.

Edward Baker, BS

Edward.baker@cchmc.org

Research Assistant / Lab Manager Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

BS: Cellular/Molecular Biology, Kent State University (2019)

Key Words: Stem cells and organoids, Developmental neurobiology, Bioengineering, 3D printing, traveling, music, art

Cheng Tan, MD

cheng.tan@cchmc.org

Visiting Research Fellow Department of Pediatrics, CCHMC

MD: Peking University Health Science Center and Peking University People's Hospital, China (2016)

Key Words: Urogyencology, Pelvic organ prolapse, Regenerative Medicine, Outgoing; Cooking

Ziyi Liu, MD

Ziyi.liu@cchmc.org

Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

MD: Tsinghua University and Peking Union Medical College, 8-year joint MD program (2019)

Key Words: Congenital Heart Disease, Valve development and disorders, Developmental biology, Pulmonary vascular disease, iPSC modeling, music, art, movie, literature, clarinet, conductor

Vidhya Ravichandran, MBBS

vidhya.ravichandran@cchmc.org

Visiting Research Fellow Department of Pediatrics, CCHMC

MBBS: Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute (2017), ECFMG certified

Key Words: Pediatric Care, NewBorn Nursery, Women’s Health, Stem cells, and Organoid Models, Yoga, Travelling, Cooking