Headshot of Sizhe wearing a grey jacket and standing in front of a snowy mountain range.

I’m interested in gene circuit design and protein engineering to transform living organisms into functional platforms capable of achieving various purposes. Currently, I’m working on projects exploring Caulobacter crescentus to create engineered living materials.

Favorite scientist: Qian Xuesen

Education: Ph.D. student, Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology program. Master of Science, Duke University. Bachelor of Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University.

  sl308 at rice dot edu