Bing Yang Lab @Purdue
Meet the Team
Bing Yang
Assistant Professor
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I got my Ph.D. degree from Syracuse University working on histone modification enzymes in C. elegans under the supervision of Dr. Eleanor Maine. I then joined the laboratory of Dr. Katherine McJunkin at NIH for my postdoctoral training on miRNA biology. Currently, my lab aims to understand the mechanisms of RNA processing specificity. ​
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Fun fact: Pickleball is now my favorite sport.
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Jacob Penola
Undergraduate researcher
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Hi! I'm Jake Penola, and I am from Zionsville, IN. I am a sophomore on a pre-med track studying biology. I joined this lab during the spring semester of my sophomore year.
Fun fact: my dream job as a kid was a mailman.
Chang Liu
Graduate Student (co-mentored with Dr. Yini Li)
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Hi! I'm Chang Liu, and I am from China. I am a first-year PhD student in Biological Science. My project examines potential LLPS of Microprocessor in iPSC.
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Fun fact: I have a cat and a dog who grew up together—my dog even plays with a laser pointer.
Jayati Pathak
Rotation student
Hi! I’m Jayati Pathak, and I am from India. I am a first-year graduate student in Department of Biological Sciences. I have been in the lab since January 2026 and am working on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate miRNA biogenesis.
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Fun fact: I’ve accepted that “just one more experiment” is a lifestyle, not a sentence.