Moriaki Yasuhara, professor

Pedro Julião Jimenez, postdoctoral researcher

Tao Xu, postdoctoral researcher

Hisayo Okahashi, research collaborator

Kyawt “Kk” Aye, PhD student
Research Theme: Cenozoic Caribbean shallow-marine ostracode biogeography and biodiversity

Jiamian Hugo Hu, PhD student
Research Theme: Deep-learning and automatic identification

Yichi Zhang, PhD student
Research Theme: Ordovician ostracod biodiversity

Jialu Huang, PhD student
Research Theme: Estuarine oceanography and paleoecology

Lalita Weerachai, PhD student
Research Theme: Invasive species; Lessepsian migration

Xingyue Zhang, PhD student
Research Theme: Coral Triangle biodiversity; deep-sea paleoecology

Bethany Yuen Tung Chiu, PhD student
Research Theme: Holocene and Anthropocene Hong Kong vegetation, ecosystems, and microfossils

Siqi Xie, PhD student
Research Theme: Holocene, Anthropocene, vegetation and ecosystems

Binbin Xia, PhD student
Research Theme: Holocene and Anthropocene paleoecology; Tokyo Bay

Yee Lai, PhD student (University of Queensland, co-supervision with Tatsuya Amano)
Research Theme: global waterbird diversity and conservation

Jenny Hong Zhen Deng, research assistant

Eris Yumeng Wei, undergrad student volunteer

2024 lab photo

2022 lab photo at the 19th International Symposium on Ostracoda

2021 lab dinner

2020 lab photo

2019 lab photo

2018 lab dinner

2018 lab photo

2015 lab photo

Past member:

Postdoctoral researchers

He Wang, postdoctoral researcher (Oct 2021–Nov 2024) [currently assistant professor at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China]

Natalia Albarran-Melzer, postdoctoral researcher (Sep 2023–Jan 2025)

Briony L. Mamo, postdoctoral fellow (Oct 2015–Jun 2019) [currently research fellow at the Department of Biology, Macquarie University, Australia]

Hokuto Iwatani, postdoctoral fellow (Mar 2013–Mar 2019) [currently assistant Professor at Yamaguchi University, Japan]

Laura Cotton, postdoctoral fellow (Jun 2016–Dec 2016) [currently Assistant Professor and Curator at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen University]

PhD students

Yuanyuan “Circle” Hong, MPhil&PhD student (Sep 2011–Mar 2017), postdoctoral researcher (Apr 2017–Apr 2023) [currently Environmental Protection Officer at the Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR]

Skye Yunshu Tian, undergrad FYP student (Sep 2017–May 2018), PhD student (Sep 2018–Apr 2023) [currently Humboldt Research Fellow at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany]

Huai-Hsuan May Huang, MPhil&PhD student (Sep 2014 – May 2019), postdoctoral researcher (June 2019 – July 2021) [currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, USA]

Richard C. W. Cheung, undergrad Directed Study student (Sep 2012–May 2013), MPhil&PhD student (Sep 2013–Mar 2018)

Anna B. Jöst, PhD student (Dec 2012–Feb 2018), postdoctoral researcher (Feb 2018–Oct 2019) [currently postdoctoral fellow at Hanyang University, Korea]

Ruby W. T. Chiu, MPhil&PhD student (Sep 2012–Dec 2017) [currently postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic]

Andrea Naylor, PhD student (Jan 2013–May 2013)

Mphil students

Jingwen Zhang, Mphil student (Sep 2021–Jul 2024), research assistant (Aug 2024–Aug 2025) [currently PhD student at MIT-WHOI]

Caren Shin, Mphil student (Sep 2014–Mar 2017)

FYP, DS, Interns & volunteers

Zihan Li, summer intern student (2024 summer)

Charisse Moyn, summer intern student (2024 summer)

Emma Xintong Zhang, undergrad student volunteer (2024 summer)

Jenny Lu, undergrad student volunteer (2024 summer)

Xingyue Zhang, Summer Research Programme student (Jul 2023–Aug 2023) [currently PhD student here at Yasuhara Lab]

Megan Chan, summer intern student (Aug 2023–Aug 2023)

Cheston Yeung, summer intern student (Aug 2023–Aug 2023)

Jayme Leung, summer intern student (Aug 2023–Aug 2023)

Annice Hui (summer 2023)

Yihua Chen, undergraduate intern student (HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) (Jun 2021–Dec 2022)

Subaita Mahadia, undergraduate intern student (Jun 2022–Dec 2022)

Zahra Zhafiira Ardiany, undergraduate intern student (Jun 2022–2023)

John Ross Gabriel Sison Badajos, undergraduate intern student (Jun 2022–Aug 2023)

Yiyang Wu, summer intern student (Jun 2022–Aug 2023)

Chun Ho Rocky Leung, undergrad Directed Study student (Jan 2022–May 2022)

On To Andrew Cheung, undergrad Directed Study student (Jan 2022–May 2022)

Jingwen Zhang, undergrad student, volunteer (June 2020–Dec 2020), Directed Study (Jan 2021–May 2021) [currently Mphil student here at Yasuhara Lab]

Cindy Xinyu Lu, undergrad Directed Study student (Sep 2020–Dec 2020)

Rachel Wai Ching Chu, undergrad FYP student (Sep 2018–May 2019), research assistant (May 2021–Jun 2021)

Raine Wing Ki Chong, undergrad FYP student (Sep 2017–May 2018)

Estelle Hoi Wan Tam, undergrad FYP student (Sep 2013–May 2014)

Hecate Sing Yuen Fong, undergraduate intern student (Jun 2021–Aug 2021)

Jiamian Hu, intern student (HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) (Jun 2021–Aug 2022) [currently PhD student here at Yasuhara Lab]

Shuiying Liao, intern student (HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) (Jun 2021–Dec 2021)

Zhenqi He, undergraduate intern student (HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) (Jun 2021–Dec 2021)

Kahinaat Akhtar undergrad summer intern (May 2021–Jul 2021)

Nicole Wing Yiu Chui, undergrad summer intern (May 2021–Jul 2021)

Jess, undergrad student volunteer (2020)

Sheila Alizadeh, undergrad student volunteer (Mar 2019– Sep 2020)

Runa Sato, intern student from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (Oct 2016–Mar 2017)

Kenichiro Kurihara, intern student from the University of the Ryukyus (May 2017)

Sallie Lau, intern student from Dalhousie University (Summer 2015)