A collaborative team of curious scientists.
Postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff, and undergraduate researchers united by rigorous science and supportive mentorship.
Zhicheng Dou, Ph.D.
Dr. Dou investigates protozoan pathogens to understand the biology of parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and Histomonas meleagridis. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Southern Mississippi and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan Medical School, where he studied Toxoplasma biology with a focus on parasite proteases and their functions. In 2015, he joined the Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University as a tenure-track assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in August 2021, and to full professor in August 2026.
Postdocs, students & staff
- University of Hong Kong, PhD in Microbiology of Infectious Diseases, Class of 2024
- SASTRA University, M.Sc Biotechnology, Class of 2017
- Gayatri Vidhya Parishad, B.Sc Microbiology & Biotechnology, Class of 2015
- Tulane University, BS in Cell Biology, Class of 2024
- Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Molecular Microbiology, Class of 2026
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S., Class of 2024
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, BS in Poultry Sciences, Class of 2023
- Clemson University, BS in Biochemistry and Genetics, Class of 2024
- University of Georgia - Athens, Class of 2025
- Class of 2027
- Class of 2027
Where former lab members are today
Sorted from the most recent departures to the earliest.
Biological Sciences major; Current: M.D. student at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Biological Sciences major; Current: M.D. student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia
Genetics and Biochemistry major
Biological Sciences major
Animal and Veterinary Sciences major
Biological Sciences major
Biochemistry major
Biochemistry major
Biological Sciences major
Current: Postdoctoral fellow at the Sibley lab, Washington University - St. Louis
Current: Ph.D. student in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson University
Current: Scientist I at BioAgilytix, NC
Current: Ph.D. candidate at Clemson University
Current: Medical Laboratory Scientist II in Microbiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Current: M.D. student at USC-Greenville
Current: Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Current: Medical Laboratory Scientist at Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Center
Biochemistry major
Current: Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Dan Goldberg's lab at Washington University - St. Louis
Current: Chief Emergency Medicine Resident at UCF College of Medicine
University of Nevada – Reno; Current: Phlebotomist at CGT Global
Microbiology major
The University of South Carolina; Current: Genetic Counselor at Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
Current: Scientist at ThermoFisher after earning a Ph.D. from Penn State University
Current: Anesthesiology Resident Physician at Medical University of South Carolina
Current: Environmental Engineer at United States Marine Corps
Pennsylvania State University; Current: FDA Bioresearch Monitoring Investigator
Current: Radiology Resident Physician at Tufts Medical Center
Biological Sciences major
Current: Physician Assistant
Microbiology major