Xinyi (Zoe) Zhang joined the lab as summer rotation from the Great Neck South High School. She had prior lab experience working with POSS Summer Open Research Study on the 2003 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Urban Barcode Research Program (UBRP) on antibiotic resistance of bacteria on masks and is a member of the school’s research team. She is also the founder and president of an environmental club: Long Island Green Defenders, leading efforts to connect high schoolers to volunteer and work with local environmental organizations. In addition to science, she is also passionate about music, boxing, and business. She has been playing piano for 12 years and is currently studying under the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Program.