Jing obtained a bachelor’s degree in organic chemistry at Peking University and a master’s degree in physical chemistry at Free University of Berlin. Jing started her research career in a surface science lab jointly run by the Chinese Academy of Science (China) and Max-Planck Institute (Germany). She worked on biomembranes in the Feigenson lab at Cornell for eight years, and on membrane biophysics at University of Michigan for three years. Jing came back to Cornell in 2014 and joined the Genomics Facility where she enjoys working on cutting-edge techniques surrounded by very smart and diverse people in a pleasant environment.