HUANG LAB AT UCSF
HUANG LAB AT UCSF
Guo Huang
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Investigator of Cardiovascular Research Institute & Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration and Stem Cell research
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Medical Institute
B.S. Peking University
Xiaoxin Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow (Joined 09/2018)
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021-2023)
Ph.D. Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Xi Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow (Joined 02/2019)
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022-2024)
Ph.D. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Tsinghua University
Nevan Powers
Lab manager and specialist (Joined 02/2019)
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
Rose Hills SURF Fellowship (2020)
Senior Honors Thesis Research (2020-2021)
MCB Honors Symposium Presentation (2021)
Outstanding Scholar Award (2021)
Rotation student (past)
Deepa Rajan, MSTP/Tetrad Program
Carlos Estrada, Tetrad Program
Lakyn Mayo, MSTP/Bioengineering Program
Kyle Jacobs, BMS Program
Haiming Hu, Tetrad Program
Sarp Kurtoglu
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 01/2022)
Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley
Alissa Hamner
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2022)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Sangsoon Park
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Joined 03/2022)
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023-2025)
Ph.D. Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Melod Mehdipour
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Joined 05/2022)
NIH T32 Postdoc Fellowship
Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley & University of California, San Francisco
Makoto Nakamura
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Joined 08/2022)
Uehara Memorial Foundation Postdoc Fellowship (2022-2023)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoc Fellowship (2023-2025)
Ph.D. Science, Hiroshima University
Joseph Moreno
Specialist
(Joined 08/2022)
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
UCSF PROPEL fellow (2022-2024)
Sara Akselrod
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 02/2023)
Integrated Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Kevin Yao
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2022)
Molecular and Cell Biology & Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
We are seeking highly motivated biologists, physicians, and engineers from diverse backgrounds to join our research team.
For graduate and medical students, we welcome students from any program at UCSF. Please feel free to contact Dr. Guo Huang (Guo.Huang[at]ucsf.edu) for research opportunities. We are currently affiliated with following graduate programs.
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
For prospective graduate students, please search graduate programs for your desired choice. If you need advice on which program to apply and how to be possibly considered by multiple programs, please contact Dr. Huang directly.
For postdoctoral candidates, please submit a cover letter, CV and three letters of reference to Dr. Guo Huang (Guo.Huang[at]ucsf.edu). We are currently looking for candidates with highly productive track record and experience in but not limited to the following areas:
1. Developmental biology and regenerative medicine.
2.Cardiomyocyte biology and physiology.
3.Cell signaling, transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of gene expression.
For undergraduates who are interested in volunteering during the entire academic year or just the summer time, you can either send a cover letter and CV to Guo Huang (Guo.Huang[at]ucsf.edu) directly, or apply for a position through UCSF Summer Research Programs (https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp).
Brittney Gladstein
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2023)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Katherine Kan
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2023)
Integrated Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Nevan Powers
Lab manager & specialist
(Joined 02/2019)
Rose Hills SURF Award (2020)
Senior Honors Thesis (2020-2021)
MCB Honors Symposium Presentation (2021)
Outstanding Scholar Award (2021)
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
Colin Rushing
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/203)
Molecular and Cell Biology
& Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
Benedek Sipos
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2023)
Molecular and Cell Biology
& Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley
Ishna Pandey
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 09/2023)
Integrated Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Annelise Prince
Berkeley URAP Student (Joined 02/2023)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Alumni
If you are prior Huang lab trainees, please keep us updated.
Alexander Payumo
PhD, Stanford University
Postdoc (2016-2020)
IRACDA Fellowship
AHA Postdoc Fellowship
NIH NRSA Fellowship
Current:
Suzanne Vuong
SFSU
Master student
(2015-2016)
Current:
Staff Research Associate
Guardant Health
Alison Hoang
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2018-2020)
Senior Honors Thesis
Rose Hills SURF Award
URAP Summer Award
Current:
Healthcare worker
Berkeley Free Clinic
Rachel Bigley
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2015-2017)
Current:
Resident
Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan Lovas
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2014-2015)
Current:
Postdoc (Ngai lab)
NIH
William Yuan
BE, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2014-2015)
Current:
Medical Student
Medical College of Wisconsin
Felicia Kemp
MS, San Jose State Univ.
Specialist (2014)
Current:
PhD candidate (Byersdorfer lab)
Univ of Pittsburgh
Michael Kardorff
Master student
University of Heidelberg
2019
Current:
PhD student (Lemke lab)
University of Heidelberg
Undergrad Researcher
Hangyu Si
BS, Xiamen Univ.
(2017-2018)
Oversea Honors Thesis Program
Current:
PhD student
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Raeline Valbuena
BA, UC Berkeley
(2017)
URAP Program
Current:
PhD candidate (Bassik lab)
Stanford University
Alison Hoang
BA, UC Berkeley
(2016-2020)
Senior Honors Thesis
Rose Hills SURF Award
URAP Summer Award
Current:
Private Clinic Assistant
Steven Chang
BA, UC Berkeley
(2016-2018)
Senior Honors Thesis
URAP Program
Current:
Medical student
Saint Louis University
Kevin Yu
BA, UC Berkeley
(2016-2017)
Current:
Dental student
UCLA
Dominic Lunn
BS, Univ. of Manchester
(2016-2017)
UCEAP Research Program
Current:
Pharma Equity Research Associate, Credit Suisse
Margarita Fedorova
BA, UC Berkeley
(2017-2018)
URAP Program
Current:
Medical student
Saint Louis University
Emma Ye
BA, UC Berkeley
(2017-2018)
Senior Honors Thesis
URAP Program
Current:
Medical Student
Vanderbilt University
Jasmine King
BE, UT San Antonio
(2016 Summer)
UCSF SRTP Program
Current:
PhD student (McDevitt lab)
UC Berkeley/UCSF joint
Belinda Tan
UC San Diego
(2017)
McNair Scholar
Current:
Medical student
Western University
Vanessa Wazny
BS, Univ. of Manchester
(2017-2018)
UCEAP Research Program
Current:
PhD student (Cheung lab)
Nanyang Technological Univ
Nicole Madrazo
BA, UC Berkeley
(2017-2018)
URAP Program
Current:
PhD student (Wiseman lab)
Scripps Research
Alexis Ilamas
UC Berkeley
(2018)
URAP Program
Current:
Research Associate
Rebus Biosystems
Hanna Kania
UC Berkeley
(2018)
URAP Program
Current:
PhD student
Duke University
David Xia-Zhu
BA, UC Berkeley
(2018-2019)
URAP Program
Current:
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Lucence
Jacob Gomez
BS, SFSU
(2018-2019)
BUILD Program
Current:
Technician
Thermo Fisher
Lilly Tang
UC Berkeley
(2018-2019)
URAP Program
Current:
MD-PhD student
Univ of Pittsburgh
Niall Graham
BS, Univ. of Manchester
(2018-2019)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Technician
Yourgene Health
Alistair Rookes
BS, Univ. of Manchester
(2018-2019)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Undergrad
Univ. of Manchester
Katarina Cohen
BA, UC Berkeley
(2018-2019)
URAP Program
Current:
PhD student
UCLA
Luc Marsden
Univ. of Manchester
(2019-2020)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
PhD student
University of Melbourne
Alex Amram
UC Berkeley
(2019-2020)
URAP Program
Summer Research Award
Current:
Associate Consultant
LifeSciences Consultants
Katie Yuen
Univ. of Manchester
(2019-2020)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Lab Technician
Univ. of British Columbia
Ai Tran
UCLA
(2019)
Current:
Laboratory Assistant
Enable Biosciences
Kentaro Hirose
PhD, Hiroshima University
Postdoc (2016-2019)
JSPS Fellowship
Current:
Assistant Professor
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan
Justin Judd
PhD, Rice University
Postdoc (2014-2017)
NIH T32 Fellowship
Current:
Vice President Research and Development
Molecular Matrix, Inc.
Rachid Seqqat
PhD, Universite de Mons
Postdoc (2014)
Current:
Professor, Universidad de
las Fuerzas Amradas - ESPE
Chloe Wuyahan
Tongji Medical School
Visiting MD-PhD student (2016-2017)
Current:
Physician
Li Chen
MD, Sichuan University
Visiting faculty (2014-2015)
Current:
Professor
Sichuan University
Cameron Glick
UC Berkeley
(2021)
URAP Program
Current:
Lab Technician
Stanford University
Stephen Cutie
BS, Univ. of Miami
PhD Student in BioE
UCSF/UC Berkeley
(2017-2021)
IMSD Fellowship
Hillblom Fellowship
NIH NRSA Fellowship
Current:
Director, State Policy Analysis of California Life Sciences
Amy Zhong
UC Berkeley
(2018-2021)
I.L. Chaikoff Memorial Award
MCB Honors Symposium
Senior Honors Thesis
SURF L&S Fellowship
URAP Summer Award
Current: Medical student,
UCSF
Nevan Powers
UC Berkeley
(2019-2021)
Outstanding Scholar Award
MCB Honors Symposium
Senior Honors Thesis
Rose Hills Fellowship
Current:
Junior Specialist
UCSF
Shea Khyeam
UC Berkeley
(2018-2020)
Senior Honors Thesis
SURF L&S Fellowship
URAP Summer Award
Current:
PhD student (Reddien lab)
MIT
Sara Gonzalez Ortega
Univ. of Manchester
(2020-2021)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
PhD student (Giacca lab)
King’s College of London
James Lee
UC Berkeley
(2019-2021)
Senior Honors Thesis
Current:
Clinical Research Assistant
UCSF
Wei-chi Chen
UC Berkeley
(2020-2021)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Julie Ma
UC Berkeley
(2021)
Current:
Software Developer
InterSystems
Jennifer Ruffing
UC Berkeley
(2021)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Jiacheng Wang
Nankai University
(2021-2022)
Biology Poling Class Int. Research Program
Current:
PhD student (Munjal lab)
Duke University
Xinkai Yao
Univ. of Manchester
(2021-2022)
Current:
Junior specialist
UCSF
Denzel Omengan
BS, SJSU
Specialist (2021-2022)
PROPEL fellow
Current:
PhD student (Huising lab)
UC Davis
Athreya Rangavajhula
UC Berkeley
(2021-2022)
Senior honors Thesis
Mayo Clinic SURF Fellowship
Current:
Lab technician
Stanford
Marcin Maniak
UC Berkeley/Univ Edinburgh
(2022)
Current:
PhD student
Univ. of Edinburg
Lynda Jauregui
UC Berkeley
(2021-2022)
Current:
Laboratory Assistant
UCLA Health
Allen Khudaverdyan
UC Berkeley
(2021-2022)
Outstanding Scholar Award
MCB Honors Symposium
Senior Honors Thesis
Rose Hills Fellowship
Current:
Medical Student
NYU
Jinghui Tao
UC Berkeley/Univ. Manchester
(2022)
Current:
Junior Specialist
UCSF
Shea Khyeam
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2020-2022)
Senior Honors Thesis
SURF L&S Fellowship
URAP Summer Award
Current:
PhD student (Reddien lab)
MIT
Diana Oguntala
Univ. of Manchester
(2021-2022)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Junior specialist
UCSF
Sergey Ingram
Univ. of Manchester
(2021-2022)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Univ. of Manchester
Isabella Nguyen
UC Berkeley
(2021-2022)
Current:
Lab Ops/Analytical Chemical Intern, Checkerspot
Lyla Krock
UC Berkeley
(2022)
Current:
Program Intern
BioTools Innovator
Clara Szalay
UC Berkeley
(2022)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Amanjot Bains
UC Berkeley
(2022)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Christian Ringler
UC Berkeley
(2020-2023)
URAP Summer Award
Senior Honors Thesis
I.L. Chaikoff Memorial Award
Current: Junior specialist,
UCSF
Feng Zhang
PhD, Zhejiang University
Postdoc (2021-2023)
AHA Postdoc Fellowship
Current:
Postdoc, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (relocation due to family reason)
Sophia Xu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Olivia Xu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Dominic Ramirez
UC Berkeley
(2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Germaine Mendez
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Rose Hills SURF Award
Current:
UC Berkeley
Bradley Vu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Rose Hills SURF Award
Current:
UC Berkeley
Jayden Glover
Univ of the Ozarks
(2023 Summer)
Current:
Univ of the Ozarks
Jayden Glover
Univ of Puerto Rico
(2023 Summer)
UCSF SRTP Program
Current:
Univ of Puerto Rico
Gi Yoong (June) Lee
Claremont McKenna College
(2023 Summer)
IRMSC Summer Program
Current:
Claremont McKenna College