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
Associate Specialist (Joined 09/2018)
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021-2023)
PBBR Independence Research Fellowship (2023-2024)
Ph.D. Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Makoto Nakamura
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Joined 08/2022)
Uehara Memorial Foundation Postdoc Fellowship (2022-2023)
JSPS Postdoc Fellowship (2023-2025)
PBBR Independence Research Fellowship (2024-2025)
Ph.D. Science, Hiroshima University
Kevin Yao
Junior Specialist
(Joined 07/2025)
SURF L&S Fellowship
Senior Honors Thesis
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology & Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
McCree Tang
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology & Society and Environment
University of California, Berkeley
Isabella Canales
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology & Nutritional Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Marco De Leon
Postdoctoral fellow
(Joined 02/2024)
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2025-2027)
Ph.D. in Biotechnology,
Academia Sinica & National Chung-Hsing Univ
Emma Murry
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Citlalli Romero
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley
Harry Huang
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 09/2024)
SURF Summer Award (2025)
Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
Bella Young
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Genetics and Plant Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Xiaopei Chen
Junior Specialist
(Joined 01/2026)
SURF Summer Award
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Christina Chen
Junior Specialist
(Joined 11/2024)
BS, Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis
Maximillian Piper
Junior Specialist
(Joined 11/2024)
BS, Molecular Environmental Biology
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.
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2.Cardiomyocyte biology and physiology.
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3.Cell signaling, transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of gene expression.
For undergraduates who are interested in volunteering during the 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).
Sean McCallum
Berkeley URAP Student
(Joined 02/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley
Helene Zeller
Visiting Undergrad
(Joined 08/2025)
UREAP Research
Program
Univ of Manchester
Jessica Jones
Visiting Undergrad
(Joined 07/2025)
UREAP Research
Program
Univ of Manchester
Benji van Berlo
(To join 2026)
Current Undergrad Researcher
Arthur Wang
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Alli Callaghan
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Integrative Biology &
Music
University of California, Berkeley
Kaveri Gupta
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Nutritional Sciences &
Mol Environmental Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Kimberly Weber
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley
Youning Zhang
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology
& Data Science
University of California, Berkeley
Nicholas Tassy-Becz
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley
Minju Ha
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Computational Biology
University of California, Berkeley & Korea Univ
Jiyou Lee
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Jade Ma
Berkeley URAP undergrad (Joined 09/2025)
Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Evan Shi
Berkeley URAP undergrad (2025)
Data Science
University of California, Berkeley
Alumni
If you are prior Huang lab trainees, please keep us updated.
Feng Zhang
PhD, Zhejiang University
Postdoc (2021-2023)
AHA Postdoc Fellowship
Current:
Postdoc, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (relocation due to family reason)
Xi Chen
PhD in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Tsinghua University
Postdoc (2019-2024)
AHA Postdoc Fellowship
Melod Mehdipour
PhD in Bioengineering
UC Berkeley & UCSF
Postdoc (2022-2024)
T32 Postdoc Fellowship
Current:
MD candidate, California Northstate University
Nevan Powers
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2021-2024)
Senior Honors Thesis
SURF Rose Hills Award
MCB Honors Symposium
Outstanding Scholar Award
Current:
MD-PhD candidate, Columbia University
Joseph Moreno
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2022-2024)
PROPEL fellow
Current:
PhD candidate
(Aguilar lab)
UCSF
Sangsoon Park
PhD, Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology
AHA Postdoc Fellowship
Joint postdoc with Davis lab at UCSF
Jun Sun
Medical Master
Sun Yat-sen Univ
Specialist (2024-2025)
Current:
MD candidate
Sun Yat-sen Univ
Jiale Liu
Medical Master
Central South Univ
Specialist (2024-2025)
Current:
PhD candidate
Central South Univ
Samuel Skolnick
Berkeley URAP undergrad (2025)
Computer Science &
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Mark Keller
Berkeley URAP Student
(2024-2025)
Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
Marcus Nara
Berkeley URAP Student
(2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley
Anuska Parajuli
Berkeley URAP Student
(2025)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
Eric Khodorenko
Berkeley URAP Student
(2025)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley
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
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
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
Denzel Omengan
BS, SJSU
Specialist (2021-2022)
PROPEL fellow
Current:
PhD student (Huising lab)
UC Davis
Shea Khyeam
BA, UC Berkeley
Specialist (2020-2022)
Senior Honors Thesis
SURF L&S Fellowship
URAP Summer Award
Current:
PhD student (Reddien lab)
MIT
Xiaopei Chen
Berkeley URAP Student
(2024-2026)
SURF Summer Award (2025)
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
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:
Resident
US Army Captain
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
(Yoder lab)
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
(Pirondini lab)
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
(Schmitt lab)
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:
Nursing student
MedStar Health
Katie Yuen
Univ. of Manchester
(2019-2020)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
MD student
University of Queensland
Ai Tran
UCLA
(2019)
Current:
Laboratory Assistant
Enable Biosciences
Cameron Glick
UC Berkeley
(2021)
URAP Program
Current:
Lab Technician
Stanford University
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:
MD-PhD student
Columbia University
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 (Gaccia lab)
King’s College of London
James Lee
UC Berkeley
(2019-2021)
Senior Honors Thesis
Current:
MD student
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:
Physician Assistant
Stanford University
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:
PhD candidate
(Maximov lab)
Scripps Research Institute
Athreya Rangavajhula
UC Berkeley
(2021-2022)
Senior honors Thesis
Mayo Clinic SURF Fellowship
Current:
PhD candidate
Yale
Marcin Maniak
UC Berkeley/Univ Edinburgh
(2022)
Current:
PhD student
(Hansen lab)
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
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:
PhD student (Buecherl lab)
(Utah state Univ.)
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:
Clinical Research
Assistant
Private Clinic
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: MD PhD student
Yale University
Sophia Xu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Olivia Xu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Dominic Ramirez
UC Berkeley
(2023)
Current:
MS student
UCSD
Germaine Mendez
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Rose Hills SURF Award
Current:
Junior Specialist,
UC Irvine
Bradley Vu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2023)
Rose Hills SURF Award
Current:
Junior Specialist
UC Berkeley
Jayden Glover
Univ of the Ozarks
(2023 Summer)
Current:
PhD student (Emadi lab)
West Virginia Univ.
Leandro Sanabria-Alberto
Univ of Puerto Rico
(2023 Summer)
UCSF SRTP Program
Current: MD student
Ponce Health Sci Univ.
June Lee
Claremont McKenna College
(2023 Summer)
IRMSC Summer Program
Current:
Staff Research Associate
UCSF
Sara Akselrod
UC Berkeley
(2023)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Brittney Gladstein
UC Berkeley
(2023-2024)
SEED Honors Scholar
Current:
UC Berkeley
Sarp Kurtoglu
UC Berkeley
(2022-2024)
Bioengineering Department Service Award
Current:
Research Associate Gladstone Institute
Ishna Pandey
UC Berkeley
(2023-2024)
Senior Honors Thesis
Current:
MD student
UCLA
Colin Rushing
UC Berkeley
(2023-2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Yichen Liu
Peking Univ.
(Summer 2024)
Visiting Summer Student
Current: PhD student
Hong Kong Univ.
Alissa Hamner
UC Berkeley
(2023-2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Lily Oftedal
UC Berkeley
(2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Justin Tofuri
UC Berkeley
(2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Skye Leng
UC Berkeley
(2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Gina Hua
UC Berkeley
(2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Emily Wang
UC Berkeley
(2024)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Kevin Yao
UC Berkeley
(2022-2025)
MCB Honors Symposium Senior Honors Thesis
SURF L&S Fellowship
Current:
Junior Specialist
UCSF
Annelise Prince
UC Berkeley
(2023-2025)
MCB Honors Symposium Senior Honors Thesis
Rose Hills SURF Award
Current:
Junior Specialist
UCSF
Benedek Sipos
UC Berkeley
(2023-2025)
Current:
MS student
Int. Space Univ.
Katherine Kan
UC Berkeley
(2023-2025)
Senior Honors Thesis
Current:
Technician, Stanford
Yiyang Zhang
UC Berkeley
(2024-2025)
Current:
MS student
Harvard
Zhiyuan Cheng
Univ. of Manchester
(2024)
UREAP Research Program
Current:
Univ. of Manchester
Reagan Crouth
UC Berkeley
(2025)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Haobo Gao
UC Berkeley
(2025)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Lyna Wais
UC Berkeley
(2025)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Justin Wang
UC Berkeley
(2025)
Current:
UC Berkeley
Kara Kodani
UC Berkeley
(2024-2025)
Current:
Clinical Research
Coordinator, UCSF
Ismael Delgrado
Pena
(Summer, 2025)
Univ. of the Ozarks
Current:
Univ. of the Ozarks
Daniel Lin
UC Berkeley
(2025)
Current:
UC Berkeley