Research Program and Theme
- Program: Cancer Technology and Data Science
- Theme: Molecular Measurement
Research Focus
Boxuan Zhao explores innovative sequencing-based technologies to understand fundamental principles governing cellular communication networks across diverse biological systems. His research bridges chemical biology, genomics, and neuroscience to address core questions about how cells establish, maintain, and adapt their connections in health and disease. Zhao’s lab centers on a key insight: many biological processes—from neural circuit function to cancer progression to developmental transitions—fundamentally depend on precisely organized cell-cell communication. By transforming connectivity mapping from a microscopy problem into a sequencing problem, they can study these networks at unprecedented scale and resolution. Learn more about Boxuan Zao’s lab.
Other Campus Affiliations
- Assistant Professor, Neuroscience Program
- Assistant Professor, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology