Research Program and Theme
- Program: Cancer Engineering and Biological Systems
- Theme: Comparative and Engineered Oncology Models
Research Focus
Hua Wang’s laboratory aims to understand how cells can be manipulated and engineered to facilitate targeted delivery of therapeutics and to regulate intercellular interactions, thereby improving and innovating therapies for cancers, injured tissues, autoimmune disorders, and other diseases. In one path towards this goal, his lab utilizes chemistry, chemical biology, and synthetic biology tools to modify or engineer cells for subsequent tracking and targeted modulation in vivo. Along another path, his lab develops biomaterials that can target and manipulate immune cells in vivo and applies them to the development of cancer vaccines, cell therapies, and medical devices. Learn more about Hua Wang’s lab.
Other Campus Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Bioengineering
- Associate Professor, Materials Research Lab
- Associate Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
- Associate Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology