Hongwei Yao, BMS, MMSc, PhD

Professor of Medicine (Research), Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (Research)

Our current research interests focus on mechanisms of metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular senescence in chronic lung diseases including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Down Syndrome, and pulmonary hypertension as well identification of therapeutic targets for these diseases. The laboratory employes multidisciplinary approaches, including metabolomics, metabolic flux assay, single cell RNA sequencing, lineage traced mice, genetically modified animals, and nanoparticle-mediated gene delivery system.
 

Team

Current Members

Kristina D’Antuono (Research Assistant)
Emerson Kopsack (Research Assistant)
Elena Pearson (Brown University Graduate Student)
Joseph Suh (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Guanghui Qian (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Previous Members

Amro Abdalla (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Xiaoyun Li (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Jiannan Gong (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Xuexin Lu (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Haifeng Zhao (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Ivy Lin (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Julia Chang (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Jason Chang (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Bailey Merlino (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Elijah McCray (Brown University Undergraduate Student)
Jored Hunter (Brown University Undergraduate Student)