Lab Members
Guocan Wang, M.D., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
GWang6@MDAnderson.org
Research Staff
Celia Sze Ling Mak, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
SCMak@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2017
Celia Sze Ling Mak received her Ph.D. degree in gynecologic oncology from The University of Hong Kong in 2014, joined the Wang Lab in 2017 as a postdoctoral fellow and became a research scientist in 2020. In the Wang Lab, Celia is investigating the role of histone lysine demethylase KDM4A in neuroendocrine prostate cancer. She is also working on a project that explores the role of ACOD1 in PMN-MDSCs and the tumor microenvironment of prostate cancer. She expects her work to contribute to novel epigenetic therapy and immunotherapies in prostate cancer.
Ming Zhu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
MZhu3@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2017
Ming Zhu received his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China, in 2015. Ming joined the Wang Lab in 2017 as a postdoctoral fellow and became a research scientist in 2023. In the Wang Lab, Ming is investigating the role of novel post-translational modifications (e.g., proline hydroxylation, lysine hydroxylation, arginine methylation) in the regulation of transcription factors/cofactors (e.g., YAP1) and epigenetic regulators. He is also working on the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving prostate cancer metastasis.
Xiaoxuan Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Joined the lab in 2023
Xiaoxuan Wang received her Ph.D. degree in oncology from Tianjin Medical University in 2022 and joined the Wang Lab in 2023. She is currently focusing on epigenetic regulation, prostate cancer tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy.
Xin Liang, M.D., M.S.
Research Assistant II
Joined the lab in 2017
Xin Liang received her M.D. from Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China in 2001 and her M.S. from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China in 2010. Xin is involved in the generation of genetic mouse models and characterizing their phenotypes using histopathological analysis. Also, she is developing in metastasis models and involved in the lab operations.
Undergraduate Students
Jessica Suh
JSuh1@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2022
Jessica is currently a senior at Rice University. She is involved in projects investigating the roles of KDM4A in neuroendocrine prostate cancer and immunometabolism in PMN-MDSCs.
Derek Liang
DLiang1@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2021
Derek is currently a junior at Rice University. He is involved in the management of mouse colonies and immunohistochemical analyses.
Athena Luo
ALuo@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Athena is currently a freshman at Rice University.
Karyn Fu
KFu2@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Karyn is currently a freshman at Rice University.
Alberto Figueroa
Joined the lab in 2024
Alberto is currently a sophomore at Rice University.
Jordan Contreras
JContreras6@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Jordan is currently a sophomore at Rice University.
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Celia Sze Ling Mak, Ph.D.
6 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Research Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ming Zhu, Ph.D.
6 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Research Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ruidong Chen, Ph.D.
2 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Staff Scientist, China
Graduate Student Assistants
Bijeta Pradhan, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Ph.D. student, UTHealth School of Public Health
Lanxin Li, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: M.S. student, UTHealth School of Public Health
Visiting Scientists
Ruiqing Peng, M.D.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Deputy Chief Physician, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Shui-er Zheng, M.D.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Deputy Chief Physician, Shanghai No. 6 People’s Hospital
Undergraduate Students
Jiwon Park, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Medical student, Long School of Medicine, UTHealth San Antonio
Elsabet Saron Samuel
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Yufei Qi
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Sanghyun Kim
1.5 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Jane Mo
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Duke University
Summer Students
Nalia Abney
CPRIT-CURE Summer Undergraduate Program, 2022
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Boston University
Sanghyun Kim
CPRIT-CURE Summer Undergraduate Program, 2022
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University