Dr. Ngan Huang

Biography

Ngan F. Huang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University and serves as Principal Investigator at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Huang completed a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Francisco Joint Program in Bioengineering. Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Huang was a postdoctoral scholar in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University. His research focuses on the interactions between stem cells and the extracellular matrix microenvironment in the engineering of cardiovascular tissues to treat cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. He has authored over 100 publications and patents, including reports in notable journals such as Nature Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nano Letters. Dr. Huang's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, American Heart Association, and the Department of Veteran Affairs, and he has received several awards, including the Society for Biomaterials Mid-Career Award and the inaugural Elena Aikawa Trailblazer Award from the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology.

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