Dr. Xiaohua Huang

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Biography

Xiaohua Huang received a Ph.D. degree in Biophysical Chemistry from Stanford University, where he utilized laser microscopy in protein engineering to examine how amino acid sequences influence the structures and dynamics of proteins. His postdoctoral research in genetics and pathology was conducted at Yale University School of Medicine, where he collaborated with Paul Lizardi and David Ward to co-invent and develop rolling circle amplification (RCA) technology for single-molecule DNA amplification and mutation detection. Huang developed an interest in genome sequencing technologies during his postdoctoral work with George Church at Harvard Medical School and has significantly contributed to the NIH's $1000 genome project over the past decade. He has invented several technologies and devices for DNA single-molecule protein sequencing. His current research is centered on developing digital molecular technologies that decode the operating systems of living systems. Huang is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award and serves as a member of the editorial board for Scientific Reports.

Research Interests

Single Molecule DNA and Protein Sequencing Single-Cell Genomics Proteomics Molecular Medical Diagnostics Lab-on-a-Chip Microfluidics Protein Nano-Device Engineering Computational Modeling Numerical Simulations Deep Machine Learning DNA Data Storage Molecular Computing

Experience

Professor

— Present

Jacobs School of Engineering • University of California, San Diego

Teaching and researching in the Department of Bioengineering, focusing on molecular technologies and devices for biomedical applications.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).