{"id":103,"date":"2018-10-29T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/kuanhuanglab\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2026-04-09T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:30:14","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/kuanhuanglab\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-848HQGTE7Z\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  gtag('js', new Date());<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  gtag('config', 'G-848HQGTE7Z');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Team<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Kuan-lin Huang, Ph.D.&#8221; position=&#8221;Fundraiser and Cheerleader (aka Principal Investigator)&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/kuanhuanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2025\/12\/Huang_Kuan-lin_824-2001_square.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Person&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; position_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; position_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; position_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kuan-lin Huang is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences &amp; AI in Human Health at Mount Sinai, where he leads the Precision Omics Lab. Originally from Taiwan, he is the only graduate of Wesleyan University to earn dual Honors \u2014 in Molecular Biology and Studio Art \u2014 and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Statistical Genomics at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Huang has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications with more than 20,000 citations, and is the author of the best-selling book\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solve-Yourself-Worlds-Problem-Science-ebook\/dp\/B0921RJPMC\">Solve It Yourself<\/a>.\u201d Kuan was a co-founder\/CEO of the startup DeepGene in grad school and currently serves as the co-founder and Chief Unboxer of <a href=\"http:\/\/openboxscience.org\/\">OpenBoxScience.Org<\/a>. Most recently, he led the team that won the $1 Million AlzInsights AI Prize for Alzheimer&#8217;s research and is a running finalist for two national NIH data science awards. When he&#8217;s not advancing precision medicine, you can probably find him on a hiking trail, on a tennis court, or hunting down the perfect bubble tea.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 15px\">Web<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kuanlinhuang.com\">KuanlinHuang.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 15px\">Email<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">: kuan-lin.huang [at] mssm.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Cheng Wang, Ph.D.&#8221; position=&#8221;(aka Senior Scientist)&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/kuanhuanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2025\/06\/Cheng-Wang-scaled.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; position_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; position_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; position_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>Dr. Cheng Wang is a senior scientist in the\u202fPrecision Omics Lab, focusing on AI-driven drug discovery, machine learning, and multi-omics integration. 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