Jun Wang, PhD

Dr. Jun Wang is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). She received her PhD degree from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center in 2010. After completing postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine and serving as an Assistant Professor there, Dr. Wang joined the UTHealth Houston faculty in 2018. Her lab’s research is primarily focused on the molecular and genetic regulation of cardiovascular and craniofacial development, diseases, and regeneration. Her group uses a combination of various experimental approaches including mouse genetics, physiology studies, genome editing, and next-generation sequencing techniques. She has received many honors and awards during her career such as the Lawrence Bone Research Award, an American Heart Association National Career Development Award, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K01 Award, The University of Texas System Rising STARs Award, and the McGovern Medical School’s Women Faculty Forum Rising Star Award.

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Interests

Education

  • Postgraduate:

    Texas A&M Health Science Center (PhD)

  • Fellowships:

    Baylor College of Medicine

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

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