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Yu (Tom) Gao, phd
B.S. Peking University HSC, Pharmaceutical Sciences (2004 – 2008)
Ph.D. Scripps Research – Florida (Mentor: Thomas J. Kodadek, 2008 – 2014)
Post-doc Scripps Research – La Jolla (Mentor: John R. Yates III, 2014 – 2018)
Associate Professor (2023 – ), Assistant Professor (2018 – 2023), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Associate Member, University of Illinois Cancer Center, 2019 – present
Adjunct appointment, Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, 2022 – present
NIH MIRA Award, 2019
UIC PhLAMES, Faculty of the Year, 2021
UIC Researcher of the year, Rising Star award 2022 – 2023
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Email: yugao@uic.edu
Office phone: 312-996-8087
CURRENT TEAM
Cory Matsumoto
cmatsu5@uic.edu
B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Student 2019.9 - 2024.9
Research Associate 2024.11 -
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B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Student 2019.9 - 2024.9
Research Associate 2024.11 -
Julia Ekiert
CVChris Grams
cgrams2@uic.edu
B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago, Computer Science
Student researcher 2020.5 -
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B.S. University of Illinois at Chicago, Computer Science
Student researcher 2020.5 -
Dương Trịnh Ngọc
duongtr@uic.edu
PhD, RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab since 2023.5 -
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PhD, RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab since 2023.5 -
Sabrina Khuntia
khuntia3@uic.edu
M.S., University of Florida
B.S. University of Illinois Chicago
Graduate student 2023 -
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M.S., University of Florida
B.S. University of Illinois Chicago
Graduate student 2023 -
Chang Liu
cliu239@uic.edu
B.S. University of Texas Austin
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
Graduate Student 2023 -
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B.S. University of Texas Austin
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
Graduate Student 2023 -
Siwar Hamdi
LinkedInBeatriz "Trizi" Ibarra
bibarra@uic.edu
B.S. Benedictine University
M.S. Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
Postdoc researcher 2023.10 -
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B.S. Benedictine University
M.S. Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
Postdoc researcher 2023.10 -
Sara Elgendy
Google ScholarGAO LAB ALUMNI
Ziwei Zhang, PhD
B.S. and M.S. Peking University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. from Gao lab (#2), 2019 – 2023
Current position: Beigene @ Beijing
Xinhao Shao, PhD
B.S. Heilongjiang University, M.S. Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D. from Gao lab (#1), 2018 – 2023
Current position: Abbvie
Angela Mahaffey, PhD
Ph.D. Loyola University
Visiting Scholar at Gao lab from 2022.5 – 2023.5
Current position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Loyola University
Rahul Narayanan, PhD
Ph.D. from IIT
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab from 2021.10 – 2023.2
Current position: Faculty member at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India
Liang Chen, PhD
Ph.D. from University of Tasmania
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab from 2021.6 – 2022.8
Current position: Post-doc Associate at PNNL
Xiuyuan Ma, PhD
Ph.D. from Rutgers University
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab from 2019.6 – 2021.5
Current position: Research Scientist at Abbvie
Michael Hollas, PhD
Ph.D. from University of Manchester
Post-doc Associate at Gao lab from 2018.10 – 2019.6
Current position: Staff Scientist at Northwestern University
