Hongchao Guo, PhD
hongchao.guo@hsc.utah.edu

Dr. Guo is an assistant professor at the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah. He is also a principal investigator at Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute (CVRTI) of Utah. Dr. Guo did his postdoctoral training in Dr. Joseph Wu’s laboratory at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Guo received his Ph.D in cell biology at the University of Nankai (2015). He is the recipient of the prestigious NIH K99/R00 career development award (2020).

Arianne Caudal

 Dr. Arianne Caudal is a lab consultant in Dr. Guo’s lab. She is doing her Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. Her work is focused on how metabolism and protein interactions mediate various cardiovascular diseases. She is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Caudal received her B.S in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (2014) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Washington (2021).

Samuel Peng, B.S

Samuel joined the Guo Lab as a Lab Technician after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UCLA. At UCLA, he worked in the Bouchard Lab where he developed a 3D bioreactor that can utilize flow to accurately simulate conditions found in the human body. He will be experimenting with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). He plans to attend medical school and earn an MD.

Feifei Bi, PhD

Dr. Feifei Bi is currently pursuing her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dr. Guo’s laboratory. Her research focuses on elucidating the genetic mechanisms underlying cardiovascular development and cardiac diseases, employing CRISPR screening technology and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model. Dr. Bi earned her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomy from China Agricultural University in 2022.