Wei-Hsiang Huang, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Education and Training
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Wei-Hsiang grew up in the island country of Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. as an AHA predoctoral fellow, worked with HHMI Investigator Dr. Huda Zoghbi at Baylor College of Medicine. He then moved to Stanford University as a HHMI postdoctoral fellow of the Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research to work with HHMI Investigator Dr. Liqun Luo, who developed cutting-edge neuroscience technologies including Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers. The Huang lab was opened at McGill University in Fall 2019. The lab applies advanced neuroscience tools to understand the molecular, synaptic, and circuit mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders with a focus on Smith-Magenis syndrome. In parallel, the Huang lab is developing novel disease models for translational preclinical research and facilitate drug discovery. Wei-Hsiang enjoys tennis, hiking, movies, and travel to new places.
Distinctions and Awards
- Future Leaders in Canada Brain Research Program Fellow, Brain Canada Foundation, Canada
- SFARI Investigator, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, USA
- Azrieli Award in Neurodevelopment, Azrieli Centre for Autism Research, Canada
- Junior 2 Chercheurs-Boursiers Award, FRQS, Canada
- Junior 1 Chercheurs-Boursiers Award, FRQS, Canada
- Sickkids Foundation New Investigator Research Award, Canada
- Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Research Grant, Canada
- NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, USA
- The Hartland Molson Fellowship, Canada
- NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, USA
- HHMI Postdoctoral fellowship of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, USA
- Dean's Award, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
- American Heart Association Predoctoral fellowship, USA
- Microbial Genomics Fellowship, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University, Taiwan