Gilbert Huang, PhD

Gilbert Huang, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Huang earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Rice University. He continued his studies at the Baylor College of Medicine, where his PhD dissertation focused on using X-ray crystallography to study cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase (PKG) and its mechanism of cGMP selectivity. He is currently working under the direction of Dr. Robert Bast, where he is investigating ways to target dormant ovarian cancer cells through the inhibition of autophagy.