Lab Members
Guocan Wang, M.D., Ph.D
Associate Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology
GWang6@MDAnderson.org
Research Staff
Jie Fu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
JFu3@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Jie Fu received her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2010. She joined the Wang Lab in 2024 and is currently focusing on immunotherapy and metabolic reprogramming in the prostate cancer tumor microenvironment.
Xiaoxuan Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Joined the lab in 2023
Xiaoxuan Wang received her Ph.D. in oncology from Tianjin Medical University in 2022 and joined the Wang Lab in 2023. She is currently focusing on epigenetic regulation, prostate cancer tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy.
Yalei Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Joined the lab in 2025
Yalei Zhang received her Ph.D. in oncology from Fudan University in 2024 and joined the Wang lab in 2025. She is currently focusing on immunometabolism in prostate cancer tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy.
Thisawin Dang
Research Assistant I
Thisawin (Win) Dang received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from University of California San Diego in 2023 and joined the Wang lab in 2024.
Undergraduate Students
Derek Liang
DLiang1@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2021
Derek is an undergraduate student at Rice University. He is involved in the management of mouse colonies and immunohistochemical analyses.
Athena Luo
ALuo@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Athena is an undergraduate student at Rice University.
Karyn Fu
KFu2@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Karyn is an undergraduate student at Rice University.
Jordan Contreras
JContreras6@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2024
Jordan is an undergraduate student at Rice University.
Brandon Figueroa
BFigueroa@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2025
Brandon Figueroa is an undergraduate student at Rice University.
Cindy Yan
CYan2@MDAnderson.org
Joined the lab in 2025
Cindy Yan is an undergraduate student at Rice University.
Lab Alumni
Research Staff
Xin Liang, M.D., M.S.
8 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Senior Research Assistant, Experimental Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Celia Sze Ling Mak, Ph.D.
5 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Clinical Studies Coordinator, Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ming Zhu, Ph.D.
2 years in Wang Lab
Postdoctoral Fellows
Celia Sze Ling Mak, Ph.D.
3 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Research Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ming Zhu, Ph.D.
6 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Research Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ruidong Chen, Ph.D.
2 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Staff Scientist, China
Graduate Student Assistants
Bijeta Pradhan, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Ph.D. student, UTHealth School of Public Health
Lanxin Li, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: M.S. student, UTHealth School of Public Health
Visiting Scientists
Ruiqing Peng, M.D.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Deputy Chief Physician, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Shui-er Zheng, M.D.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Deputy Chief Physician, Shanghai No. 6 People’s Hospital
Undergraduate Students
Jiwon Park, B.S.
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Medical student, Long School of Medicine, UTHealth San Antonio
Elsabet Saron Samuel
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Yufei Qi
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Sanghyun Kim
1.5 years in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University
Jane Mo
1 year in Wang Lab
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Duke University
Jessica Suh
3 years in Wang Lab
Alberto Figueroa
1 year in Wang Lab
Summer Students
Nalia Abney
CPRIT-CURE Summer Undergraduate Program, 2022
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Boston University
Sanghyun Kim
CPRIT-CURE Summer Undergraduate Program, 2022
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Rice University