Associate Professor
Xi Huang
Molecular Genetics
PhD
Location
SickKids - Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
Address
686 Bay Street, 16-9704, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 0A4
Research Interests
Cancer, Cell biology, Developmental biology, Drosophila, Drug discovery, design, development and screening, Mouse models, Neuroscience, Optogenetics, Imaging and microscopy, Metabolism, Protein-protein, DNA-protein, and RNA-protein interactions, Rare diseases, Signalling, Stem cell biology, Technology development
Category
Genetic Models of Development and Disease
We study mechano-electrical-chemical signalling in brain cancer. Using multi-disciplinary approaches in bioinformatics, Drosophila and mouse genetics, xenograft modelling, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and bioengineering, we conduct curiosity-driven research to discover disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies at the interface of cancer biology, developmental biology, mechanobiology, and neuroscience.
Courses Taught
- MGY200 Current Topics in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- MMG1021 Student Seminars II (MMG1015 Seminars)
- MMG1031 Student Seminars III (MMG1017 Seminars)
Awards
- 2025: College Member, Royal Society of Canada
- 2025: Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Alumni Award
- 2024: Charlie Teo Foundation Research Rebel Award
- 2024: Garron Family Cancer Centre Shining Star Award
- 2023: Distinguished Luigs & Neumann Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia
- 2023: SickKids Innovation Showcase Audience Choice Award
- 2022: Canada Research Chair in Cancer Biophysics (renewal)
- 2021: Ontario Early Researcher Award
- 2018: Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award
- 2017: Canada Research Chair in Cancer Biophysics
- 2017: Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Career Development Award, US Department of Defense
- 2016: Concern Foundation Conquer Cancer Now Award
- 2015: Catalyst Scholar in Stem Cell Research, The Hospital for Sick Children
- 2011: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellowship (Kandis Ann Ulrich-Carleton Fellow)
- 2011: Clinical and Translational Science Institute Postdoctoral Award, University of California, San Francisco/Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- 2011: Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University
Cross-affiliation
- Senior Scientist, Developmental, Stem Cell and Cancer Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children