Weiwei Dang

Weiwei Dang is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, affiliated with the Huffington Center On Aging and the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. He also serves as a Member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Basic Science Representative in the Faculty Senate. His research focuses on epigenetic mechanisms regulating aging and age-related cancers, using yeast replicative aging models and mammalian stem cells. Key areas include histone modifications, chromatin architecture, and stress response pathways.

Education: PhD from Southern Illinois University (2006), Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania (2011). His lab has received grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for projects such as 'Regulation of longevity through maintenance of transcription fidelity' (R01AG052507) and 'Molecular mechanisms of cellular response to age-associated chromatin changes' (R01AG081347).

Research highlights include discoveries of cryptic transcription in aging cells and the CAD response mechanism, which promotes longevity by addressing chromatin defects. Collaborative efforts with postdocs (e.g., Brenna McCauley, Qinghao Zhang) and graduate students (e.g., Nic Nikoloutsos) advance understanding of epigenetic pathways in aging and oncogenesis.