Haocheng Lu

Haocheng Lu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology. He holds a BS in Clinical Medicine from Peking University Health Science Center (2014) and a PhD in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Michigan (2019). He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan Medical School from 2019 to 2022.

Research Interests:

• Identifying novel cardiovascular disease-causal genes using GWAS, multi-omics, and animal models
• Developing in-vivo CRISPR screen platforms for macrophage function analysis
• Translating genetic discoveries into clinical treatments

Article Trends: His publications focus on cardiovascular genetics, functional genomics, and translational therapies. Key themes include gene discovery in vascular diseases, CRISPR-based tools for mechanism studies, and pharmacological interventions targeting genetic pathways.

Scientific Awards:

• American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship (2016-2018)
• Young Investigator Award, Chinese American Academy of Cardiology (2018)

Advising and Grants: As a doctoral supervisor, he mentors students in cardiovascular genetics. His research is supported by fellowship grants and institutional funding at SUSTech.