Jianyu Rao

Professor Jianyu Rao serves at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His research focuses on actin cytoskeleton dynamics in cancer development, molecular biomarkers for urothelial carcinomas, and computational pathology applications.

• Actin remodeling in cancer pathogenesis
• Molecular diagnostics for thyroid and bladder cancers
• Computational technology in cytology
• Environmental cancer risk factors

His publications address critical areas in cancer diagnostics and mechanobiology, with a focus on bladder and thyroid cancer patterns. He has received NIH R29-CA73108 funding for actin pathway research. His work bridges laboratory science with clinical applications in oncology and urology.

Key collaborations include researchers in molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and epidemiology, with studies published in journals like JAMA Oncology, Cancer Research, and Nature Nanotechnology. His clinical focus spans cytopathology, immunohistochemistry, and genomic sequencing applications in diagnostic settings.