L. Eric Huang

L. Eric Huang is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Adjunct Associate Professor of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine. With an MD from Shanghai Medical University and a PhD from Rutgers University, his research focuses on glioma progression mechanisms and therapeutic targeting. He leads the Huang Lab, which investigates IDH1 mutations, hypoxia signaling, and metabolic reprogramming in brain tumors.

• Education:
  • MD, Shanghai Medical University, China
  • PhD, Rutgers University

His work explores how IDH1 mutations paradoxically exhibit tumor-suppressive activity yet persist in gliomas due to environmental factors like glutamate. He also examines hypoxia-induced genetic instability and the role of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier in cancer metabolism, aiming to identify novel therapeutic strategies.

Recent publications highlight his focus on:

• IDH-mutant glioma prognosis
• HIF-1α-mediated mesenchymal transition
• Redox potential in tumor growth
• Epigenetic alterations via D-2HG
• Metabolic vulnerabilities in gliomas
• Hypoxia’s role in DNA repair inhibition

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