Su Guo

Su Guo is a Professor and Director of the Center for Collaborative Innovation at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy. She is affiliated with the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and serves as Co-director of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program (PSPG) and the Neuroscience Graduate Program. Her research focuses on the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying brain development, behavior, and neuropsychiatric disorders, utilizing zebrafish as a primary model organism. Dr. Guo's work spans genetics, neuroscience, neuropharmacology, and developmental biology.

Her recent publications highlight studies on neuroprotective compounds for dopaminergic neurons, asymmetric cell division in radial glia progenitors, and behavioral assays in zebrafish. Key research trends include investigating neurotransmitter systems (dopamine, serotonin, noradrenaline), neural circuit mapping, and pharmacogenomic approaches to drug discovery for neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease and addiction.

• Byers Award, UCSF, 2006
• Sandler Award, UCSF, 2005
• Packard Foundation Science and Engineering Fellow, 2002
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund New Investigator, 2001
• Searle Scholar, 2001

Dr. Guo has mentored numerous students and researchers, including Alice Dang, Gina Zhao, Jiale Xu, and Mahendra Wagle. She collaborates across multiple UCSF centers, including the Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience and the Bakar Aging Research Institute.