Shangqin Guo, PhD - Principal Investigator
shangqin.guo@yale.edu
Qiao Wu, PhD - Postdoctoral Associate
Qiao is an Associate Research Scientist who joined the Guo Lab in 2018. She began her research journey in plant biology, working on maize genetics, before moving into cancer research for her Ph.D. at NanKai University in China, where she studied how KLF5 switches its role from tumor suppressor to oncogene. Now in the Guo Lab, she focuses on how cell morphology regulates cell identity in stem cells. Outside the lab, she loves bubble tea, enjoys home workouts and gardening, and stays busy with her two kids and two cats.
qiao.wu@yale.edu
Bruna Mafra de Faria - PhD Student
Bruna is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where her research focused on studying small molecules against glioblastoma cells. She joined the Guo Lab in the spring of 2020, where she studies linker histone in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells & mechano signaling in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Outside of the lab, she enjoys taking care of her houseplants, crocheting, and playing board games with friends.
bruna.mafradefaria@yale.edu
Carla Pantoja - PhD Student
Carla is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Cell Biology from Los Angeles, California. She earned her B.S. in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology from UCLA in 2020. As an undergraduate, she researched the role of canonical Wnt/β-Catenin signaling in proximal airway repair under Dr. Brigitte Gomperts. After graduating, she completed a two-year IRTA fellowship at the National Institutes of Health with Dr. Nehal Mehta, where she studied systemic inflammation in cardiometabolic disease. She joined the Guo Lab in the Spring of 2023. Her current research focuses on the role of glycoRNAs in acute myeloid leukemia. Outside the lab she enjoys thrifting, watching reality TV, weight-lifting, and deep ocean documentaries.
carla.pantoja@yale.edu
Ananya Chandra - PhD Student
Ananya received her BS and MS from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali in 2024. In her Master’s thesis she studied the neuronal lipid droplet homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster. In the Guo lab she is interested in investigating the lineage bias in VEXAS. Outside the lab, she enjoys watching Bollywood movies, reading a good book, and sipping on coffee.
ananya.chandra@yale.edu