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Hongchao Guo

Hongchao Guo, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Surgery

Divisions: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Academic Office Information

Hongchao.Guo@hsc.utah.edu

Education History

Postdoctoral Fellowship Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR
Research Fellow
Doctoral Training College of Life Science, Nankai University
PhD
College of Life Science, Nankai University
MS
Undergraduate Tianjin Agricultural University
BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Guo H, Yu X, Liu Y, Paik DT, Justesen JM, Chandy M, Jahng JWS, Zhang T, Wu W, Rwere F, Zhao SR, Pokhrel S, Shivnaraine RV, Mukherjee S, Simon DJ, Manhas A, Zhang A, Chen CH, Rivas MA, Gross ER, Mochly-Rosen D, Wu JC (2023). SGLT2 inhibitor ameliorates endothelial dysfunction associated with the common ALDH2 alcohol flushing variant. Sci Transl Med, 15(680), eabp9952.
  2. Wang YJ, Zhang X, Lam CK, Guo H, Wang C, Zhang S, Wu JC, Snyder M, Li J (2022). Systems analysis of de novo mutations in congenital heart diseases identified a protein network in the hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cell Syst, 13(11), 895-910.e4.
  3. Guo H, Liu L, Nishiga M, Cong L, Wu JC (2021). Deciphering pathogenicity of variants of uncertain significance with CRISPR-edited iPSCs. Trends Genet, 37(12), 1109-1123.
  4. Wilson KD, Ameen M, Guo H, Abilez OJ, Tian L, Mumbach MR, Diecke S, Qin X, Liu Y, Yang H, Ma N, Gaddam S, Cunningham NJ, Gu M, Neofytou E, Prado M, Hildebrandt TB, Karakikes I, Chang HY, Wu JC (2020). Endogenous Retrovirus-Derived lncRNA BANCR Promotes Cardiomyocyte Migration in Humans and Non-human Primates. Dev Cell, 54(6), 694-709.e9.
  5. Ho H, Guo H, Means S, Tang J, Hunter P (2020). Maternal Smoking Induced Cardiovascular Risks in Fetuses: How Can in silico Models Help? Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 8, 97.
  6. Belbachir N, Portero V, Al Sayed ZR, Gourraud JB, Dilasser F, Jesel L, Guo H, Wu H, Gaborit N, Guilluy C, Girardeau A, Bonnaud S, Simonet F, Karakachoff M, Pattier S, Scott C, Burel S, Marionneau C, Chariau C, Gaignerie A, David L, Genin E, Deleuze JF, Dina C, Sauzeau V, Loirand G, Bar I, Schott JJ, Probst V, Wu JC, Redon R, Charpentier F, Le Scouarnec S (2017). RRAD mutation causes electrical and cytoskeletal defects in cardiomyocytes derived from a familial case of Brugada syndrome. Eur Heart J, 40(37), 3081-3094.
  7. Lee WH, Ong SG, Zhou Y, Tian L, Bae HR, Baker N, Whitlatch A, Mohammadi L, Guo H, Nadeau KC, Springer ML, Schick SF, Bhatnagar A, Wu JC (2018). Modeling Cardiovascular Risks of E-Cigarettes With Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells. J Am Coll Cardiol, 73(21), 2722-2737.
  8. Zhang JZ, Termglinchan V, Shao NY, Itzhaki I, Liu C, Ma N, Tian L, Wang VY, Chang ACY, Guo H, Kitani T, Wu H, Lam CK, Kodo K, Sayed N, Blau HM, Wu JC (2019). A Human iPSC Double-Reporter System Enables Purification of Cardiac Lineage Subpopulations with Distinct Function and Drug Response Profiles. Cell Stem Cell, 24(5), 802-811.e5.
  9. Guo H, Tian L, Zhang JZ, Kitani T, Paik DT, Lee WH, Wu JC (2019). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation Delineates Adverse Effects of Nicotine on Embryonic Development. Stem Cell Reports, 12(4), 772-786.
  10. Zhang JZ, Guo H, Wu JC (2018). Applications of genetically engineered human pluripotent stem cell reporters in cardiac stem cell biology. Curr Opin Biotechnol, 52, 66-73.
  11. Nishiga M, Guo H, Wu JC (2018). Induced pluripotent stem cells as a biopharmaceutical factory for extracellular vesicles. Eur Heart J, 39(20), 1848-1850.
  12. Lee J, Shao NY, Paik DT, Wu H, Guo H, Termglinchan V, Churko JM, Kim Y, Kitani T, Zhao MT, Zhang Y, Wilson KD, Karakikes I, Snyder MP, Wu JC (2017). SETD7 Drives Cardiac Lineage Commitment through Stage-Specific Transcriptional Activation. Cell Stem Cell, 22(3), 428-444.e5.
  13. Toh CX, Chan JW, Chong ZS, Wang HF, Guo HC, Satapathy S, Ma D, Goh GY, Khattar E, Yang L, Tergaonkar V, Chang YT, Collins JJ, Daley GQ, Wee KB, Farran CA, Li H, Lim YP, Bard FA, Loh YH (2016). RNAi Reveals Phase-Specific Global Regulators of Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming. Cell Rep, 15(12), 2597-607.
  14. Zhang W, Ni P, Mou C, Zhang Y, Guo H, Zhao T, Loh YH, Chen L (2016). Cops2 promotes pluripotency maintenance by Stabilizing Nanog Protein and Repressing Transcription. Sci Rep, 6, 26804.
  15. Chen H, Guo R, Zhang Q, Guo H, Yang M, Wu Z, Gao S, Liu L, Chen L (2015). Erk signaling is indispensable for genomic stability and self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 112(44), E5936-43.
  16. Yang BX, El Farran CA, Guo HC, Yu T, Fang HT, Wang HF, Schlesinger S, Seah YF, Goh GY, Neo SP, Li Y, Lorincz MC, Tergaonkar V, Lim TM, Chen L, Gunaratne J, Collins JJ, Goff SP, Daley GQ, Li H, Bard FA, Loh YH (2015). Systematic identification of factors for provirus silencing in embryonic stem cells. Cell, 163(1), 230-45.
  17. Wu Z, Yang M, Liu H, Guo H, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen L (2012). Role of nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (Ncoa3) in pluripotency maintenance. J Biol Chem, 287(45), 38295-304.