Hongkai Wang, MD

PhD candidate

My Lab

Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory

This lab uses a combination of molecular, biochemical, and electrophysiological assays to study axon regeneration and motor neuron disease with a priority on human preclinical models such as iPSC-neurons.

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About Me

Hongkai is a neuroscience PhD candidate in the NUIN program at Northwestern University. He has a background of both medicine and neuroscience and he, working with Dr Colin Franz and Dr John Rogers, focuses on phrenic nerve injury and regeneration. His goal is to become a physician-scientist in PM&R.

Hongkai is interested in biomedical mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases. 

Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

355 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

  • Education

    2011 – 2017

    Chongqing Medical University/Peking University, MD

Affiliations

  • Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program