Welcome to the Huang lab!
Our research group is interested in understanding molecular mechanisms of protein complexes, in particular large protein assemblies, through studying their structures, dynamics and functions. We use advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) techniques in combination with other structural biology tools, such as cryo-Electron Microscopy and Mass Spectrometry, as well as other biophysical and biochemical techniques to determine the 3D structures of the proteins, study protein-protein interactions, characterize their functional dynamics, and provide information and strategies to design therapeutics for intervening their functions.
If you are passionate about learning how proteins work and studying their structures, dynamics and functions, join us! We are recruiting lab members of all levels, see here.
LAB NEWS
Congratulations to Megan Black for being awarded the CSC-Pacifichem Travel Award!
— October 12, 2025
Peter Kim took home the second place prize for his oral presentation at MOOT 36 this year at Memorial University! Incredible work, Peter!
— September 29, 2025
Congratulations to Megan Black and Paige Kanters on winning poster awards at this year’s Canadian chemistry Conference held in Ottawa! Great work guys!
— June 25, 2025
Our undergraduate students Shaye Ryan, Emilie Carson, and Raji Raseekan had some incredible presentations at SOUSCC 53, congratulations to everybody! And a special congratulations to Shaye who took home a prize for her presentation!
— March 29, 2025
A huge congratulations to Nicole Dcosta for successfully defending her Master’s thesis! Amazing work, Nicole!
— February 25, 2025
Our lab group had a great showing at MOOT 35 this year hosted by McGill University! Megan had an exceptional oral presentation that was followed by some incredible poster presentations by Peter, Raji, Nicole, Emilie, and Paige! A special congratulations goes out to Peter and Raji for taking home the top prizes for their poster presentations!
— October 24, 2024
Congratulations to Nicole Dcosta for being awarded the Good Samaritan Scholarship! Nicole has had such a positive impact inside and outside of our lab throughout her time here. Great job, Nicole!
— July 31, 2024
Congratulations to our graduate students Megan Black and Baylie Kalnitsky for receiving awards from the Guelph-Waterloo Centre Awards Committee! Megan was awarded with the Prof Thammaiah Viswanatha Memorial Graduate award, and Baylie received the Graduate Seminar Prize for her outstanding seminar! Fantastic work!
— May 15, 2024
Our undergraduate students Logan Fanning, Kaz Gudelis, Peter Kim, Emma Rohde, and Paige Kanters all gave incredible oral presentations at the 52nd annual SOUSCC at Western University in the Biological and Medicinal Chemistry category. Great job everyone!
— April 6, 2024
Megan Black has been awarded with the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master‘s. Congratulations, Megan! Keep up the great work!
— April 1, 2024
Congratulations to Baylie Kalnitsky for successfully defending her masters thesis! We wish her the best of luck in her pursuit of a masters in education!
— Mar 22, 2024
Peter and Megan’s undergraduate research is accepted for publication in Can J Chem! Congratulations Peter and Megan! Well done! Check out here.
— Dec, 2023
Dr. Huang was invited to give a talk at University of Windsor!
— Dec 1, 2023
Megan Black gave a great talk in MOOT34 and was given an honorary mention! Congratulations, Megan! Well done, Nicole, Peter, and Paige, for the great poster presentations!
— Oct 14, 2023
Dr. Huang gave a keynote presentaion in MOOT34 about exploring the conformational dynamics of the p97 molecular machines using NMR spectroscopy!
— Oct 14, 2023
Welcome Emma Rohde, Kazimir Gudelis, Logan Fanning, Peter Kim as undergraduate research assistants as well as Paige Kanters as a work study program student!
— Sep 7, 2023
Welcome Megan Black and Peter Myler on joining as MSc students!
— Sep 7, 2023
Congratulations Megan Black on winning the first prize for the Undergraduate CEPS Poster presentation!!
— Aug 9, 2023
Welcome Megan Black, Peter Kim, and Paige Kanters to join the lab as summer undergraduate research students!!
— May 1, 2023
Congratulations to our undergrads Adam McMahon and Megan Black for winning the 1st and 2nd oral presentation prizes in Chemical Biology Division in SOUSCC51!!! Great job!!!
— March 25, 2023
Our undergraduate students Megan Black, Simrah Waseem, Adam McMahon, and Peter Kim are going to give oral presentations in SOUSCC51!! Good luck everyone and have fun!!
— March 20, 2023
We went for a group bowling night!!
— Jan 27, 2023
Welcome Peter Kim to join the lab for his 4th year undergraduate research project!
— Jan 2023
Welcome Nicole Dcosta to join us as a MSc student!
— Jan 2023
Nicole Chen successfully defended her MSc thesis!!! Congratulations Nicole!!!
— Dec 2022
Victoria Muir gave a great talk in MOOT33! Congratulations! Nice work, Victoria!
— Oct 2022
Victoria Muir’s abstract was selected for an oral presentation in MOOT33! Congratulations Victoria!
— Oct 2022
MOOT33 NMR conference was successfully held at the University of Guelph!
The annual MOOT (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto) NMR conference was successfully held at the University of Guelph on Oct22-23! It was the first MOOT after the COVID pandemic! Dr. Huang is the co-organizer of the conference.
— Oct 2022
Dr. Huang gave the first GWC2 Seminar in Fall 2022!
Dr. Huang gave the first GWC2 Departmental Seminar in Fall 2022 on ‘Exploring conformational dynamics of biological supramolecular machines using methyl-TROSY NMR spectroscopy’!
— Sep 2022
Welcome Baylie Kalnitsky to join us as a MSc student!!!
Welcome Baylie Kalnitsky to join us as a MSc student!!! She obtained her BSc from Biomedical Toxicology and Chemistry at UofG, and will be working on investigating the p97-cofactor interactions in her MSc studies!
— Sep 2022
Welcome Megan Black, Adam McMahon, and Simrah Waseem to join us as 4th undergraduate research students!
— Sep 2022
Dr. Huang’s new book chapter is now published by the Royal Society of Chemistry!
Dr. Huang’s book chapter ‘Methyl-TROSY NMR Spectroscopy in the Investigation of Allosteric Cooperativity in Large Biomolecular Complexes’ in ‘NMR Spectroscopy for Probing Functional Dynamics at Biological Interfaces’ is now published by the Royal Society of Chemistry! Please see the link here.
— August 2022
Dr. Huang gave an invited talk in 64th International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS)!
— August 2022
Welcome Peter Kim and Simrah Waseem to join us as undergraduate summer research students!
— June 2022
Nicole (Ching) Chen was awarded with Prof Thammaiah Viswanatha Memorial Graduate Award!!! Congratulations Nicole!!!
— May 2022
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