Systems Biology Faculty

Mark Boldin, Ph.D., is an associate professor, in the Department of Systems Biology, at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. His focus is on leukemia and stem cell biology research.

Jianjun Chen, Ph.D., is the Simms/Mann Family Foundation Chair in Systems Biology, professor and chair in the Department of Systems Biology, and director for the Center for RNA Biology and Therapeutics at City of Hope.

Xiaolan Deng, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems Biology at City of Hope.

Dr. Gu's research focus is to integrate multi-omics platforms, advanced analytical approaches, and multiple experimental models to study the heterogeneity of acute leukemias and facilitate the development of more efficacious targeted therapies.

Nora Heisterkamp, Ph.D. is a research professor in the Department of Systems Biology in Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.

Vu Nguyen Ngo, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Systems Biology at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.

Zhijian Qian, Ph.D., joined the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope as a professor and vice chair of the Department of Systems Biology in August 2025. Before that, he had been serving as a tenured professor of medicine at the University of Florida, where he held the Pierre Chagnon

Rui Su, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Systems Biology.

Srividya Swaminathan, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Systems Biology.

Lu Yang's long-term goal in the Department of System Biology is to integrate basic biology, clinical science, sequencing technology, and bioinformatics to improve research in leukemia and lymphoma, diagnostics, and drug discovery.

Fang Yu, Ph.D., is an assistant research professor in the Department of Systems Biology at City of Hope^® Cancer Center Duarte, CA.