lab news.

Alaine officially joins the lab as Research Specialist!

Sanjay was awarded a $3000 grant from the UT Austin Experiential Learning Fellowship to support his summer work in the lab!

The Guo Lab was awarded the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Career Development Award ($100,000) at the 2026 ASGCT Annual Meeting in Boston. Thank you ASGCT for funding our work!

Guo lab members presented a talk and multiple posters at the University of Pennsylvania Annual Vision Science Symposium 2026, held at the CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration.

Ian Peng was also one of 4 Penn undergraduates awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship! Ian was also awarded the Grant for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research (GfFMUR), an $8000 award to support his work in the lab! https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/four-penn-third-years-receive-goldwater-scholarships https://almanac.upenn.edu/articles/four-penn-juniors-awarded-goldwater-scholarships https://www.seas.upenn.edu/stories/three-penn-engineers-receive-goldwater-sc

Guo lab was awarded the Career Development Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) ($375,000 over 5 years). Thank you FFB for funding our work!

Ruhi Sayana was awarded the 2026 George “Chip” M. Moffett, II W’62 Scholarship in Neuroscience (a $6500 grant) to support her work in the lab!

Cass got into medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, her first choice! She is taking a deferral year 2026-2027 to advance her projects in the laboratory, before starting medical school in 2027.

Our lab officially moved into our new space on the mezzanine floor of Stellar Chance Laboratories, aftera ribbon cutting ceremony!

Udit officially joins the lab as Research Specialist!

Our lab officially joined Penn’s Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group (CAMB), and the Gene Therapy and Vaccines (GTV) program!

Lucie gave an invited talk at the Biochemistry Biophysics Chemical Biology (BBCB) Graduate Group retreat at SkyTop Lodge

Cass Poon officially joins the lab as Research Specialist, and as the first member!

Our lab was officially awarded the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5), a 5-year, $1.95 million dollar award. Thank you to NIH, and the High Risk High Reward program (HRHR) for supporting our work!