Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
pdhsu@berkeley.edu
For more information, see: http://patrickhsulab.org/
Research Interests
The Hsu Lab aims to understand and manipulate the genetic circuits that control brain and immune cell function to improve human health. We explore the rich biological diversity of nature to create new molecular technologies, perturb complex cellular processes at scale, and develop next-generation gene and cell therapies. To do this, our group draws from a palette of experimental and computational techniques including CRISPR-Cas systems, single cell genomics, engineered viruses, brain organoids, and pooled genetic screens.
Current interests include 1) inventing novel approaches for editing the postmitotic genome, 2) developing engineered vehicles for therapeutic macromolecule delivery, and 3) leveraging library screens and brain organoids to interrogate human neuroscience at scale.
Education
2014 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Harvard University
2013 A.M. Biology, Harvard University
2010 B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, magna cum laude, University of California, Berkeley
Major Awards
2021 Amgen Young Investigator Award
2020 Rose Hill Innovator
2020 In Vivo’s 30 Rising Leaders of 2020
2019 Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientists
2019 Deb Faculty Fellow, Berkeley Engineering
2019 MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35
2015-2019 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
2015 Salk-Helmsley Faculty Fellow
2015 Forbes 30 Under 30
2015 Community Value Award, Editas Medicine
2014 Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Distinguished Research Award
2014 Harvard Merit Fellow, Harvard University
2010-2013 James Mills Pierce Fellow, Harvard University
2010 Outstanding Honors Award, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley
2009 Helen Tomasini Merit Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Professional Experience
2022 – present Co-Founder and Core Investigator, Arc Institute
2019 – Present Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and Deb Faculty Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
2016 – 2019 Principal Investigator and Salk Faculty Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; La Jolla, CA
2014 – 2015 Group Leader, Editas Medicine
Other positions:
2017 – Present Editorial Board, The CRISPR Journal