Christopher C. W. Hughes
Chancellor’s Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
3219 McGaugh Hall
Mail Code: 3900
Irvine, CA 92697
Education and Professional Training:
1981: B.Sc. Department of Biochemistry, University College, University of London
1988: Ph.D. Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, University of London
1988-1990: Research Fellow in Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
1990-1991: Instructor, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
1991-1995: Associate Research Scientist, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Professional Experience:
1996-2001: Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
2001-2006: Associate Professor (with tenure), University of California, Irvine
2003-2006: Associate Professor, joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering
2006-Present: Chancellor’s Professor, University of California, Irvine
2006-Present: Professor, joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering
2006-2011: Co-Director Growth Factors and Signaling Program, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
2011- Co-Director Oncoimaging and Biotechnology Program, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
2009-2019: Chair, Dept. Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UC Irvine
2009: Member of Leadership Council, Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology, UC Irvine
2013 – Present: Chair, HHT Foundation, Global Medical Research Advisory Board
2014 – 2020: Center Director, Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology
2018 – Present: Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Aracari Biosciences, formerly known as Kino Biosciences
Research Interests:
1. Blood Vessel Development/Angiogenesis
2. Microphysiological Systems (MPS)
3. Tumor-on-a-Chip
4. Tissue Engineering