Heng Laboratory
@Wayne State University
Welcome to the
Heng Laboratory home page.
The lab of Dr.
Henry H.Q. Heng is located in the Center for
Molecular Medicine and Genetics at the Wayne
State University Medical School in Detroit,
Michigan. The laboratory is on the third
floor of Scott Hall.
We conduct peer-reviewed research in the
fields of cancer and organismal evolution.
Specifically, we focus on progression and
evolution by following the genome context (the
DNA sequence and the genomic topology),
observing genomic alterations, and monitoring
the heterogeneity of these aberrations, which is
ultimately the driving force. We use a
variety of molecular and cytogenomic techniques
to achieve our goals. In particular, by
studying both the cell population and individual
cells, we can apply the genome theory and direct
visualization systems (e.g. SKY) to study the
genome structure, function, and evolution
dynamics. We welcome you to explore our
studies and encourage you to visit our blog,
which provides "real-time" perspectives of
research within and outside of our group.
The following are various journal covers
featuring our publications.
