Guangping Gao received his Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from the West China Medical School of Sichuan University. He completed his PhD training in Molecular Genetics at Florida International University with his work involving the isolation and characterization of the human aspartoacylase gene and the genetic mutations responsible for Canavan disease, a severe form of inherited neurodegenerative diseases. He joined the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in 1994 where he has developed his career in Viral Vector Biology for Gene Therapy, served as the Director of Vector Program of Institute for Human Gene Therapy to oversee the vector discovery and development, process development, and vector core and quality control testing. Guangping Gao received his Bachelor’s degree in Medicine from the West China Medical School of Sichuan University. He completed his PhD training in Molecular Genetics at Florida International University with his work involving the isolation and characterization of the human aspartoacylase gene and the genetic mutations responsible for Canavan disease, a severe form of inherited neurodegenerative diseases. He joined the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in 1994 where he has developed his career in Viral Vector Biology for Gene Therapy, served as the Director of Vector Program of Institute for Human Gene Therapy to oversee the vector discovery and development, process development, and vector core and quality control testing.

Genetics and Molecular Biology