The Gao Laboratory @ BCM Neuroscience
Decoding protein interactions in the brain

HOUSTON! 

Pictured here is the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical and life science destination in the world. Houston is an amazing city to live in. The international culinary scene here is incredible (I, for one, was jaw-dropped). A short dash away from the beach. The first-time host of the World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in the US.  

First Halloween Pumpkin carving! 

A tradition I inherited from Duke University, and intend to carry on! 

Bubble tea!

Lab outings can not be completed without bubble tea...

Ben Ben, the lab mascot

Ben Ben (笨笨）posing for a spring portrait. 

Bisti Wilderness, NM. Featuring Ben Ben

Ben Ben leaping into a leap year. Bisti Wilderness, NM. 2024

Wind River Range, WY.

Easily my favorite place in the Lower 48. 

Wind River Range, WY. 2021