Keyi Huang, B.S. Project Associate
Keyi (pronounced "K.E.") Huang joined the Developing Brain Institute (DBI) at Children’s National in September 2025 as a Project Associate. Keyi earned a B.S. with Honors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Wake Forest University in North Carolina through a senior honors thesis. During her two years as an undergraduate researcher under Dr. Gloria K. Muday, she conducted independent research investigating the effects of temperature stress on reactive oxygen species and calcium signaling in tomato pollen tubes via confocal microscopy and molecular biology. To enable high-throughput, time-course fluorescence data analysis, Keyi developed and optimized an automated analysis pipeline using
the R programming language. Her thesis identified three distinct oscillation regimes of cytosolic calcium, each exhibiting treatment-specific frequency distributions. These findings were presented during a poster session at the American Society of Plant Biology conference. At DBI, Keyi will contribute to research focused on human placental development and its role in feto-maternal exchange. She is enthusiastic about expanding her expertise into the mammalian research field and applying her confocal imaging skills to studies that aim to improve fetal health and development.
Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
Email: fetalbrain@childrensnational.org
Department: MRI Lab