▁University ). ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁his ▁post grad uate ▁study ▁at ▁Pur due ▁University ▁( Ph . D . ▁ 1 9 8 9 ; ▁Ad visor : ▁Prof . ▁Henry ▁We iner ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Gu an ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁( UM ) ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ological ▁Chem istry . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁U M . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu an ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁( H al vor ▁Christ ensen ▁Colleg iate ▁Professor ▁in ▁Life ▁Sciences , ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁at ▁U M . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Kun - Li ang ▁Gu an ▁was ▁reward ed ▁a ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Fellow ship , ▁with ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁$ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over ▁five ▁years . ▁Before ▁this , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Sch ering - Pl ough ▁Award , ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁( A SB MB ). ▁ ▁Gu an ▁currently ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ph arm ac ology ▁and ▁the ▁Mo ores ▁Can cer ▁Center ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego ▁( UC SD ). ▁Gu an ' s ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁cancer ▁bi ology ▁and ▁the ▁int rac ell ular ▁signal ▁trans du ction ▁in ▁cell ▁growth ▁reg