Hongwei Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University
Personal Profile
Dr. Wang received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences & Biotechnology from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in 1996. He did his thesis work under the supervision of Senfang Sui, earning a Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University. Subsequently, he worked as postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Eva Nogales at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. From 2006-2008, he was a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Before joining Tsinghua University, he was an assistant professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.
Dr. Wang received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences & Biotechnology from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in 1996. He did his thesis work under the supervision of Senfang Sui, earning a Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University. Subsequently, he worked as postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Eva Nogales at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. From 2006-2008, he was a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Before joining Tsinghua University, he was an assistant professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.
Research Interests
Professor Wang's group is interested in the architecture and mechanism of macromolecular complexes and assemblies using cryo-electron microscopy combined with other biophysical and biochemical techniques. More specifically, his lab currently focuses on (1) the coordination of cytoskeleton and membrane systems, (2) the mechanisms and regulations of exosome-mediated RNA processing and degradation, and (3) the architecture and mechanism of the RISC-loading complex in RNA interference pathways. Furthermore, his lab is developing new technologies and methods of cryo-electron microscopy.
Professor Wang's group is interested in the architecture and mechanism of macromolecular complexes and assemblies using cryo-electron microscopy combined with other biophysical and biochemical techniques. More specifically, his lab currently focuses on (1) the coordination of cytoskeleton and membrane systems, (2) the mechanisms and regulations of exosome-mediated RNA processing and degradation, and (3) the architecture and mechanism of the RISC-loading complex in RNA interference pathways. Furthermore, his lab is developing new technologies and methods of cryo-electron microscopy.
