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Exploring the Wonder of Life Sciences with Nanotechnology

Principal Investigator

Yuhe Renee Yang

Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Science and Technology

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

•2017-2021   The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.   

Postdoctoral Research Associate; Advisor: Andrew B. Ward

•2011-2016   The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, AZ, USA.   

Ph.D. in biochemistry; Advisor: Hao Yan

•2007-2011   Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.   

 B.S. in Chemistry, Advisor: Dongsheng Liu

Outstanding Thesis Award

•Structural biology based immuno evalution/ DNA nanotechnology  https://twitter.com/ReneeYuheYang

•Nov. 2021- now

•Email: yangyh@nanoctr.cn

• Office TEL: 82545606

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ziheng Li

Postdoctoral Fellow

•2020-2023 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Ph.D in Microbiology; Advisor: Cui Sheng.

•Research Interest: Structural Biology

•Apr. 2023 - now

•Email: aml55815@163.com

Ming Jiang

Postdoctoral Fellow

2013-2018 College of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, China. Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering, Advisor: Shengcai Lin.

2019-2021 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.Postdoctoral Research Associate; Advisor: Michael Brown $ Joseph Goldstein.

•Research Interest: Molecular Biochemistry and Cell Metabolism.

Apr. 2023 - now

Email: mingjiang1023@outlook.com

Doctoral Student

Niannian Lv, G3

Doctoral Student(Joint Training of Ph.D. Program)

• Research Interest: EM Epitope Mapping Methodology Optimization 
• Sep. 2022 - now
• Email: lvnn2022@nanoctr.cn

Xuanyu Nan, G2

Doctoral Student(Joint Training of Ph.D. Program)

•Research Interest: Cryo-EM structurual analysis for immuno evaluation/ Cryo-EM analysis of DNA scaffolded protein complexes

•Feb. 2022 - now

•E-mail: nanxy2022@nanoctr.cn

Bilgen ÇALIŞKAN, G2

Doctoral Student( Ph.D. Program)

•Research interest: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 

•Sep. 2023 - now

•E-mail: blgncaliskan@yahoo.com

Kang Zhang,G1

Graduate Student (Joint Training of Ph.D Program)

• Research Interest: EM based Monoclonal Epitope Mapping
• Jan. 2023 - now
• Email: zhangk2023@nanoctr.cn

Manal Abd Elfattah, G1

Doctoral Student( Ph.D. Program)

• Research Interest: Molecular Biochemistry and Structural Biology related to Protein engineering, cell signaling, post-translational modifications affecting the proteins or therapeutic proteins.

• Starting Sep.2023
• Email: manal.abdelfattah3@gmail.com

Graduate Students

Yuanfang Chen, G2

Graduate Student (Ph.D. Program)

• Research Interest: DNA nanotechnology

• Sep. 2023 - now

• E-mail: chenyf2023@nanoctr.cn

Jiayi Li, G2

Graduate Student (Master Program)

• Research Interest:Polyclonal epitope mapping to guide vaccine design and evaluation/Cryo-EM analysis of DNA scaffolded protein.
• Sep. 2023 - now
• E-mail: lijy2023@nanoctr.cn

Ruihan Liu, G1

Graduate Student (Master Program)

• Research Interest: Cryo-EM structurual analysis/ Vaccine design and evaluation

• Aug.2023-now

• E-mail: LiuRuihan010210@163.com

Yiqian Huang, G1

Graduate Student (Ph.D. Program)

• Research Interest: DNA Technology and Biomolecule Assembly

• Starting Dec.2023

• E-mail:Bonnie_Huangyq@163.com

Zheng Ji, G0

Graduate Student (Master Program)

• Research Interest: DNA/RNA self-assembled nanostructures and their application in immunization

July. 2024-now

• E-mail: jizheng0531@163.com

Liang Chen,G0

Graduate Student (Master Program)

•Research Interest: Molecular biology and structural biology related to protein design and cell signaling.

•July. 2024-now

Email: chenliang8788@163.com

Yuhang Jing, Summer Internship

•Summer Internship
•July 2024 - August 2024
•Email: jingyuhang@buaa.edu.cn

Laboratory Staff

Xinyue Wang

Research Assistant

• Research Interest: Structure based vaccine design, vaccine delivery system based on DNA origami

• Jan.2024-now

•Email: wxy1205960101@outlook.com

Alumni

Kun Chen

Graduate Student(Joint Training of Master Program)

•Research Interest: EM based Polyclonal Epitope Mapping to evaluate the immune effect of the vaccine/ DNA nanotechnology

•Dec. 2021-May.2024

•E-mail: chenk2021@nanoctr.cn

Jiayi Zhu

Graduate Student(Joint Training of Master Program)

•Research Interest: EM based Monoclonal Epitope Mapping/ Polyclonal Epitope Mapping to evaluate the immune effect of the vaccine 

•Dec. 2021-May. 2024

•E-mail: zhujy2022@nanoctr.cn