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Bin Wang
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Biosynthesis
Mechanism
Reconstruction
Application
Fatty Acid Synthase
Polyketide Synthase
Iteration
Gene Clusters
Microbial
Bioactive Molecules
Areas of Focus
- Mechanism analysis, reconstruction, and application of complex biosynthetic machines
- Development of microbial bioactive molecule biosynthetic gene cluster resources
Work Experience
- 2021-04 to Present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader
- 2016-03 to 2021-03 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-09 to 2016-01 PhD: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2005-09 to 2009-06 Bachelor's Degree: Yantai University
Publications
- Cas12a-assisted precise targeted cloning using in vivo Cre-lox recombination, Bin Wang, 2021
- Unraveling the iterative type I polyketide synthases hidden in Streptomyces, Bin Wang, 2020
- Activation of silent biosynthetic gene clusters using transcription factor decoys, Bin Wang, 2019
- Structure and Function of a C-C Bond Cleaving Oxygenase in Atypical Angucycline Biosynthesis, Bin Wang, 2017
- Discovery of a Phosphonoacetic Acid Derived Natural Product by Pathway Refactoring, Bin Wang, 2017
- Breaking the silence: new strategies for discovering novel natural products, Bin Wang, 2017
- 6.07 - Activation of silent natural product biosynthetic gene clusters using synthetic biology tools, Bin Wang, 2020
Awards
- Graduate National Scholarship, National Level, 2015
- Di'ao Scholarship First Prize, Institute (School) Level, 2015
- Honorary Title of 'Three Good Students' Model, Institute (School) Level, 2015
- Yipin Bio Scholarship, Institute (School) Level, 2015
