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Name	Yushun Wan
Contact Information	yswan@cqmu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English, German
Province	Chongqing

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Name

Yushun Wan

Contact Information

yswan@cqmu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English, German

Province

Chongqing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chongqing Medical University
Faculty	Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2007-2011 Bachelor: Wuhan University, Biology 2012-2017 PhD: Wuhan University, Microbiology (Medical Virology) 2016 Visiting Scholar: University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany 2023 Global Highly Cited Scientist 2 International Invention Patents, 1 US Patent
Work Experience	2017-2020 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Postdoctoral Researcher 2020-2021 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Researcher 2021-present - Chongqing Medical University, School of Basic Medicine, Department of Pathogen Biology - Professor
Awards	2023: Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher 2022: Stanford Global Top 2% Scientist

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chongqing Medical University

Faculty

Basic Medical Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2007-2011 Bachelor: Wuhan University, Biology
2012-2017 PhD: Wuhan University, Microbiology (Medical Virology)
2016 Visiting Scholar: University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2023 Global Highly Cited Scientist
2 International Invention Patents, 1 US Patent

Work Experience

2017-2020 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Postdoctoral Researcher
2020-2021 - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Researcher
2021-present - Chongqing Medical University, School of Basic Medicine, Department of Pathogen Biology - Professor

Awards

2023: Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher
2022: Stanford Global Top 2% Scientist

Areas of Focus	Molecular mechanisms of viral invasion and membrane fusion Regulatory mechanisms of viral replication and assembly
Publications	Inducible Rubicon facilitates viral replication by antagonizing interferon production, Yushun Wan; Wei Cao; Tao Han; Sheng Ren; Jian Feng; TieLong Chen; Jun Wang; Ruth Broering; Mengji Lu; Ying Zhu, 2017 Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: An analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS, Yushun Wan; Jian Shang; Rachel Graham; Ralph S.Baric; Fang Li, 2020 Structural basis of receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2, Jian Shang; Gang Ye; Ke Shi; Yushun Wan; Chuming Luo; Hideki Aihara; Qibin Geng; Ashley Auerbach; Fang Li, 2020 Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2, Jian Shang; Yushun Wan; Chuming Luo; Gang Ye; Qibin Geng; Ashley Auerbach; Fang Li, 2020 Molecular mechanism for antibody-dependent enhancement of coronavirus entry, Yushun Wan; Jian Shang; Shihui Sun; Wanbo Tai; Jing Chen; Qibin Geng; Lei He; Yuehong Chen; Jianming Wu; Zhengli Shi; Yusen Zhou; Lanying Du; Fang Li, 2019 Structure of mouse coronavirus spike protein complexed with receptor reveals mechanism for viral entry, Shang J; Wan Y; Liu C; Yount B; Gully K; Yang Y; Auerbach A; Peng G; Baric R; Li F, 2020 Lys417 acts as a molecular switch that regulates the conformation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, Geng Q; Wan Y; Hsueh FC; Shang J; Ye G; Bu F; Herbst M; Wilkens R; Liu B; Li F, 2023 VIRUS LIKE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2022 SARS-COV-2 NANOBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2022 SARS-COV-2 SPIKE RECEPTOR BINDING DOMAIN AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2021

Areas of Focus

Molecular mechanisms of viral invasion and membrane fusion
Regulatory mechanisms of viral replication and assembly

Publications

Inducible Rubicon facilitates viral replication by antagonizing interferon production, Yushun Wan; Wei Cao; Tao Han; Sheng Ren; Jian Feng; TieLong Chen; Jun Wang; Ruth Broering; Mengji Lu; Ying Zhu, 2017
Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: An analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS, Yushun Wan; Jian Shang; Rachel Graham; Ralph S.Baric; Fang Li, 2020
Structural basis of receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2, Jian Shang; Gang Ye; Ke Shi; Yushun Wan; Chuming Luo; Hideki Aihara; Qibin Geng; Ashley Auerbach; Fang Li, 2020
Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2, Jian Shang; Yushun Wan; Chuming Luo; Gang Ye; Qibin Geng; Ashley Auerbach; Fang Li, 2020
Molecular mechanism for antibody-dependent enhancement of coronavirus entry, Yushun Wan; Jian Shang; Shihui Sun; Wanbo Tai; Jing Chen; Qibin Geng; Lei He; Yuehong Chen; Jianming Wu; Zhengli Shi; Yusen Zhou; Lanying Du; Fang Li, 2019
Structure of mouse coronavirus spike protein complexed with receptor reveals mechanism for viral entry, Shang J; Wan Y; Liu C; Yount B; Gully K; Yang Y; Auerbach A; Peng G; Baric R; Li F, 2020
Lys417 acts as a molecular switch that regulates the conformation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, Geng Q; Wan Y; Hsueh FC; Shang J; Ye G; Bu F; Herbst M; Wilkens R; Liu B; Li F, 2023
VIRUS LIKE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2022
SARS-COV-2 NANOBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2022
SARS-COV-2 SPIKE RECEPTOR BINDING DOMAIN AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF, Not mentioned, 2021

Virus Invasion Membrane Fusion Molecular Mechanisms Replication Assembly Regulation Pathogen Biology Virology

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Yushun Wan - Chongqing Medical University

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