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Yushun Wan
Basic Medical Sciences
Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing
Language: Chinese, English, German
Virus
Invasion
Membrane Fusion
Molecular Mechanisms
Replication
Assembly
Regulation
Pathogen
Biology
Virology
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of viral invasion and membrane fusion
- Regulatory mechanisms of viral replication and assembly
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
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
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
Awards
- 2023: Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher
- 2022: Stanford Global Top 2% Scientist
