Areas of Focus
- X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy
- Bacterial phosphotransferase system (PTS) membrane protein structures
- Mannose transport complex (Man-PTS)
- Antimicrobial mechanisms and drug design
Work Experience
- 2005-2008 - Argonne National Laboratory, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2008-2011 - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Senior Engineer
- 2011-2017 - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Assistant Professor
- 2017-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001 Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China
- 2005 PhD: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Solved the structure of bacteriocin targets from E. coli Man-PTS
Publications
- Structural basis of the mechanisms of action and immunity of lactococcin A, a class IId bacteriocin, Li R, Duan J, Zhou Y, Wang J*, 2023
- Structural basis of the immunity mechanisms of pediocin-like bacteriocins, Zhu L, Zeng J, Wang J*, 2022
