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Name	Wanqiu Li
Contact Information	liwq3@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Wanqiu Li

Contact Information

liwq3@sustech.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Southern University of Science and Technology
Faculty	Medical School
Academic Background & Achievements	2008-2012 Bachelor in Horticulture: China Agricultural University 2012-2017 PhD in Biophysics, Structural Biology: Tsinghua University
Work Experience	2017.07-2019.09 - Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Postdoctoral Researcher (Outstanding Postdoctoral) 2018.04-2018.07 - Peter Mac Cancer Research Center, Australia, Honorary Visiting Scholar 2019.10-2021.02 - Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Senior Research Scholar 2021.03-present - Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
Awards	2023 Shenzhen Science and Technology Award - Youth Science and Technology Award 2022 Shenzhen Excellent Youth 2021 Shenzhen High-level National Leading Talent 2017 Outstanding Postdoctoral at Southern University of Science and Technology 2016 Tsinghua University Structural Biology Innovation Center Outstanding PhD Student Scholarship 2015 Tsinghua-Amgen Scholars Forum Outstanding Poster Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Medical School

Academic Background & Achievements

2008-2012 Bachelor in Horticulture: China Agricultural University
2012-2017 PhD in Biophysics, Structural Biology: Tsinghua University

Work Experience

2017.07-2019.09 - Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Postdoctoral Researcher (Outstanding Postdoctoral)
2018.04-2018.07 - Peter Mac Cancer Research Center, Australia, Honorary Visiting Scholar
2019.10-2021.02 - Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Senior Research Scholar
2021.03-present - Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor

Awards

2023 Shenzhen Science and Technology Award - Youth Science and Technology Award
2022 Shenzhen Excellent Youth
2021 Shenzhen High-level National Leading Talent
2017 Outstanding Postdoctoral at Southern University of Science and Technology
2016 Tsinghua University Structural Biology Innovation Center Outstanding PhD Student Scholarship
2015 Tsinghua-Amgen Scholars Forum Outstanding Poster Award

Areas of Focus	Study of disease-related biomolecular structures and functions using cryo-EM, biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology
Publications	Molecular basis of nucleosomal H3K36 methylation by NSD methyltransferases, Li, W., Tian, W., Yuan, G., Deng, P., Sengupta, D., Cheng, Z., Cao, Y., Ren, J., Qin, Y., Zhou, Y., Jia, Y., Gozani, O., Patel, D. J., Wang, Z., 2021 Structural basis of nucleosomal H4K20 recognition and methylation by SUV420H1 methyltransferase, Lin, F., Zhang, R., Shao, W., Lei, C., Ma, M., Zhang, Y., Wen, Z., Li, W., 2023 Structural insights into proteolytic activation of the human Dispatched1 transporter for Hedgehog morphogen release, Li, W., Wang, L., Wierbowski, B. M., Lu, M., Dong, F., Liu, W., Li, S., Wang, P., Salic, A., Gong, X., 2021 Architecture of the mammalian mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel, Ge, J., Li, W., Zhao, Q., Li, N., Chen, M., Zhi, P., Li, R., Gao, N., Xiao, B., Yang, M., 2015 Loss of a single methylation in 23S rRNA delays 50S assembly at multiple late stages and impairs translation initiation and elongation, Wang, W., Li, W., Ge, X., Yan, K., Mandava, C. S., Sanyal, S., Gao, N., 2020 The Structural Basis for Sensing by the Piezo1 Protein, Li, W., Gao, N., Yang, M., 2017 Nuclear export of circular RNA, Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., Hamilton, W. B., Carey, K. T., Toubia, J., Pillman, K. A., Liu, D., Desogus, J., Chao, J. A., Deans, A. J., Goodall, G. J., Wickramasinghe, V. O., 2024 Structure of the eukaryotic MCM complex at 3.8 A, Li, N., Zhai, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, W., Yang, M., Lei, J., Tye, B. K., Gao, N., 2015

Areas of Focus

Study of disease-related biomolecular structures and functions using cryo-EM, biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology

Publications

Molecular basis of nucleosomal H3K36 methylation by NSD methyltransferases, Li, W., Tian, W., Yuan, G., Deng, P., Sengupta, D., Cheng, Z., Cao, Y., Ren, J., Qin, Y., Zhou, Y., Jia, Y., Gozani, O., Patel, D. J., Wang, Z., 2021
Structural basis of nucleosomal H4K20 recognition and methylation by SUV420H1 methyltransferase, Lin, F., Zhang, R., Shao, W., Lei, C., Ma, M., Zhang, Y., Wen, Z., Li, W., 2023
Structural insights into proteolytic activation of the human Dispatched1 transporter for Hedgehog morphogen release, Li, W., Wang, L., Wierbowski, B. M., Lu, M., Dong, F., Liu, W., Li, S., Wang, P., Salic, A., Gong, X., 2021
Architecture of the mammalian mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel, Ge, J., Li, W., Zhao, Q., Li, N., Chen, M., Zhi, P., Li, R., Gao, N., Xiao, B., Yang, M., 2015
Loss of a single methylation in 23S rRNA delays 50S assembly at multiple late stages and impairs translation initiation and elongation, Wang, W., Li, W., Ge, X., Yan, K., Mandava, C. S., Sanyal, S., Gao, N., 2020
The Structural Basis for Sensing by the Piezo1 Protein, Li, W., Gao, N., Yang, M., 2017
Nuclear export of circular RNA, Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., Hamilton, W. B., Carey, K. T., Toubia, J., Pillman, K. A., Liu, D., Desogus, J., Chao, J. A., Deans, A. J., Goodall, G. J., Wickramasinghe, V. O., 2024
Structure of the eukaryotic MCM complex at 3.8 A, Li, N., Zhai, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, W., Yang, M., Lei, J., Tye, B. K., Gao, N., 2015

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