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Name	Yao Wang Li
Contact Information	liyw@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Yao Wang Li

Contact Information

liyw@sustech.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Southern University of Science and Technology
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2011-2017 PhD: Leiden University 2008-2011 Master's: China Agricultural University 2004-2008 Bachelor's: Jiangxi Agricultural University First researcher in China to resolve high-resolution fibril structures
Work Experience	2021-Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant Professor 2017-2021, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Researcher 2015-2017, Leiden University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Visiting
Awards	2018 Guo Kexin Symposium Travel Award 2018 National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientist Fund 2017 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant 2017 Tsinghua University Center for Structural Biology Excellence Scholar 2017 Tsinghua University Postdoctoral Support Plan 2011 National Graduate Student Program for Building High-Level Universities 2011 China Agricultural University Top Ten Outstanding Master's Thesis 2009 China Agricultural University Research Achievement Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2011-2017 PhD: Leiden University
2008-2011 Master's: China Agricultural University
2004-2008 Bachelor's: Jiangxi Agricultural University
First researcher in China to resolve high-resolution fibril structures

Work Experience

2021-Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant Professor
2017-2021, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Researcher
2015-2017, Leiden University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Visiting

Awards

2018 Guo Kexin Symposium Travel Award
2018 National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientist Fund
2017 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant
2017 Tsinghua University Center for Structural Biology Excellence Scholar
2017 Tsinghua University Postdoctoral Support Plan
2011 National Graduate Student Program for Building High-Level Universities
2011 China Agricultural University Top Ten Outstanding Master's Thesis
2009 China Agricultural University Research Achievement Award

Areas of Focus	Cryo-electron microscopy methodology Structural analysis of biomolecules Neurodegenerative diseases and drug research
Publications	Parkinson’s disease associated mutation E46K of α-synuclein triggers the formation of a novel fibril structure, Zhao K., Li Y.W., Liu Z., Long H. Zhao C., Luo F., Sun Y., Tao Y., Su X., Li D., Li X., Liu C., 2020 Amyloid fibril structure of α-synuclein determined by cryo-electron microscopy, Li Y.W., Zhao C., Luo F., Liu Z., Gui X., Luo Z., Zhang X., Li D., Liu C., Li X., 2018 Torsional refrigeration by twisted, coiled, and supercoiled fibers, Wang R., Fang S., Xiao Y., Gao E., Jiang N., Li, Y.W., Mou L., Shen Y., Zhao W., Li S.,FonSeca A., Galvao D., Chen M., He W., Yu K., Lu H., Wang X., Qian D., Aliev A., Li N.,Haines C., Liu Z., Mu J., Wang Z., Yin S., Lima M., An B., Zhou X., Liu Z., Baughman R., 2019 Lattice filter for processing image data of three-dimensional protein nanocrystals, van Genderen E., Li Y.W.*, Nederlof I., Abrahams,J.P., 2016 Imaging protein three-dimensional nanocrystals with cryo-EM, Nederlof, I, Li Y.W., van Heel, M., Abrahams, J.P., 2013 A Medipix quantum area detector allows rotation electron diffraction data collection from submicrometre three-dimensional protein crystals, Nederlof, I, van Genderen, E., Li Y.W., Abrahams, J.P., 2013 Structure-activity relationship study of antioxidative peptides by QSAR modeling: the amino acid next to C-terminal affects the activity, Li Y.W., Li B., He J., Qian P., 2011

Areas of Focus

Cryo-electron microscopy methodology
Structural analysis of biomolecules
Neurodegenerative diseases and drug research

Publications

Parkinson’s disease associated mutation E46K of α-synuclein triggers the formation of a novel fibril structure, Zhao K.*, Li Y.W.*, Liu Z., Long H. Zhao C., Luo F., Sun Y., Tao Y., Su X., Li D., Li X., Liu C., 2020
Amyloid fibril structure of α-synuclein determined by cryo-electron microscopy, Li Y.W.*, Zhao C.*, Luo F.*, Liu Z., Gui X., Luo Z., Zhang X., Li D., Liu C., Li X., 2018
Torsional refrigeration by twisted, coiled, and supercoiled fibers, Wang R., Fang S., Xiao Y., Gao E., Jiang N., Li, Y.W., Mou L., Shen Y., Zhao W., Li S.,FonSeca A., Galvao D., Chen M., He W., Yu K., Lu H., Wang X., Qian D., Aliev A., Li N.,Haines C., Liu Z., Mu J., Wang Z., Yin S., Lima M., An B., Zhou X., Liu Z., Baughman R., 2019
Lattice filter for processing image data of three-dimensional protein nanocrystals, van Genderen E.*, Li Y.W.*, Nederlof I., Abrahams,J.P., 2016
Imaging protein three-dimensional nanocrystals with cryo-EM, Nederlof, I, Li Y.W., van Heel, M., Abrahams, J.P., 2013
A Medipix quantum area detector allows rotation electron diffraction data collection from submicrometre three-dimensional protein crystals, Nederlof, I, van Genderen, E., Li Y.W., Abrahams, J.P., 2013
Structure-activity relationship study of antioxidative peptides by QSAR modeling: the amino acid next to C-terminal affects the activity, Li Y.W., Li B., He J., Qian P., 2011

Cryo-Em Electron Diffraction Single-Particle Analysis Electron Tomography Biomolecular Structures Nanocrystals Helical Reconstruction Parkinson'S Disease Alpha-Synuclein High-Resolution

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