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Name	Zhiyi Wei
Contact Information	weizy@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Zhiyi Wei

Contact Information

weizy@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	2007 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Science and Technology of China 2002 Bachelor in Biology, University of Science and Technology of China
Work Experience	2013 - Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor/Laboratory PI 2009 - 2013, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant Professor 2007 - 2009, University of Washington (Seattle, USA), Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Awards	2021: Shenzhen Excellent Science and Technology Innovation Talent (Outstanding Youth Project) 2019: Southern University of Science and Technology 'President's Young Scientist Award' 2019: Shenzhen High-level Talent (National Level) 2016: Southern University of Science and Technology 'Outstanding Research Award' 2016: Guangdong Special Support Plan Science and Technology Innovation Young Top-notch Talent 2014: Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent (Category B) 2011 - 2013: Tin Ka Ping Named Researcher, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Advanced Research Institute 2007: Outstanding Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2007 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Science and Technology of China
2002 Bachelor in Biology, University of Science and Technology of China

Work Experience

2013 - Present, Southern University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor/Laboratory PI
2009 - 2013, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant Professor
2007 - 2009, University of Washington (Seattle, USA), Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Awards

2021: Shenzhen Excellent Science and Technology Innovation Talent (Outstanding Youth Project)
2019: Southern University of Science and Technology 'President's Young Scientist Award'
2019: Shenzhen High-level Talent (National Level)
2016: Southern University of Science and Technology 'Outstanding Research Award'
2016: Guangdong Special Support Plan Science and Technology Innovation Young Top-notch Talent
2014: Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent (Category B)
2011 - 2013: Tin Ka Ping Named Researcher, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Advanced Research Institute
2007: Outstanding Graduate, University of Science and Technology of China

Areas of Focus	Molecular mechanisms of disease-related neural development Assembly mechanisms of functional membrane domains Intracellular vesicle transport mechanisms Transmembrane signaling mechanisms Protein machinery
Publications	Oligomerized liprin-α promotes phase separation of ELKS for compartmentalization of presynaptic active zone proteins, Liang M, Jin G, Xie X, Zhang W, Li K, Niu F, Yu C, Wei Z, 2021 Complex structures of Rsu1 and PINCH1 reveal a regulatory mechanism of the ILK/PINCH/Parvin complex for F-actin dynamics, Yang H, Lin L, Sun K, Zhang T, Chen W, Li L, Xie Y, Wu C, Wei Z, Yu C, 2021 F-actin disassembly factor MICAL1 binding to Myosin Va mediates cargo unloading during cytokinesis, Niu F, Sun K, Wei W, Yu C, Wei Z, 2020 Structural basis of liprin-α-promoted LAR-RPTP clustering for modulation of phosphatase activity, Xie X, Luo L, Liang M, Zhang W, Zhang T, Yu C, Wei Z, 2020 Structural mechanism for versatile cargo recognition by the yeast class V myosin Myo2, Tang K, Li Y, Yu C, Wei Z, 2019 Structures of the human PGD2 receptor CRTH2 reveal novel mechanisms for ligand recognition, Wang L, Yao D, Deepak RNVK, Liu H, Xiao Q, Fan H, Gong W, Wei Z, Zhang C, 2018 Structural basis of kindlin-mediated integrin recognition and activation, Li H, Deng Y, Sun K, Yang H, Liu J, Wang M, Zhang Z, Lin J, Wu C, Wei Z, Yu C, 2017 Crystal structure of the RNA-guided immune surveillance Cascade complex in Escherichia coli, Zhao H, Sheng G, Wang J, Wang M, Bunkoczi G, Gong W, Wei Z, Wang Y, 2014

Areas of Focus

Molecular mechanisms of disease-related neural development
Assembly mechanisms of functional membrane domains
Intracellular vesicle transport mechanisms
Transmembrane signaling mechanisms
Protein machinery

Publications

Oligomerized liprin-α promotes phase separation of ELKS for compartmentalization of presynaptic active zone proteins, Liang M, Jin G, Xie X, Zhang W, Li K, Niu F, Yu C, Wei Z, 2021
Complex structures of Rsu1 and PINCH1 reveal a regulatory mechanism of the ILK/PINCH/Parvin complex for F-actin dynamics, Yang H, Lin L, Sun K, Zhang T, Chen W, Li L, Xie Y, Wu C, Wei Z, Yu C, 2021
F-actin disassembly factor MICAL1 binding to Myosin Va mediates cargo unloading during cytokinesis, Niu F, Sun K, Wei W, Yu C, Wei Z, 2020
Structural basis of liprin-α-promoted LAR-RPTP clustering for modulation of phosphatase activity, Xie X, Luo L, Liang M, Zhang W, Zhang T, Yu C, Wei Z, 2020
Structural mechanism for versatile cargo recognition by the yeast class V myosin Myo2, Tang K, Li Y, Yu C, Wei Z, 2019
Structures of the human PGD2 receptor CRTH2 reveal novel mechanisms for ligand recognition, Wang L, Yao D, Deepak RNVK, Liu H, Xiao Q, Fan H, Gong W, Wei Z, Zhang C, 2018
Structural basis of kindlin-mediated integrin recognition and activation, Li H, Deng Y, Sun K, Yang H, Liu J, Wang M, Zhang Z, Lin J, Wu C, Wei Z, Yu C, 2017
Crystal structure of the RNA-guided immune surveillance Cascade complex in Escherichia coli, Zhao H, Sheng G, Wang J, Wang M, Bunkoczi G, Gong W, Wei Z, Wang Y, 2014

Neural Development Disease Membrane Domains Assembly Vesicle Transport Intracellular Signaling Transmembrane Protein Mechanisms

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