Areas of Focus
- Novel microbial nucleic acid metabolizing enzymes
- Nucleic acid biotechnology and tool enzymes
- Extremophiles and marine microbes
- RNA polymerases
- DNA polymerases
- Reverse transcriptases
- Nucleases
- Viral and bacteriophage proteins
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-2007 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS
- 1998-2002 Bachelor's Degree, Xiamen University
Publications
- Phage defense system CBASS is regulated by a prokaryotic E2 enzyme that imitates the ubiquitin pathway., Yan Y, Xiao J, Xian W, 2024
- SARS-CoV-2 nsp15 preferentially degrades AU-rich dsRNA via its dsRNA nickase activity., Wang X, 2024
Awards
- 2023 Biomedical Summit Fund, November 2023
- 2021 National Original Exploration Project, December 2021