Wang Lab Members
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Potter WickwareI manage Eukaryotic Cell, the American Society for Microbiology's newest journal, of which C. C. is Editor-in-Chief. When not working on the journal I also write for Nature, Nature Medicine and other publications. (For a list of pubs see my web page). My degrees are in English (BA, UC Berkeley) and molecular biology (MS, San Francisco State). I live in Marin County with my wife, Abby, and enjoy biking, skiing and indulging my seven grandchildren. |
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Ashesh SaraiyaI did my doctoral work at Wayne State University where I used site-directed mutagenesis to explore protein expression in the E. coli ribosomal system.At UCSF I look at gene regulation in Giardia lamblia. I want to know if the micro RNA regulatory mechanism exists in the organism. Also I'm identifying initiation factors that bind the giardiavirus internal ribosomal entry site. A deeper understanding of the IRES system coud eventually lead not only to identifying a chemotherapeutic target in the parasite but also provide basic insights into expression which could be extended to higher organisms, which are less tractable to study than this primitive organism. When not in the lab I enjoy reading, exploring San Francisco, and rooting for Detroit's great baseball team. Go Tigers! |
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Wei LiI'm another Li from China in the Wang lab. My PhD work at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focused on verification and analysis of noncoding RNAs, including box C/D snoRNAs and microRNAs. In the Wang lab I'm continuing the research on microRNAs in Giardia. It is a very interesting topic. In my view, San Francisco is a beautiful city and a suitable place for a Chinese. I like here very much. In my spare time, I like reading, watching movies and cartoons, doing some cross stitching and writing my blog. I also enjoy trying out new recipes, and even though most of them taste terrible I enjoy it anyway. ^_^
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Zhi LiI did my PhD at the Center for Parasitic Organisms at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou. Under Prof Zhao-Rung Lun I studied the ability of rat macrophages to resist infection by Toxoplasma. Here at UCSF I'm working on control of the cell cycle in Trypanosoma. When I'm not working in the lab I enjoy playing basketball. Watch out Yao Ming and Houston Rockets!
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Yan Li
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Mohammed Bessat
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Lu Sun
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