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| I was trained as an inorganic chemist and received my B.S. degree from Beijing University. My interests in biology began as a graduate student in Joan S. Valentine group at the University of California, Los Angles and grew as a postdoctoral researcher in Harry B. Gray's group at the California Institute of Technology. Through this training and independent research at the University of Illinois, I found that metal ions can play essential roles in connecting chemistry and biology, and thus I have become a bioinorganic chemist. On one hand, my group is developing innovative chemical approaches to provide deeper insight into biological structures and functions. On the other hand, we are taking advantage of recently developed biological tools to advance fundamental chemical principles. Exciting rewards for combining the benefits of both chemical and biological approaches include artificial biocatalysts for environmentally benign asymmetric catalysis, novel stimuli-responsive biomaterials and biosensors for environmental monitoring and clinical tests. |
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Progress of Chinese-Americans in Academia
1:00 PM-4:45 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Sheraton Boston -- Back Bay Blrm C, Oral
Division of Professional Relations |