Wenshe Liu

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Associate Professor
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2008-current

Postdoctoral Student in Chemical Biology
Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 2005-2007

Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry
University of California, Davis, CA, 2000-2005

B.S. in Chemistry
Beijing University, Beijing, China, 1996-2000

P: (979) 845-1746
F: (979) 845-4719
wliu@chem.tamu.edu

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Postdoctoral Fellows

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  Yadagiri Kurra

  yadagiri.kurra@chem.tamu.edu

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  Yadagiri Kurra

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2011
  PhD - Organic Chemistry/Osmania University(2011)
  Research Topics: Synthesis of unnatural amino acids

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  Catrina Reed

  catrina.reed@chem.tamu.edu

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  Catrina Reed

  Joined WSL Group Since September 2012
  PhD - Biochemistry/Texas A&M University (2012)
  Research Topics: Currently working on incorporating NAAs into bacteriophage capsids for downstream use in identifying potential peptide-based inhibitors or as delivery vesicles for pharmacological agents

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  Yanyan Yang

  yanyan.yang@chem.tamu.edu

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  Yanyan Yang

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2012
  PhD - Natural Science / Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  Research Topics: To conduct collaborative research on noncanonical amino acid incorporation technique to mammalian cells

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  Yu Zeng

  yu.zeng@chem.tamu.edu

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  Yu Zeng

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2011
  PhD - Biochemistry / Sichuan University, China (2003)
  Research Topics: Evolution and expanding genetic code by orthogonal tRNA and aminoacyl tRNA synthetase pair and cognate suppression of amber, opal and quadruplet codons, bacteria display with multiple genetically incorporated noncanonical amino acids to expand the chemical diversity and select novel peptide drugs by high throughput, screening against cancer therapeutic targets

Graduate Students

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  Sasha Chihak

  sasha.chihak@mail.chem.tamu.edu

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  Sasha Chihak

  Joined the WSL Group Since August 2012
  BS - Chemistry/Mathematics - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (2012)
  Research Topics: 1) Substrate profiling of lysine modifying enzymes; 2) Synthesis of fluorescent probes for targeting of regulatory small molecules and post translational modifications

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  Willie Hsu

  willie.hsu@chem.tamu.edu

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  Willie Hsu

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2011
  BS - Chemistry/Texas A&M University (2011)
  Research Topics: Regulation of post-translational modifications in histone

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  Yan-Jiun Lee

  yjlee@chem.tamu.edu

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  Yan-Jiun Lee

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2008
  BS - Chemistry/National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan (2006)
  Research Topics: Directed Evolution. Development of new genetically encoded chemical reporer for click-type of specific protein tagging and fluorescent labeling.
  Development of genetically encoded biophysical probes to study epigenetic recognition

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  Keturah Odoi

  keturah.odoi@chem.tamu.edu

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  Keturah Odoi

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2009
  MS - Texas A&M University (2012)
  Research Topics: Characterization of pyrrolysyl-transfer RNAs tRNAPyl) with different anticodons by encoding non canonical amino acids into protein to test their orthogonality in E. coli Mutagenic studies on the tRNAPyl to develop bioorthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-suppressor tRNA pair

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  Vangmayee Sharma

  vangmayee.sharma@chem.tamu.edu

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  Vangmayee Sharma

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2012
  MS - IIT Kanpur(2012)
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  Jeffery Tharp

  jeffery.tharp@chem.tamu.edu

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  Jeffery Tharp

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2012
  BS - Chemistry - Indiana State University (2012)
  Research Topics: Using non-canonical amino acids to develop peptide inhibitors for drug discovery. Characterization of a rationally designed pyrrolysine-tRNA synthetase

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  Alfred Tuley

  alfred.tuley@chem.tamu.edu

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  Alfred Tuley

  Joined the WSL Group Since Fall, 2011
  BS - Chemistry - Texas A&M - Corpus Christi(2009)
  Research Topics: Design, synthesis, and genetic incorporation of phenylalanine derivatives for bioorthogonal chemistry

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  Xioshan Wang

  xiaoshan.wang@chem.tamu.edu

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  Xiaoshan Wang

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2012
  BS - Chemistry/Nanjing University, China (2012)
  Research Topics: Development of new click chemical reporters for specific protin tagging and fluorescent cell imaging

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  Xiaoyan Wang

  xiaoyan.wang@chem.tamu.edu

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  Xiaoyan Wang

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2011
  BS - Chemistry/Sun University, China (2011)
  Research Topics:Post-translational Modification

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  Bo Wu

  bwu@chem.tamu.edu

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  Bo Wu

  Joined the WSL Group Since 2008
  BS - Beijing University, China (2008)
  Research Topics:The genetic incorporation of unnatural amino acids into histone H3 to make pure modified H3 for the study of their function.

Past Co-Workers

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  Bin Deng

  Dengyun85@foxmail.com

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  Bin Deng

  Deputy General Manager - Technical Department, Suzhou Origen Biotech Co., Ltd.
  Worked in WSL group as a visiting scholar: 04/01/2012 - 04/01/2013

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  Xin-Qiang Fang

  fangxq003@gmail.com

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  Xin-Qiang Fang

  Postdoctoral Reseracher - Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University
  Worked in WSL group as a Postdoctoral Fellows: 09/01/2012 - 08/31/2013

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  Ying Huang

  ying.huang2006@gmail.com

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  Ying Huang

  Senior Manager - Waterstone Pharmaceuticals
  Graduated from Texas A&M University ( May, 2012); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
  Dissertation Title: Genetic Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids into Proteins for Protein Function Investigation

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  Yane-Shih Eric Wang

  yane-shih.wang@yale.edu

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  Yane-Shih Eric Wang

  Postdoctoral Research Associate - Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemisty, Yale University
  Graduated from Texas A&M University ( July, 2012); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
  Dissertation Title: Expanding Genetic Code for Protein Lysine and Phenylalanine Modifications