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Wenshe Liu

Professor of Chemistry

Gradipore Chair in Chemistry and Professor
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2008-current

Postdoc 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

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Joshua Trae Hampton

jhampton1@tamu.edu

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Joshua Trae Hampton

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2018
B.S. - Biochemistry/ University of Dallas (Spring 2018)
Research Topics: Phage display of Cyclic Petides

Yugendar Reddy Alugubelli

yalugubelli@tamu.edu

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Yugendar Reddy Alugubelli

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Since January 2020
Senior Research Scientist - AMRI India Private Limited (2016~ 2019)
PhD - Organic Chemistry, IICT/Osmania University, India (2019)
Research Topic: Synthesis of non-canonical amino acids and related molecules.
Sandeep Atla

sandeep.atla@tamu.edu

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Sandeep Atla

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Sidnce November 2021
Senior Research Scientist - Albany Molecular Research Inclusive (10/2016 ~ 10/2021)
PhD - Organic Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India(2016)
M. Sc - Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (2007)
B.S. – Botany, Zoology and Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India(2005)
Research topic: Synthetic Organic Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry.
Xuejiao Guo

xjguo6@tamu.edu

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Xuejiao Guo

Join the WSL Group Since March 2022
PhD - Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hongkong, China 2020
M.S. - Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tianjin University, China 2016
B.S. - Pharmaceutical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 2013
Research Topics: Development of Selective ENL inhibitor and PROTACS for Acute myeloid leukemia therapy.
Guoqing Jin

gqjin@tamu.edu

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Guoqing Jin

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Since November 2023
Ph.D - Chemistry, Peking University, China (2023)
BS. – Chemistry, Soochow University, China (2018)
Research topic: Phage display for drug discovery.
Satyanarayana Nyalata

satyamchem6@tamu.edu

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Satyanarayana Nyalata

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Sidnce December 2022
Assistnat Manager - Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India (2019 ~ 11/2022)
PhD - CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad,India(2018)
Research topic: Development of Innovative Synthetic Methodologies & Therapeutic Approaches, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry.
Thuzar Hla Shwe

thuzar_hla_Shwe@tamu.edu

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Thuzar Hla Shwe

Join the WSL Group Since October 2024
PhD - Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Tailand 2022
M.Sc. - University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar, 2017
M.B.,B.S. - University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar, 2009
Research Topics:
- BCMA targeted CAR-T cell with inducible switch.
- ENL protein involvement in AML pathogenesis.

Sebin Abraham

sebin17@tamu.edu

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Sebin Abraham

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2022
BS-M.S. - Dual Degree in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Educatin and Research, Bhopal(IISERB), (Fall 2017-2022)
Research Topics: Peptide based drug discovery using phage display technique.
Anushka Chakraborty

anush1611_tamu2029@tamu.edu

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Anushka Chakraborty

Join the WSL Group Since October 2024
M.Sc. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2024
B.S. - Jadavpur University (2022)
Research Topics:
Swatadipta Chakraborty

swatadipta@tamu.edu

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Swatadipta Chakraborty

Join the WSL Group Since December 2020
M.S. - Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2018
B.S. - Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2016
Research Topics:Development of ubiquitinated probes for proteomics study.
Saibal Chanda

schanda@tamu.edu

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Saibal Chanda

Join the WSL Group Since January 2022
Senior Research Associate, Biopharmaceutical Development, Syngene International Ltd., Biocon Biologics, Bangalore, India 2018~ 2021
Assistant Manager, Biologics Development Center, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Lted, Hyderabad, India 2016~ 2018
M.S. - Department of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India 2016
B.S. Honors - Department of Microbiology, University of Burdwan, India 2014
Research Topics:Development of ubiquitinated probes through peptide hydrazie ligation for proteomics study.
Danye Chen

danyechen@tamu.edu

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Danye Chen

Join the WSL Group Since October 2024
B.S. - Department of Chemistry, Nankai UniversityChina (2022)
Research Topics: phage display peptide libraries with Noncanonical amino acid mutagenesis and chemical modification.
Demonta Coleman

dcole97@tamu.edu

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Demonta Coleman

Join the WSL Group Since 2018 as an undergraduate student
B.S. - Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, May 2020
Research Topics: Phage display of noncanonical amino acids, specifically boronophenylalanine, and using cyclic phage display in developing novel PROTAC approaches for targeting biomedical relevant membrane-associated proteins.
Gopal Krishan Dubey

gopal21@tamu.edu

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Gopal Krishan Dubey

Join the WSL Group Since Fall 2021
Research Assistant - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, 2020
M.S. Organic Chemistry - Departmentof Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal. 2019
B.S. Hons. - SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, 2017
Research Topics:Phage display for peptide-based drug discovery.
Abdal Khalifa

akhalifa@tamu.edu

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Abdal Khalifa

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2023
M.S. - Departmentof Chemistry, Prairie View A&M University, Spring 2023
B.Pharm - School of Pharmacy/ The British University in Egypt (Spring 2019)
Research Topics: Development of selective ENL and YEAST-2 inhibitors and PROTACS for acute myeloid leukemia
Lai Hoang Son Le

lelaihoangson@tamu.edu

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Lai Hoang Son Le

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2024
B. Sc. Pharmacy Faculty, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2023.
Research Topics: Drug design and development of YEATS4 inhibitors.
Rutendo Nyamadzawo

rnyamadzawo@tamu.edu

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Rutendo Nyamadzawo

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2023
B.A. - Chemistry/Franklin College of Indiana (May 2023)
Research Topics: Development of fluorogenic probes for COVID-19's main protease enzyme.
Sophea Pa

sopheapa@tamu.edu

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Sophea Pa

Join the WSL Group Since October 2023
B.S. - Department of Biochemistry, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, Fall 2022
Research Topics:Designing and synthesizing ligands for orphan nuclear receptor NR4A1.
Alan Pham

alanquocpham@tamu.edu

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Alan Pham

Join the WSL Group Since Fall 2024
B.S. Chemistry - University of California, Berkeley, 2024
Research Topics:UFM1 and other Ubiquitin-Like proteins.
Dorsa Rabie

dorsa.rabie@tamu.edu

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Dorsa Rabie

Joined the WSL Group Since mid Spring 2024
B.A. - Medicinal Chemistry - Azad University Tehran Medical Sciences (January 2020)
Research Topics: Development of selective HDAC Inhibitor.
Shivangi Sharma

sharma_shivangi@tamu.edu

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Shivangi Sharma

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2021
M.Sc. Chemistry/Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (2021)
B.Sc. - Chemistry/Hindu College, University ofDelhi, India (2019)
Research Topics: Synthesis of probes for high throughput and in-vitro studies for HDAC inhibitors.
Yifan Shi

yifshi@tamu.edu

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Yifan Shi

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2022
B.S. Chemistry/Nankai University (Spring 2022)
Research Topics: Development of protein ligation methods.
Zihan Anna Zhang

zihan@tamu.edu

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Zihan Anna Zhang

Joined the WSL Group Since Spring 2023
M.Sc. Microbiology and Infection/University of Birmingham, UK (2022)
B.A. - Immunology/Tsinghua University, China (2020)
Research Topics: Chemo-genetic Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Immunotherapy.

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Lauren Blankenship

lauren.r.blankenship.ctr@us.navy.mil

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Lauren Blankenship

June 2024 - Present, Senior Research Analyst at Valiant Harbor International, Office of Naval Research Code 34.

Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2024)
Dissertation Title: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF ACETYLATION AND UBIQUITINATION POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS ON MONONUCLEOSOME AND X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AGAINST SARS-COV-2.
Wenyue Cao

hscwy336@foxmail.com

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Wenyue Cao

December 2020 to present, Physician in Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST).
Visiting Scholar in the WSL Research Lab from October 2018 to December 2020.
Research Topic in WSL Research Lab: Switchable Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Immunotherapy
Peng-Hsun (Chase) Chen

penghsunchen@gmail.com

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Peng-Hsun Chase Chen

July 2023 ~ Present, Senior Scientist at MERCK,
Graduated from Prof. Wenshe Liu Lab in Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University (Summer 2023)
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Chia-Chuan Cho

Ccdcho18@gmail.com

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Chia-Chuan Cho

August 2024 ~ Present, Scientist at Demeetra Agbio, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
December 2022 ~ July 2024, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2022)
Dissertation Title: Structure-based Drug Discovery against Human ENL YEAST Domain and SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.
Kaustav Khatua

kaustavripon@gmail.com

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Kaustav Khatua

September 2024 ~ Present, Postdoctoral Research Associate at UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2024)
Dissertation Title: Design and Development of Covalent Inhibitors and Degraders of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.
Chesley M. Rowlett

cmrowlett@tamu.edu

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Chesley Marie Rowlett

Joined the WSL Group in the summer of 2018
B.S. - Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry / Olivet Nazarene University (Spring 2018)
Research Topics: Assembling nucleosomes that contain post translational modifications on histone proteins, such as acetylation, to probe the effect on the accessibility of nucleosomal DNA to restriction enzymes.
Sasha Chihak

dilshe88@tamu.edu

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Sasha Chihak

Graduated with a M.S. degree from Texas A&M University ( May 2016); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: A Tetrazine-Terminal Alkene System for Profiling Protein Fatty Acylation Modifications
Sukant Kishore Das

sukantiict07@gmail.com

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Sukant Kishore Das

October 2019 to present, Assistant Professor, Indrashil University, India.
April 2018 - September 2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Wenshe Liu Research Group.
Associate Research Scientist - Sai Life Sciences Ltd., India (2015~ 2018)
PhD - Organic Chemistry, IICT/JNTU University, India (2015)
Research Topic: Synthesis of non-canonical amino acids and related molecules.
Bin Deng

engyun85@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
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 Fellow: 09/01/2012 - 08/31/2013
Zhi (Zachary) Geng

zacharygdd@gmail.com

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Zhi (Zachary) Geng

May 2024 ~ Present, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2024)
Dissertation Title: Structure-based Drug Discovery against Human ENL YEAST Domain and SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.
Yusif Gyasi

gyasi1yi@tamu.edu

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Yusif Gyasi

September 2023 ~ : Transferred to Shiqing Xu Lab
Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2022
M.S. - Chemistry/ Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (Summer 2022)
M.S. - Medicinal Chemistry, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China (2019)
B.S. Applied Chemistry/University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana (2011)
Research Topics: Late-Stage Functionalization and Its Application in Drug Discovery.
Abdul Hafiz

ahafiz97@tamu.edu

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Abdul Hafiz

Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2022
M.S. - Chemistry/ Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (Fall 2022)
B.S. Chemistry/ Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India (2020)
Research Topics: Phage Display for peptide-based drug discovery.
Willie Hsu

wilhsu@utmb.edu

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Willie Hsu

Fall 2017 ~ Postdoctral Research Associate, Pharmacology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Fall 2017); Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: The Investigation of Sirtuin Activities on Short-Chained Mono-Acylated Histone H3 Tetramers and Nucleosomes
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
Kaci C. Kratch

kkratch@sternekessler.com

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Kaci C. Kratch

07/2021 ~ Technical Specialist - Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox (Washington DC)
Graduated from Texas A&M University (August 2021); Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: Chemical Biology Approaches to Drug Discovery: Activated Cysteine-Like Protein Ligation, SARS-CoV-2 Drug Repurposing and Hypoxia Activated Prodrug Triggers.
Yadagiri Kurra

kyiict@gmail.com

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Yadagiri Kurra

January 2018 - Present. CR&D Scientist, Alcami Corporation, WI.
July 2011 - December 2017. Assistant Research Scientist, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University. (PI. Prof. Wenshe Liu)
PhD - Organic Chemistry/Osmania University(2011)
Research Work in WSLiu Group: I worked on three major projects: Synthesis of non-canonical amino acids, Traceless Staudinger reagents and Tetrazine dyes. During my doctoral research at the prestigious Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India, I pioneered in the stereo selective total syntheses of natural products and efficient methods for the improvement in the synthesis of new class of biologically active compounds.
Tyler J. Lalonde

tx4lalonde@gmail.com

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Tyler J. Lalonde

June 2021 - present. Application Scientist and Product Specialist, Scintica Instrumentation Inc.
October 2019 - May 2021. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M Univeristy. (PI. Prof. Wenshe Liu)
Research Work in WSLiu Group: development of HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC8 inhibitors by using Phage Display Technology as my main tool for the drug development. I will also being using the Phage Display Technology developed in the group to develop novel ligands towards other protein targets that are relevant in a wide range of human diseases. This work will be made possible with the development of the Dr. Liu Drug Discovery Centre.
Yan-Jiun Lee

lee@neb.com

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Yan-Jiun Lee

09/2015 ~ : Postdoctoral Fellow - New England Biolabs Inc. Ipswich, MA.
Graduated from Texas A&M University ( December 2015); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: Expanding the genetic code for synthesis of proteins with native biological modifications and novel chemical biophysical probes
Shuhua (Gianna) Li

shuhua.gianna.li@tamu.edu

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Shuhua (Gianna) Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Since September 2020
PhD - Computational Mathematics, School of Mathematics Science, Dalian University of Technology, China(2019)
Joint PhD - Computer Graphics, School of Computer Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2015-2017)
B.S. – Informatio and Computing Science, School of Mathematics Science, Dalian University of Technology, China (2012)
Research topic: Deep learning algorithm development for AI-based drug discovery projects.
Xinyu Ma

xyma9408@gmail.com

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Xinyu Ma

April 2024 ~ Present, Senior Scientist; September 2021 ~ March 2024, Scientist in Sanofi Institute of Biomedical Research,
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2021)
Dissertation Title: Structure-based Drug Discovery against Human ENL YEAST Domain and SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.
Yuying Ma

yuying_ma@cqmu.edu.cn

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Yuying Ma

September 2021 ~ Associate Professor - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, China
August 1, 2019 ~ May 31, 2021 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University (PI. Dr. Wenshe Liu).
Research Work in WSLiu Group: Design and synthesis of HDAC covalent inhibitor.
Nagarjun Reddy Mallampudi

arjunreddy@tamu.edu

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Nagarjun Reddy Mallampudi

September 2023 ~ : Transferred to Shiqing Xu Lab
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group in October, 2022
Assistant Manager - Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India (2020 - 2022)
PhD - CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology/Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2013-2019)
Project Assistant - CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India (2012-2013)
Teaching Fellow - P.R. Government (A) College, Kakinada, India (2009-2012)
M.Sc - Organic Chemistry/Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India (2007-2009)
B. Sc - Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India (2004-2007)
Research topic: Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry.
Jared S. Morse

jmorse221@tamu.edu

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Jared Morse

April 2023 ~ Present, Senior Scientist; Merk,
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2022)
Dissertation Title: PHAGE DISPLAY WITH AN EXPANDED GENETIC CODE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF PEPTIDE INHIBITORS.
Keturah Odoi

keturah.odoi@gmail.com

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Keturah Odoi

Jan. 2019 ~ Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Southwestern Okalahoma State University
Fall, 2017 ~ December, 2018 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Science & Innovation, Trinity University
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Fall 2016); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu

Dissertation Title: Protein Engineering: Amending Proteins with Chemical Functionalities.
Yuchen Qiao

yuchen.qiao@epfl.ch

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Yuchen Qiao

June 2022 ~ Senior Biochemistry Development Engineer, Shenzhen BGI Research Institute, Shenzhen, China.
June 2021 ~ Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Laboratory of Electrophiles and Genome Operation (LEAGO), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Summer 2021); Advisor: Wenshe Liu.
Dissertation Title: Site-specific Protein Functionalization Using Activated Cysteine Based Chemical Biology Methods.
Catrina Reed

reed_catrina@tamu.edu

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Catrina Reed

Research Scientist
Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center

Worked in WSL group as a Postdoctoral Fellow: 09/01/2012 - 08/31/2014
Vangmayee Sharma

vangmayee.sharma@intel.com

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Vangmayee Sharma

Fall 2017 ~ Process Engineer, Intel Corporation
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Fall 2017); Advisor: Prof. Wenshe Liu
Desertation Title: The Engineering and Optimization of Pyrrolysyl-synthetase as a Tool for Noncanonical Amino Acid Incorporation
Lauralee Sylvain

lds032@tamu.edu

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Lauralee Sylvain

Joined the WSL Group Since January 2022
B.S. - Chemistry/ Louisiana Tech University, (May 2019)
Research Topics: I am currently exploring a macrocyclic phage-assisted active site ligand evolution technique (cPADLE) and its application for the targeting of specific histone deacetylase enzymes using noncanonical amino acids.
Jeffery Tharp

jeffery.tharp@yale.edu

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Jeffery Tharp

07/2018 ~ Postdoctoral Research Associate - Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Yale University 2012
Graduated from Texas A&M University (May 2018); Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dessertation Title: Expanding the Chemical Diversity of Phage-Displayed Peptide Libraries
Alfred Tuley

tuley@rose-hulman.edu

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Alfred Tuley

September 2023 - Present: Associate Professor ofInstruction, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin.

August 2019 - August 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Fall, 2015 ~ : Postdoctral Research Assoc., College of Pharmacy, the University of Texas at Austin
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Fall 2015); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: Expanding the Genetic Code to Probe Biological Systems
Erol Vatansever

erolcanv@gmail.com

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Erol Vatansever

September 2021 ~ Principal Researcher at Hayat Kimya R&D Departament, Turkey
Graduated from Texas A&M University (August 2021); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: Chemical Biology Approaches to Study Antibody-Drug Conjugate Synthesis, Genetic Code Expansion and Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2.
Veerabhadra Reddy Vulupala

eshaan04@tamu.edu

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Veerabhadra Reddy Vulupala

September 2023 ~ : Transferred to Shiqing Xu Lab
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Since August 2021
Deputy Manager - Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Pvt, Ltd., Hyderabad, India (07/2019 ~ 07/2021)
Senior Research Scientist - Albany Molecular Research Inc., Hyderabad Research Centre, Hyderabad, India. (05/2016 ~ 06/2019)
Ph.D - Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India. (2016)
M. Sc. - Organic Chemistry /Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2007)
B.Sc. – Maths/Physics/Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. (2004)
Research topic:
Wei Wang

wwang@scripps.edu

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Wei (Wesley) Wang

January 2019 ~ : Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Scrpps Research Institute-Florida Campus
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Fall 2018), Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title:SIRT6 AND SIRT7 TARGET IDENTIFICATION USING ACYL-NUCLEOSOMES.
Xiaoshan Wang

njuwxw@gmail.com

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Xiaoshan Wang

June 2018 ~ Software Engineer at Uber Technologies.
Graduated from Texas A&M University (May 2018): Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dessertation Title: Nitrilimine-Alkene Cycloaddition Mechanism and Phage-Displayed Cyclic Peptide Libraries for Drug Discovery
Xiaoyan Wang

xiaoyan.wang2016@outlook.com

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Xiaoyan Wang

09/2016 ~ : Research Assistant II, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Graduated from Texas A&M University (December 2016); Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: Novel Chemical Biology tools for investigating deubiquitinating enzymes
Yane-Shih Eric Wang

yaneshihwang@gate.sinica.edu.tw

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Yane-Shih Eric Wang

09/2015 ~ : Assistant Research Fellow - Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
07/2012 ~ 08/2015: 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
Zhipeng Wang

wzpchem1991@gmail.com

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Zhipeng Wang

June 2018 ~ Postdoctoral Fellow at Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School.
Graduated from Texas A&M University (Spring 2018); Advisor: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation Title: The Chemical Synthetic Investigation of Proteins with Site-Specfic Lysine Post-Translational Modifications.
Bo Wu

jamsupra@gmail.com

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Bo Wu

Joined the WSL Group Since 2008
Graduated: August 2014; Adviser: Dr. Wenshe Liu
Dissertation:Synthesis of Proteins with Homogenous Chemical and Posttranslational Modifications.
Jing Xiao

Jing.Xiao@bcm.edu

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Jing Xiao

December 2022 ~ Postdoctoral Research Associate - Baylor College of Medicine.
December 13, 2021 ~ December 16, 2022 - Postddoctoral Research Associate, Prof. Wenshe Liu research group, Department of Chemistry in Texas A&M University.
Associate Research Follow, Peking Union Medical College, China (2015)
PhD - Bioscience - Tsinghua University, China (2010)
B.S. – Clinical Pharmacology, Harbin Medical College, China (2004)
Research topic in WSL Lab: The characterization of COVID-19 drug effects in human cells, elucidation of molecular targets of anisomycin and development of PROTAC systems.
Kai Yang

kyang@tamu.edu

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Kai Yang

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined the WSL Group Since February 2019
PhD - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2017)
B.S. – Biological science, Xiamen University, China (2012)
Research topic: Structure-based drug discovery and post-transcriptional modification studies.
Yanyan Yang

yyyang1984@gmail.com

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Yanyan Yang

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill

Worked in WSL group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate: 09/01/2012 - 01/15/2015
Ge Yu

yuge.ustc@gmail.com

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Ge Yu

December 2021 ~ Assistant Research Fellow, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
October 2017 ~ September 2021 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Prof. Wenshe Liu research group, Department of Chemistry in Texas A&M University.
PhD - Biochemistry, Florida State University(2017)
Research topic in Wenshe Liu Research Group: Study protein modification and functions by chemical biology strategies.
Yusif Gyasi

gyasi1yi@tamu.edu

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Yusif Gyasi

September 2023 ~ : Transferred to Shiqing Xu Lab
Joined the WSL Group Since Fall 2022
M.S. - Chemistry/ Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (Summer 2022)
M.S. - Medicinal Chemistry, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China (2019)
B.S. Applied Chemistry/University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana (2011)
Research Topics: Late-Stage Functionalization and Its Application in Drug Discovery.
Yu Zeng

zyqshshl66@tamu.edu

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Yu Zeng

Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M Health Science Centr, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Worked in WSL group as a Postdoc Research Associate: 2011 ~ 08/31/2015; in Dr. Sczepanski's group : 09/2015 ~ 08/2018
PhD - Biochemistry / Sichuan University, China (2003)
Chaoyang Zhu

zchaoyang32@gmail.com

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Chaoyang Zhu

March 2024 ~ Present: Postdoctoral Researcher at Houston Methodist Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine Medical College.
March 2022 Joined the WSL Research Lb as a Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research topic in WSL Lab: Based on genetic code expansion techniques and bacterial display to evolve nanobodies targeting RBD of SARS-CoV-2.