People

Xiaochuan Liu (11/17-present)

B.S., Chuzhou University; Ph. D., University of Science and Technology of China

Research Project: Kinase signaling and drug resistance

E-mail: liuxi@ucr.edu

Andrew Kellum (11/20-present)

B.A., Hendrix College; Ph. D., Vanderbilt University

Research Project: Biological functions of alkylated nucleoside-binding proteins

E-mail: andrewk@ucr.edu

Songbo Wei (05/21-present)

B.S., Sun Yat-sen University; Ph. D., Sun Yat-sen University

Research Project: Aberrant protein interactions in neurodegenerative diseases

E-mail: songbow@ucr.edu

Zhouxian Li (09/22-present)

B.S., East China University of Science and Technology; Ph. D., East China University of Science and Technology

Research Project: Biological functions of protein methylation

E-mail: zhouxial@ucr.edu

Ya Li (12/22-present)

B.S., Ningxia Normal University; Ph. D., Northwest University, China

Research Project: Biological functions of protein post-translational modifications

E-mail: yal@ucr.edu

Jun Yuan (09/23-present)

B.S., Zhejiang University, China; Ph. D., UC Riverside

Research Project: Biological functions of G quadruplex DNA and its interaction proteins

E-mail: jyuan035@ucr.edu

Huanyu Tao (02/24-present)

B.S., Harbin Instit. Technol., China; Ph. D., Southern Univ. Sci. Technol.

Research Project: Proximity proteomics and bioinformatics

E-mail: huanyu.tao@ucr.edu

Hongjun Zhang (04/24-present)

B.S., Guizhou University, China; Ph. D., Sichuan Univ., China

Research Project: RNA modifications in nucleotide repeat expansion diseases

E-mail: hongjun.zhang@ucr.edu

Weibo Ling (05/25-present)

B.S., Central South Univ., China; Ph. D., Research Center Ecoenviron. Sci., CAS

Research Project: Molecular mechanisms of nucleotide repeat expansion diseases

E-mail: weibo.ling@ucr.edu

Shiyuan Guo (09/19-present)

B.S., M.S., National University of Singapore

Research Project: Mechanisms of arsenic toxicity

E-mail: sguo039@ucr.edu

Garrit Clabaugh (09/19-present)

B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Research Project: Synthesis and characterizations of alkyl phosphotriester lesions in DNA

E-mail: gclab003@ucr.edu

Xingyuan Chen (09/20-present)

B.S., University of California Irvine

Research Project: Proximity proteomics for understanding neurological diseases

E-mail: xchen339@ucr.edu

Zhongwen Cao (09/20-present)

B.S., Guangxi University

Research Project: Epitranscriptomic regulation of gene expression

E-mail: zcao037@ucr.edu

Zachary Hutchins (09/20-present)

B.S., Cal Poly Pomona

Research Project: Quantitative proteomics and extracellular vesicles

E-mail: zachary.hutchins@email.ucr.edu

Chen Wang (09/21-present)

B.S., Xi'an Jiaotong University/University of Liverpool

Research Project: Biological consequences of alkylated DNA lesions

E-mail: cwang418@ucr.edu

Ting Zhao (09/21-present)

B.S., Jinan University

Research Project: Identification and functional characterizations of new DNA modifications

E-mail: tzhao040@ucr.edu

Xiaochen Liang (09/22-present)

B.S., Jinan University; M.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research Project: Functional characterizations of nucleic acid-binding proteins

E-mail: xlian065@ucr.edu

Yiewoon Chong (09/23-present)

B.S., Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Project: Functional characterizations of G quadruplex-binding proteins

E-mail: ychon002@ucr.edu

Zheng Jack Duan (09/23-present)

B.S., Northeastern University; M.S., UC San Diego

Research Project: tRNA modifications

E-mail: zduan010@ucr.edu

Yu Wang (08/24-present)

B.S., East China Univ. Sci. Technol.

Research Project: Functional characterizations of nucleic acid-binding proteins

E-mail: ywang1433@ucr.edu

Graduate Students

Xinzhao Jiang (09/01-04/06). Current Position: Head of Regulatory Affairs, Amunix

Qibin Zhang (03/02-05/05). Current Position: Professor, UNC Greensboro

Yuesong Wang (09/01-06/06). Current Position: Chemist, Food and Drug Administration

Yan Zou (09/01-06/06). Current Position: Director, Frontera Therapeutics

Yu Zeng (08/02-03/07). Current Position: Associate Director, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Chunang Gu (08/02-03/07). Current Position: Principal Scientist, AbbVie

Lijie Men (08/02-03/07). Current Position: Senior Scientist, Johnson & Johnson

Yuan Gao (05/03-02/08). Current Position: Senior Director, Canton Biologics

Haizheng Hong (08/03-12/07). Current Position: Professor, Xiamen University

Qingchun Zhang (08/03-02/08). Current Position: Senior Scientist, Amgen Inc.

Haibo Qiu (08/04-03/09). Current Position: Director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Yong Jiang (08/04-11/09). Current Position: Data Scientist, Feedzai

Mario Vargas (08/05-03/12).

Hongxia Wang (08/05-08/10). Current Position: Principal Scientist, Merck

Lei Xiong (08/06-02/11). Current Position: Senior Manager, Sciex

Jianshuang Wang (01/08-03/11). Current Position: Principal Scientist, Gilead Sciences

Nisana Andersen (09/07-09/13). Current Position: Senior Scientist, Genentech Inc.

Renee Williams (09/07-12/12). Current Position: Associate Vice President, Eli Lily

Fan Zhang (09/08-09/13). Current Position: Scientist, Merck

Candace Guerrero (09/08-06/14). Current Position: Research Associate, University of Minnesota

Yongsheng Xiao (07/09-03/14). Current Position: Senior Director, Head of Protein Analytical Chemistry, Wuxi Biologics, China

Ashley Swanson (08/09-06/14). Current Position: Medical Science Liaison, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Qian Cai (08/09-12/14). Current Position: Software Engineer, Google

Lijuan Fu (08/09-05/15). Current Position: Principal Scientist, BridgeBio

Shuo Liu (08/10-11/15). Current Position: Postdoc at Stanford Univ.

Lei Guo (08/10-03/15). Current Position: Wuxi Biologics, China

Pengcheng Wang (08/11-12/16). Current Position: Associate Professor, Jinan University, China

Preston Williams (08/11-08/17). Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Freenome

Yang Yu (08/12-08/17). Current Position: Manager, Proteomics Facility, South University of Science and Technology of China

Nicole Williams (08/13-12/17). Current Position: Scientist, Freenome

Ji Jiang (08/12-03/18). Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Ming Huang (09/13-06/19). Current Position: Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Jiabin Wu (09/14-12/19). Current Position: Associate Professor, Tianjin Normal University

Yuxiang Cui (09/14-09/20). Current Position: Senior Scientist, Genentech Inc.

Lok Ming Tam (09/14-12/19). Current Position: Postdoc, University of Rochester

Weili Miao (09/15-06/19). Current Position: Postdoc, Stanford University

David Bade (09/15-03/21). Current Position: Scientist, Kezar Life Sciences

Gwendolyn Gonzalez (09/15-07/21). Current Position: Head, Analytical Chemistry, Treeline Biosciences

Xuejiao Dong (09/15-09/21). Current Position: Scientist, BridGene Biosciences

Tianyu Qi (09/16-03/22). Current Position: Denali Therapeutics

Ying Tan (09/16-09/22). Current Position: Scientist, AstraZeneca

Su Guo (09/16-12/22). Current Position: Scientist, Prime Medicine

YenYu Yang (09/18-03/23). Current Position: Scientist, Thermo

Jiekai Yin (09/17-05/23). Current Position: Senior Scientist, Novartis

Zi Gao (09/18-06/23). Current Position: Postdoc, Scripps

Jun Yuan (09/18-08/23). Current Position: Postdoc, UC Riverside

Yinan Wang (09/18-12/23). Current Position: Bristol Myers Squibb

Post-doctoral Fellows

Shetty Vivekananda (08/01-09/02). Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Zhenjiu Liu (12/01-06/03). Current Position: Principal Scientist, Pfizer

Liyan Ping (09/07-02/08). Current Position: Junior Group Leader at Max Plank Institute of Chemical Ecology

Huachuan Cao (02/04-12/08). Current Position: Senior Staff Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Bifeng Yuan (07/07-02/11). Current Position: Professor of Chemistry, Wuhan University, China

Jiang Wu (09/09-08/10). Current Position: Assistant Professor, Nanjing University

Xiaoli Dong (08/09-07/11). Current Position: R&D Clinical Chemist, Agilent Technologies

Jin Wang (08/09-07/12). Current Position: Professor of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University

Changjun You (10/09-03/17). Current Position: Professor of Chemistry, Hunan University

John Prins (08/10-09/13). Current Position: Senior Regulatory Affairs, Stratasys

Debin Ji (06/12-05/14). Current Position: Professor of Chemistry, Qingdao University

Qianqian Zhai (07/12-09/14). Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Huazhong Agricultural University

Nicholas Amato (07/13-12/15). Current Position: Director, Moderna Therapeutics

Tao Bing (03/14-02/15). Current Position: Professor, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Xiaogang Jiang (12/14-11/15). Current Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Suzhou University

Jiapeng Leng (02/16-08/17). Current Position: Professor, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Tianlu Wang (04/16-04/17). Current Position: Postdoc, Baylor College of Medicine

Xiaoxia Dai (03/11-04/18). Current Position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Hunan University

Jun Wu (07/14-11/18). Current Position: Faculty, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University

Rong Cai (07/16-03/19). Current Position: Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Shandong University

Kailin Yu (10/18-11/21). Current Position: Wuxi Biologics, China

Lin Li (01/15-02/21). Current Position: Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Quanqing Zhang (03/19-08/22). Current Position: Academic Coordinator, Proteomics Core, University of California Riverside

Yun Xiong (09/21-12/22). Current Position: Proteomics Core, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chengjie Ma (02/22-08/23). Current Position: Analytical Chemist, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation

Xiaomei He (07/18-07/24). Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, East Carolina University

Yuxiang Sun (10/18-07/24). Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, City University of Hong Kong

Feng Tang (06/20-08/24). Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida

Hui Dai (04/22-07/24). Current Position: