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Overview

Wei Wang is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also touching on medicine. Their research primarily spans molecular biology, immunology, rheumatology, biological psychiatry, and oncology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Wei Wang has frequently published in several key venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of scientific inquiries and publication years:

  • An atlas of dynamic chromatin landscapes in mouse fetal development, 2020, Nature
  • Discovery of a first-in-class CDK2 selective degrader for AML differentiation therapy, 2021, Nature Chemical Biology
  • The single-cell and spatial transcriptional landscape of human gastrulation and early brain development, 2023, Cell Stem Cell
  • Discovery of the first potent proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) degrader of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1, 2020, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • Genome-wide association and multi-omic analyses reveal ACTN2 as a gene linked to heart failure, 2020, Nature Communications

In collaborative research, Wei Wang has often worked with the following coauthors:

  • Gary S. Firestein
  • Bing Ren
  • David L. Boyle
  • Bin Li
  • Mengchi Wang

The combination of research topics, frequent coauthorship, and publications in leading journals indicates a broad focus on molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease, particularly emphasizing chromatin dynamics, protein degradation, and immunological pathways.

Best Publications

  • Small power: Autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients

    Wei Wang;Wentao Duan;Suzanne Ahmed;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Autonomous Motion of Metallic Microrods Propelled by Ultrasound

    Wei Wang;Luz Angelica Castro;Mauricio Hoyos;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Acoustic Propulsion of Nanorod Motors Inside Living Cells

    Wei Wang;Sixing Li;Lamar Mair;Suzanne Ahmed

  • From one to many: dynamic assembly and collective behavior of self-propelled colloidal motors.

    Wei Wang;Wentao Duan;Suzanne Ahmed;Ayusman Sen

  • 3D steerable, acoustically powered microswimmers for single-particle manipulation

    Liqiang Ren;Nitesh Nama;Jeffrey M. McNeill;Fernando Soto

  • Understanding the efficiency of autonomous nano- and microscale motors.

    Wei Wang;Tso Yi Chiang;Darrell Velegol;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • A Force to Be Reckoned With: A Review of Synthetic Microswimmers Powered by Ultrasound

    K. Jagajjanani Rao;K. Jagajjanani Rao;Fei Li;Long Meng;Hairong Zheng

  • Catalytically powered dynamic assembly of rod-shaped nanomotors and passive tracer particles

    Wei Wang;Wentao Duan;Ayusman Sen;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Synthetic Nano- and Micromachines in Analytical Chemistry: Sensing, Migration, Capture, Delivery, and Separation

    Wentao Duan;Wei Wang;Sambeeta Das;Vinita Yadav

  • Tunable Nanowire Patterning Using Standing Surface Acoustic Waves

    Yuchao Chen;Xiaoyun Ding;Sz Chin Steven Lin;Shikuan Yang

  • Photochemically Powered AgCl Janus Micromotors as a Model System to Understand Ionic Self-Diffusiophoresis.

    Chao Zhou;Hepeng Zhang;Jinyao Tang;Wei Wang

  • Density and Shape Effects in the Acoustic Propulsion of Bimetallic Nanorod Motors

    Suzanne Ahmed;Wei Wang;Lanjun Bai;Dillon T. Gentekos

  • Janus Microdimer Surface Walkers Propelled by Oscillating Magnetic Fields

    Tianlong Li;Anning Zhang;Guangbin Shao;Mengshi Wei

  • Steering acoustically propelled nanowire motors toward cells in a biologically compatible environment using magnetic fields

    Suzanne Ahmed;Wei Wang;Lamar O. Mair;Robert D. Fraleigh

  • A tale of two forces: simultaneous chemical and acoustic propulsion of bimetallic micromotors

    Wei Wang;Wentao Duan;Zexin Zhang;Mei Sun

  • Two Forces Are Better than One: Combining Chemical and Acoustic Propulsion for Enhanced Micromotor Functionality

    Liqiang Ren;Wei Wang;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Joint transmit and reflective beamforming for IRS-assisted integrated sensing and communication

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  • Chemistry pumps: a review of chemically powered micropumps

    Chao Zhou;Hua Zhang;Zeheng Li;Wei Wang

  • Photocatalytically Powered Matchlike Nanomotor for Light-Guided Active SERS Sensing.

    Yong Wang;Chao Zhou;Wei Wang;Dandan Xu

  • Visible-light controlled catalytic Cu2O–Au micromotors

    Dekai Zhou;Dekai Zhou;Yuguang C. Li;Pengtao Xu;Nicholas S. McCool

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Mallouk
Thomas E. Mallouk University of Pennsylvania
Dianguo Xu
Dianguo Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
Michael K. Ng
Michael K. Ng Hong Kong Baptist University
Pentao Liu
Pentao Liu University of Hong Kong
Allan Bradley
Allan Bradley University of Cambridge
Hai-Bo Yang
Hai-Bo Yang East China Normal University
Fuyi Cui
Fuyi Cui Chongqing University
Weidong He
Weidong He University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Roland Rad
Roland Rad Technical University of Munich
Ce Wang
Ce Wang Jilin University

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