CV

Education

B.S., Chemistry       Tsinghua University, China                       

M.S., Chemistry       University of Oregon 
Advisor: Brian W. Matthews

Postdoctoral fellow       The Salk Institute
Advisor: Joseph P. Noel

Ph.D., Molecular Biology       The Scripps Research Institute
Advisor: Ian A. Wilson

Professional Experience

Technical Support         Co-wealth Bio-analytical, Beijing, China            1997-1998

Assistant Professor       University of Texas, Austin                                   2008-2015

Associate Professor      University of Texas, Austin                                   2015- 2021

Professor                       University of Texas, Austin                                   2021-

Professional Societies

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

American Chemical Society

American Crystallographic Association

Professional Services

Conference Chair Positions

Co-Chair for ASBMB transcription Special Symposium 2020

Chair for ASBMB transcription Special Symposium 2022 and 2024

Theme Chair for American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting 2015 and 2017

Session Chair for Cold Spring Harbor Meeting Asia in 2018 (Epigenetics),

Session Chair for FASEB phosphatases meeting (2016 and 2018)

Session Chair ASBMB special symposium-transcription 2016 and 2018

Session Leader for Gordon Conferences: Enzyme, coenzyme and metabolic pathway, 2011 and 2014

Major Conference Program Committees

Meeting Advisory Committee for American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2017-2020

Grant Proposal Reviewing

Member for NIH MSFA study section (2020-2024)

ad hoc reviewer for NIH panels ZRG1 Study Section (Small Business: Biological Chemistry and Biophysics) 2016 and 2018. Special Emphasis 2018.

ad hoc reviewer for NIH SBCB, MSFA, MSFB

ad hoc reviewer for NSF (MCB, CBET)

Review Board for Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

Review Board for the American Heart Association

Keck Foundation

Swiss National Science Foundation