50 Hurt Plaza,
Suite 1220
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.332.9770
Bi-Cheng Wang, Ph.D.
Structural Biology
University of Georgia
Research Interest
Structural genomics (www.secsg.org), synchrotron X-ray development (www.ser-cat.org), macromolecular crystallography, direct crystallography, high-throughput protein to structure processes, RNA polymerase, ferrochelatase, augmenter of liver regeneration protein, protein hormone systems, proteins with biological relevance, proteins with unknown functions and/or no homologous structures.
Research Vision
To build a nationally recognized crystallography center at the University of Georgia (www.uga.edu/~biocryst). To promote structural biology and biotechnology research in Georgia. To develop methodology for high-throughput determination of protein structures, including direct crystallography and new X-ray sources for X-ray crystallography. To help implement crystallographic capabilities into biomedical research in Georgia. To enhance crystallographic education and provide young scientists the research tools they will need in their future research activities.
In the Lab
Structural genomics, direct determination of protein structures, soft X-ray phasing, the Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team's (SER-CAT) beamline project at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory (www.ser-cat.org) administered by our lab at the University of Georgia, the NIH-funded Southeast Collaboratory for Structural Genomics (SECSG) headquartered at the University of Georgia (http://www.secsg.org) and administered by our lab.
Why Georgia?
The strong commitment from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Research Alliance in building world-class facilities for structural biology was the major reason that attracted me to move to Georgia. The continued support from the Georgia Research Alliance toward research activities in the state and research visions of its Eminent Scholars have made Georgia an excellent environment for growth and productivity in interdisciplinary cutting edge research and provided a confirmation that it was a right decision for me to come to Georgia twelve plus years ago.
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Other University of Georgia Eminent Scholars
Clifton A. Baile , Ph.D. Agricultural Biotechnology
M. Bruce Beck , Ph.D. Water Quality and Environmental Systems
Jeffrey Bennetzen , Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics
Stephen Dalton , Ph.D. Molecular Cell Biology
Roberto Docampo , M.D., Ph.D. Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Cellular Biology
Harry Gilbert , Ph.D. Bioenergy
Michael J. Hannafin , Ph.D. Technology Enhanced Learning
Steven Knapp , Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genomics
Robert J. Maier , Ph.D. Microbial Physiology
Egbert Mundt , D.V.M., Ph.D. Poultry Medicine
Vasu Nair , Ph.D., D.Sc. Drug Discovery
James H. Prestegard , Ph.D. NMR Spectroscopy
Steven L. Stice , Ph.D. Animal Reproductive Physiology
Ralph A. Tripp , Ph.D. Animal Health Vaccine Development
Chung-Jui Tsai , Ph.D. Forest Biotechnology
Bi-Cheng Wang , Ph.D. Structural Biology
Ying Xu , Ph.D. Bioinformatics
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