Prof. Yi Tang (CV)

B.S. Penn State, 1997, Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering

Ph.D. Caltech, 2002, Chemical Engineering

Postdoc, Stanford, 2004

Postdoctoral Fellow:

Dr. Jaclyn Winter, Fungal Natural Products

Dr. Hsiao-Ching Lin, Fungal Natural Products

Dr. Wenbing Yin, Fungal Natural Products

Dr. Nidhi Tibrewal, Protein Engineering

Dr. Youcai Hu, Fungal Natural Products

Ph.D. Students:

Anuradha Biswas (UIUC, CBE, 2008) Nanobiotechnology

Wei Xu (Nanjing University, CBE, 2008) PKS-NRPS megasynthetases

Ryan Peng Wang (Shanghai JiaoTong University, CBE 2009) Aromatic Polyketides

Sherry Xue Gao (Tianjin University, CBE 2009) Biocatalysis/Fungal Genetics

Muxun Zhao (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, CBE 2009) Protein Delivery

Angelica Zabala (UC San Diego, CBE 2009) New Heterologous hosts for fungal megasynthases

Ralph Cacho (UCLA, CBE 2010) Natural products from fungi

Jingjing Wang (UCLA, CBE 2010) Hybrid fungal natural products

Bo Wang (UCLA, CBE 2012) Bioorganic Chemistry

Visiting Scientists:

Prof. Shirley Shung Li (South China University of Technology) Biocatalysis

Prof. Wenqing Chen (Wuhan University) Natural Product Biosynthesis

Undergraduate Students

Katherine Wu (Senior, CBE)

Renee Hsieh (Junior, CBE)

Nova Wang (Senior, BE)

Nathan Cho (Senior, CBE)

David Choi (Senior, CBE)

Wai Man (Emily) Yu (Junior, Biochemistry)

Daniel Xue (Junior, CBE)

Elizabeth Truong (Senior, Biochemistry)

Alumni – Postdoc and Visiting Scientists

Jixun Zhan (PD, 2006-2007), Assistant Professor, Utah State University

Woncheol Kim (PD, 2008-2010), Postdoc at Joint BioEnergy Institute

Li Li (PD, 2010-2011), Professor, Fudan Normal University

Yingtong Di (VS,2011-2012) Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Liangyu Zheng (VS,2011-2012) Professor, Jilin University

Yit-Heng Chooi (PD 2009-2013) Research Scientist, Australia National University

Roslinah Hussain (VS, 2012-2013) Professor, University Technology MARA (UiTM). Malaysia

Alumni – Graduate Students

Wenjun Zhang (Ph.D, 2009), Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley.

Suzanne Ma (Ph.D. 2009), Research Scientist, Amyris

Xinkai Xie (Ph.D., 2010), Research Scientist, Codexis

Gu Zhen (Ph.D., 2010), Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina/North Carolina State link

Lauren Pickens (Ph.D., 2011) Research Scientist, Amyris

Hui Zhou (Ph. D., 2011) Postdoc, MIT (Prof. Chris Voigt)

Yanran Li (Ph. D. 2012) Postdoc, Caltech (Prof. Rustem Ismagilov)

Kangjian Qiao (Ph. D. 2012) Postdoc, MIT (Prof. Gregory Stephanopoulos)

Alumni – Undergraduate, Masters and Visiting Students

Aya Westbrook (BS) Graduate student, UCLA Graduate School

Jake Ceccarelli (BS) Graduate student, UC Irvine

Ashley Allen (BS) Graduate student, Georgia Institute of Technology

Hung Chau (BS)

Teng Liu (BS) Bayer Inc.

Sean Gallagher (BS) Avon

Joshua Ferreira (BS) Graduate student, Stanford Chemical Engineering

Victor Mai (BS) Tufts Dental School

Todd Ambo (BS) 3M

Arthur Wojcicki (MS 2006)

Andre Maranhao (BS 2010) Graduate Student, UT Austin Biochemistry

Chris Dong (BS)

Jennifer Guerrero (BS 2010) Graduate student, UCSB Chemical Engineering

Leo Chen (MS 2011) LS9

Huma Rasool (BS, 2011)

Ian McRae (BS)

Qian Liu (visiting Ph.D. student from Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2011)

Mariel Lising (BS)

John Mac (BS) Graduate student, USC

Group Pictures:

2011: PT Birthday

2011: Marina Del Ray

2010: Honda Ya

2010: Marina Del Ray

2009: WJ and Suzanne going away party

2005