Major research areas
Structural biology
Study structures and functions of proteins of important biological significance, their complexes, and assemblies, using state of the art biophysical and biochemical techniques and aiming to better understand mechanisms underlying molecular recognition, assembling, and functioning of these proteins.
Bio-membrane and membrane protein
Study structures of membrane proteins and their complexes involved in material transport, energy conversion, and signal transduction; molecular mechanisms of their biological functions; the characteristics of bio-membrane activities; and how these activities are regulated by membrane proteins and their complexes.
Protein synthesis and regulation
Study the molecular mechanisms regulating the gene transcription, mRNA processing, and protein translation; nascent peptide chain folding and quality control during protein synthesis; and molecular mechanisms of protein folding, related human diseases, and intervention strategies.
