Gang Chen

Current

• Postdoc at UC Berkeley

Past

• Graduate student at University of Rochester
• Undergraduate student at University of Science & Technology of China

Education

• University of Rochester
• University of Science and Technology of China
• University of California, Berkeley

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Connections

33 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• My Website
• postdoc advisor: Nacho Tinoco
• PhD advisor: Doug Turner

Gang Chen’s Summary

Self-assembly of RNA structures for diverse biological functions.

Mechanical manipulation of RNA folding in near-physiological solutions containing ligands such as protons, salts, small molecules, and proteins...

Molecular recognition interactions accounting for structure, stability, and dynamics.

Gang Chen’s Specialties:

Biophysical Chemistry of RNA

Gang Chen’s Experience

• Postdoc

  UC Berkeley

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years)

  Single molecule manipulation.
  
  Mechanical unfolding and folding of RNA structures at near-physiological solutions and at room temperature.
  
  Measuring RNA function in real time.

• Graduate student

  University of Rochester

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  July 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 6 months)

  Sequence dependent folding thermodynamics of RNA internal loops
  
  Molecular recognition interactions accounting for RNA structure, stability, and dynamics

• Undergraduate student

  University of Science & Technology of China

  (Educational Institution; Nanotechnology industry)

  September 1996 — July 2001 (4 years 11 months)

  B.S. degree in Chemistry
  Research on solvothermol synthesis of inorganic materials

Gang Chen’s Education

• University of Rochester

  Ph.D., Biophysics of RNA, 2001 — 2005

  Physical-chemical nature of the sequence dependent structure, stability, and dynamics of RNA internal loops.

  Activities and Societies:

  American Chemical Society, RNA Society

• University of Science and Technology of China

  B.S., Chemistry, 1996 — 2001

• University of California, Berkeley

  2006

  Experiencing the picoNewton force of molecular recognition interactions by force-ramp and force-jump/drop methods using optical tweezers.

  Activities and Societies:

  Invited talk: Mechanical Manipulation of a Pseudoknot from Human telomerase RNA (Turner symposium, University of Rochester)

Additional Information

Gang Chen’s Websites:

• My Website
• postdoc advisor: Nacho Tinoco
• PhD advisor: Doug Turner

Gang Chen’s Interests:

RNA biophysics, folding thermodynamics, folding kinetics, folding pathways, folding dynamics, folding motifs, folding building blocks, RNA internal loops, structural biology, NMR, single molecule manipulation, optical tweezers

Gang Chen’s Groups:

ACS,

RNA,

Biophysical Society

Tinoco Group,
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/intgrp/tinoco.shtml

Bustamante Group,
http://alice.berkeley.edu/

Turner Group,
http://rna.chem.rochester.edu/

Krugh Group,
http://www.chem.rochester.edu/faculty/pages/krugh.html

Kennedy Group, http://dbb.urmc.rochester.edu/bcbp/members/Faculty/Kennedy_Scott.html

Kierzek Group
http://www.ibch.poznan.pl/En/research_laboratories/laboratory_of_rna_chemistry_and_biochemistry/index.htm

Qian Group

Cui Group
http://scct.sjtu.edu.cn/news/list.asp?id=765

•    University of Science and Technology of China Alumni Association
•    American Chemical Society
•    University of Rochester Alumni
•    The RNA Society

Gang Chen’s Honors:

5th year fellowship and others...

Gang Chen’s Contact Settings

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