WANG LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Welcome to the Wang Lab
Chemical biology | Drug discovery | Medicinal Chemistry
Current and past research funding sources
The Wang lab is focused on designing new drug-like molecules for the treatment of diseases and novel methods or platforms for drug discovery and mechanistic studies in biology. We have three major research directions:
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New molecules and mechanisms that control RNA splicing
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Chimeric molecules that recruit new functions on RNAs
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New compounds and pathways to modulate human immunity
Latest news
January 5, 2024
After four years of wonderful experience at the University of Kansas, Our research group is now relocated to the University of Chicago. We are happy to join the Genetic Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division at UC!
June 30, 2023
Our project entitled Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease using alpha-synuclein RNA degraders was selected for Bill and Amy Gurley Impact Award by Parkinson's Foundation. Thank you Parkinson's Foundation!
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