Welcome to the Wang Lab

Chemical biology | Drug discovery | Medicinal Chemistry

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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 two major research directions:

New molecules and mechanisms that control RNA splicing
Chimeric molecules that recruit new functions on RNAs

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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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