Huanchen Wang
Senior Scientist
Laboratory of Signal Transduction
USA
Biography
Huan Chen Wang is a Senior Scientist and the intellectual driving force in the group of the Inositol Signaling Section at NIEHS, He conducts basic research into studying the roles of inositol-derivatives as regulators of cellular and organismal homeostasis. He has determined the first inositol pyrophosphate kinase (PPIP5K2) structure and proposed a catalysis mechanism. He also described a substrate capture site in this kinase. Moreover, He solved the first IP6K structures. During his research career, he was lead author on over 16 peer-reviewed publications, and additionally co-authored 23 publications and reviews.
Research Interest
Inositol Signaling