Rongguang Zhang
Institute of Biophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
1973-1977   University of Science and Technology of China, B.Sc. in Molecular Biology 1977-1985   Assistant Research Fellow, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, CAS 1985-1988   University of Chicago, USA, Fellow, International Union against Cancer, Geneva, in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1988-1990   Postdoctoral Research Associate , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yale University 1990-2009   Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory 2009-     Professor, Institute of Biophysics, CAS & Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS,Deputy Chief Engineer, Protein Research Facilities in Shanghai 1973-1977   University of Science and Technology of China, B.Sc. in Molecular Biology 1977-1985   Assistant Research Fellow, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, CAS 1985-1988   University of Chicago, USA, Fellow, International Union against Cancer, Geneva, in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1988-1990   Postdoctoral Research Associate , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yale University 1990-2009   Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory 2009-     Professor, Institute of Biophysics, CAS & Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS,Deputy Chief Engineer, Protein Research Facilities in Shanghai
Research Interest
Our laboratory studies the structure and function of the proteins related to important biological processes or human diseases. Our technical advantage is synchrotron radiation x-ray source, based on which we will develop new technologies and methods for structural biology.
Publications
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Liu, Y., Zhu, Y., Ye, S., and Zhang, RG. Crystal structure of kindlin-2 PH domain reveals a conformational transition for its membrane anchoring and regulation of integrin activation. Protein & Cell, 2012, 3:434-440.