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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Leadership

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology

    Research Interests
    • Bacteria
    • Cell Wall
    • Lipid A
    • Lipid Bilayers
    • Membrane Proteins
    • Phospholipids
    • Shock, Septic
    • Cryoelectron Microscopy
    • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
    Wei Mi obtained his PhD degree in structural biology at Peking University, Beijing, China. Fascinated by structures of membrane proteins, he came to the US and received postdoctoral training at Purdue University, the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School (HMS). At HMS, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Maofu Liao and used single particle cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) to determine structures of ATP-binding cassette transporters in lipid bilayer environment. In 2019, Dr Mi joined the Department of Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine. The focus of his research is to dissect mechanisms of membrane proteins involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) synthesis and regulation with genetic, biochemical, and structural approaches.

Current Members

  • Postdoctoral Associate in Pharmacology

    Dr. Wang joined the Mi lab in August 2021 after he gained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Maryland. Dr. Wang is investigating the coupling between LPS and phospholipid synthesis and also determining cryoEM structures of membrane proteins involved in epileptic. In his leisure time, he likes cooking, visiting museums, hiking and traveling.

Former members

Kuldeepkumar Gupta, research associate 7/2023 – 12/2023, current position: research associate in Dr. Hualiang Pi’s lab at Yale

Adriana Zuniga, lab manager 2019/4 – 2019/10; current position: senior scientist in Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Xingrun Zhang, postdoc, 2019/12 – 2020/11; current position: scientist in Hengrui Pharmaceuticals

Yunxiang Zang, postdoc, 2021/7 – 2022/10; current position: Professor, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine