Wei Mi
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Biography
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.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research FellowHarvard Medical School (2018)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowthe University of Washington (2014)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowPurdue University (2012)
- PhDPeking University (2008)
- BSHebei University, Microbiology (2003)
Activities
- Regulatory mechanisms of lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Escherichia colionline 2022International SMALP Conference
- Regulatory Mechanisms of Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis in Escherichia coliChicago, IL, United States 2022Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Seminar
- Regulatory Mechanisms of Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis in Escherichia coliDover, VT, United States 2022Gordon Research Conference on Bacterial Cell Surfaces
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dorsett L. Spurgeon Distinguished Research Award | Dr. Dorsett L. Spurgeon and Mary L. Spurgeon Charitable Trust | 2017 |
| Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award | Harvard Medical School | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz Shujuan Scholarship | Peking University | 2004 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Bacterial Genetics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Participant | 2023 |
| Editorial Board of Molecular Biophysics, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences | Editor | 2022 - Present |
| Block Allocation Groups at Brookhaven National Laboratory | As a leading PI, I organized more than 20 laboratories to apply for the BAG application at BNL, which allowed users at Yale free access to the Krios for more than hundreds of hours. | 2021 - Present |
| 6th New England Cryo-EM Symposium | As a co-chair, Dr. Franziska Bleichert and I organized the 6th New England Cryo-EM Symposium, which promoted Yale cryoEM community in the region. | 2021 |
| New England Cryo-EM Symposium | As a co-chair, I organized the 6th New England Cryo-EM Symposium, which is a regional conference including participants from Harvard, MIT, Yale, UMass, etc. | 2021 |
| 6th New England Cryo-EM Symposium | As a co-chair, Dr. Franziska Bleichert and I organized the 6th New England Cryo-EM Symposium, which promote the reputation of Yale cryoEM in the New England region. | 2021 |
| eLife, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (NSMB), ScienceColab, Communications Biology, The Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) | as anonymous reviewers for journals including eLife, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (NSMB), ScienceColab, Communications Biology, The Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) | 2020 - Present |