Seminar Title: “Chemistry and Biology of DNA-Protein Cross-links (DPCs)”
PBB 131
Wednesday February 5th, 2025, from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Dr. Kun Yang is an Assistant Professor in Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin. He obtained his B.S. in Biology from Sichuan University in 2010. In 2016, he received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Delaware under the supervision of Dr. Zhihao Zhuang. Thereafter, he joined Dr. Marc Greenberg’s group in the Department of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University as a postdoctoral fellow. He started his independent research career at UT Austin in 2019. His research interest focuses on DNA damage & repair. Dr. Yang’s lab utilizes a combination of techniques including biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, organic synthesis and mass spectrometry to study DNA-protein cross-link (DPC), a type of extremely cytotoxic and mutagenic DNA damage.
For more information, contact: Reena Bokria at rjb07003@uconn.edu