The Wang Lab seeks to advance our understanding of chloroplast function using the model unicellular microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The research in Wang lab aims to provide new targets for bioengineering crops, algae, and other photosynthetic organisms to improve their photosynthesis efficiency and enhance their resistance to environmental stresses while improving yields and sustainability. Wang lab will apply cutting-edge techniques in fluorescence microscopy, proteomics, CRISPR genome editing, and synthetic biology to transform our understanding of chloroplast biology.
Lianyong Wang obtained his Ph.D. in 2017 from Kyoto University, Japan, where he discovered a key calcium-binding protein that regulates the chloroplast-mediated CO2 sensing pathway with Dr. Hideya Fukuzawa. He then pursued postdoctoral research on chloroplast protein organization with Dr. Martin Jonikas at Princeton University. In his postdoc, Lianyong established a comprehensive chloroplast protein localization atlas and an extensive chloroplast interactome, which have offered many insights into previously underexplored features of the chloroplast.