User:Norman Wang



I work in the Presting Lab, MBBE department at the University of Hawaii.

Education

 * 2006-, PhD, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
 * 2001-2003, MS, Bioinformatics, Northeastern University
 * 1996-2000, BS, Biology, University of California Santa Barbara

Relevant Career Experience

 * 2008 Hawaii iGEM Team Graduate Student Advisor
 * 2005-2006 Biogen Idec, San Diego, Protein Evolution, Antibody Engineering
 * 2003-2005 Biogen Idec, Boston, Cheminformatics, Protein Engineering
 * 2002 Pharmacopeia, New Jersey, Cheminformatics

Current Research

 * Cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, inorganic carbon uptake and fixation, PHB biosynthesis.
 * Hawaiian Algal Database (HADB): database specializing on morphology and DNA sequence data of Hawaiian algae.
 * Hawaiian Fresh Water Algal Database (HfwADB): database on freshwater algae of the Hawaiian Islands.

Research Interests

 * Carboxysome Structure of Cyanobacteria
 * Synthetic Biology: Modularization of Biological Components & Pathways for Synthesizing Biofuels & Polymers
 * Computatonal Biology/Bioinformatics
 * Protein Engineering

Awards & Scholarships

 * MIT iGEM 2008 Competition, Best Rookie Team, Bronze Medal
 * UCSB College of Creative Studies fellowship

Publications

 * 1) Wang2009-2 Wang, N., Sherwood, A.R., Kurihara, A., Conklin, K.Y., Sauvage, T., Presting, G.G., The Hawaiian algal database: a laboratory LIMS and online resource for biodiversity data, BMC Plant Biology 9, 117(2009). [[Media:Wang-2009-The_Hawaiian_Algal_Database.pdf|PDF]] / File / PubMed
 * 2) Wang2009-1 Wang, N., Smith, W. F., Miller, B. R., Aivazian, D., Lugovskoy, A. A., Reff, M. E., Glaser, S. M., Croner, L. J., Demarest, S. J., Conserved amino acid networks involved in antibody variable domain interactions, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2009, 76, 99-114. [[Media:Wang-2008-Conserved Amino Acid Networks Involved in Antibody Variable Domain Interactions.pdf|PDF]] / File / PubMed
 * 3) Wang2005 Wang, N., DeLisle, R. K. & Diller, D. J., Fast small molecule similarity searching with multiple alignment profiles of molecules represented in one-dimension. J. Med. Chem., 2005, 48, 6980-90. [[Media:Wang_DeLisle_Diller_2005.pdf|PDF]] / File / PubMed
 * 4) Wang2001 Wang, N. & Tiffney, B. H., Seeds of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Late Eocene of California. Palaeontographica, 2001, 245-254.

Laboratory

 * Protocols
 * Projects
 * Resources

Other Relevant Accomplishments

 * United States Patent Application 11/283,650 20060206269: One-dimensional QSAR models (Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.)
 * United States Patent Application 11/725,970 20080050370: Stabilized Polypeptide Compositions (Biogen Idec, Inc.)
 * Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Treasurer ‘07-‘09
 * Introduced the GSO Campus Greening Initiative bill. Successfully advocated for and passed the bill in Dec. 2008 by the GSO Assembly (representing over 5000 graduate students) to create a $75k revolving fund to support oncampus efficient energy usage, renewable energy generation, and sustainability related projects.

Misc

 * Interview in the [[Media:2007.04.xx-Audrey_Magazine-Norman_Wang.pdf|Apr '07 Audrey Magazine]]

Contact Info
Norman Wang  University of Hawaii  1955 East-West Road  Agricultural Science 218  Honolulu, HI 96822  wangn at hawaii.edu  Email me through OpenWetWare