标题: 管坤良 生物化学家 [打印本页] 作者: shiyi18 时间: 2022-4-27 00:02 标题: 管坤良 生物化学家 Kun-Liang Guan
Biochemist | Class of 1998
Title
Biochemist
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Age
35 at time of award
Area of Focus
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
Website
Guan Lab
Published July 1, 1998
ABOUT KUN-LIANG'S WORK
Kun-Liang Guan is a biochemist whose work helps us understand how cells respond to changing conditions, such as infection and aging.
Guan studies a class of enzymes that act as molecular switches controlling the activity of other enzymes. Originally named for its function in immune cells, MAP kinase has since been shown to regulate many important cellular functions, including cell division and specialization. Guan has shown how these enzymes control normal physiologic processes and how viruses and bacteria interrupt normal functions, creating pathogenic effects. Papers authored and co-authored by Guan have appeared in publications such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Science, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, and Nature.
BIOGRAPHY
Guan is the Halvor Christensen Professor in Life Science and a professor of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan. After a postdoctoral fellowship (1989-91) at Purdue University, he became a lecturer (1991-92) and an assistant professor (1992-97) at the University of Michigan.
Guan received a B.S. (1982) from Hangzhou University, China, and a Ph.D. (1989) from Purdue University.