Our lab studies optogenetic technologies for protein detection and manipulation in living cells.
We are applying cutting-edge protein engineering methods, such as directed evolution, to improve the dynamic range and overall performance of light-sensitive proteins, and to harness them for detection and manipulation of important biochemical events. Our goal is to expand the optogenetics toolbox with widespread utility across multiple subfields of cell biology and neuroscience.

Wenjing Wang, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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