Modi Wang has been appointed assistant professor of chemistry & biomolecular science at Clarkson University.
She received her Ph.D. and bachelor of science degrees in chemistry from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Wang’s research interests lie primarily in discovering cyclic dinucleotides mediated pathways, developing therapeutic agents such as repurposing drugs as anti-inflammatory agents, and developing unusual DNA structure (G-quadruplex) binding probes for the detection of metal ions, proteins, and enzyme activity. The outcomes of these projects will further our understanding of the innate immune system and provide more therapeutic targets for the diseases.
She has published in a number of academic journals, including American Chemical Society (ACS) Chemical Biology, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Omega, Cell Chemical Biology, Chemical Science and EBioMedicine, among many other publications.
She previously served as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University.