Allison Wang

PIBS 1st-Year Rotating Ph.D. Student

Biography

Allison graduated from Rice University in 2022 with a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. At Rice, she was a part of Dr. Jane Tao's lab, where she focused on the expression of the RdRP and other ORFs of the virus CcFV-1. After graduating, she worked as a research assistant in the lab of Dr. Qingyun (Jim) Liu at UT Health Science Center, where she developed bispecific antibodies to improve the cellular intake and efficacy of current cancer treatments. Allison joined the University of Michigan in 2023 to pursue her PhD in Immunology.

Publications

Toh, Y., Wu, L., Park, S. Wang, A., Tu, J., Yu, W., Zuo, M., Carmon, K., Liu, J. LGR4 and LGR5 form distinct homodimers that only LGR4 complexes with RNF43/ZNRF3 to provide high affinity binding of R-spondin ligands. Sci Rep 13, 10796 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37856-w