Ning Wang

Ning Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Rochester. Her research focuses on organelle homeostasis through biogenesis and degradation mechanisms, with affiliations to the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program and Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Program.

• PhD in Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University
• Postdoctoral training in Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Wang's research explores:

• Organelle biogenesis, particularly the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), including morphology generation, inheritance during cell division, and protein/lipid insertion.
• Organelle degradation via receptor-mediated selective autophagy, linking dysfunction to neurodegeneration, cancer, and metabolic disorders.
• Asymmetric organelle inheritance in Schizosaccharomyces japonicus hyphae.

Research trends from publications include:

• 2023 study on autophagosome formation in fission yeast
• 2021 work on ER tubule shaping proteins
• 2019 analysis of ER network reconstitution
• 2014-2016 investigations of cytokinesis mechanisms in yeast

Her lab employs fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe/japonicus), budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and mammalian cell cultures for genetic studies, combined with protein purification and structural biology techniques.