Clay C. C. Wang

Clay C. C. Wang is a Professor and Department Chair of Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Southern California, focusing on fungal secondary metabolism, biochemistry, and pharmacological applications of natural products. His research spans genetics, synthetic biology, and biotechnology.

• Key research areas include fungal secondary metabolite biosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, plastic biodegradation, and space microbiology.
• Email: clayw@usc.edu

His recent articles highlight work on:

• Activating cryptic metabolic pathways through gene deletion and transcription factor engineering
• Developing biocatalytic systems for waste plastic conversion
• Investigating fungal responses to space station environments
• Engineering NAD+ analogs for ADP-ribosylation studies

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