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About the University

Dr Wei-Jun Liang
BSc, MPhil, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Cell and Molecular Biology

Professional Details

Degrees:
	BSc, Biology: majoring in plant physiology, 1982, University of Shanxi, China
	MPhil, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, 1990, University of Cambridge
	PhD, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, 1992, University of Cambridge

Previous Appointments:
	Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Biosciences, University of Kent at Canterbury (2003- 2005)
	Senior Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, University of Westminster (2002 - 2003)
	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biosciences, University of Kent at Canterbury (1998 - 2002)
	Senior Scientist, CAMBIA, Canberra, Australia (1997 - 1998)
	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemical Medicine, University of Dundee (1995 - 1996)
	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Leeds. (1992-1995) In collaboration with: Dr Bert Poolman, Department of Microbiology, University of Groningen, Biologisch Centrum, the Netherlands and Professor Gerard Leblanc, Laboratoire Jean Maetz, Commissariat á L'Énergie Atomique Département de Biologie, Station Marine, France

Membership of Professional Organisations/External Bodies:
	Member, Biochemical Society, UK
	Member, Society for General Microbiology, UK
	Alumni Member, Darwin College, University of Cambridge, UK

Area(s) of Interest

Research Centre:
	Centre for Biological Anthropology

Area(s) of Interest:
	Molecular Biology (DNA profiling using STR and SNPs, gene regulation, functional genomics, pharmacogenomics), Biochemistry (membrane transport, detoxification), Cell Biology (cell signalling and protein targeting) and Microbiology (infectious disease).

Academic Group(s):
	Archaeology and Historic Environment

Units Led:
	Human anatomy, level C Forensic biochemistry, level I Forensic biomolecules, Level H

Profile

Current Teaching Commitments:
• Currently teaching as unit leader of Human Anatomy & Physiology (FS ¼, level C), Forensic Biochemistry (FS 2/3, Level I), Forensic Biomolecules (FS 2/5, level I).
• Also teaching Master students the Forensic Sciences and Analytical skills (FBS 3, level M).

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Grants:
• Mick Tuite, Wei-Jun Liang & Fritz Mühlschlegel - £21,070 from BBSRC for a China Partnering Award (Project 20888, Period of Grant: 01-06-2004 to 31-05-2008) entitled “A UK-China Partnership in Predictive Biology as Applied to Fungal Systems”.
• Co-Applicant with Dr Simon M Jarvis, MRC ROPA award, £71,307 (Ref: G9901044, Oct.-2001-Oct.2002).

Research Achievements:
• Cloned, expressed and preliminarily characterised a novel human glucuronide transporter gene
• Cloned and expressed human vitamin C transporter genes, hSVCT1 and hSVCT2 (GeneBank: AJ250807 and AJ292318).
• Cloned, expressed and characterised the glucuronide operon of E. coli (gusB and gusC, GeneBank: M14641).
• Over-expressed, purified, reconstituted and characterised the E. coli glucuronide transporter proteins, GusB and GusC.