Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2012
Home Department: Biochemistry
Faculty Advisors: Rhiju Das (Biochemistry) and William J. Greenleaf (Genetics)

Research Title: Towards atomic-accuracy structure modeling of protein-RNA complexes

Research Description: RNA controls gene expression and regulation and is known to be associated with various genetic disease when aberrant. Understanding the atomic structures of RNAs is important for obtaining accurate pictures of their functions in cells. Fang-Chieh’s research in the Das lab focused on modeling and predicting RNA 3D structures in silico. Fang-Chieh has previously developed an automatic tool to help experimentalists in modeling and refining RNA crystal structures with less time and higher accuracy. His current research aims to understand the energetic rules underlying the RNA folding process and to develop an accurate computational method for modeling RNA-protein interface.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

Fang-Chieh is a software engineer at DoorDash.