Wenjun Zhang

Wenjun Zhang

Contact

wjzhang@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-8682
Office: 508A Stanley Hall

Lab: 531 Stanley Hall

Lab phone: (510) 664-7667

Zhang Lab

Agilent Biodesign Program

Title: 
Vice Chair of Biomolecular Engineering; The Charles Wilke Professor in Chemical Engineering
Department: 
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemistry
Bio/CV: 
  • B.S., Biochemistry, Nanjing University (2002)
  • M.S., Biochemistry, Nanjing University (2004)
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (2009)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School (2009-2011)
  • Pew Biomedical Scholar (2012)
  • Hellman Foundation Faculty Award (2015)
  • NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2015)
  • Paul Saltman Award in Bioinorganic Chemistry (2016)
  • Sloan Research Fellow (2016)
  • Director, Agilent Biodesign Program (2020)
Research: 

Biomolecular Engineering

Our lab is interested in biomolecular engineering for applications related to human health and bioenergy. Microbial cells have been programmed to possess exquisite catalytic power in the synthesis of a large array of important natural products. Recent advances in understanding of these biosynthetic machineries have provided unprecedented opportunities to biosynthesize target molecules including pharmaceuticals and biofuels. Our research theme includes understanding and engineering the biosynthesis of natural products, new bioactive small molecule discovery and functional study, and development of new research toolkit to promote the natural product research with a particular focus on natural product tagging and applications.

Role: 
CBE Faculty
Chemistry Faculty