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Dongwen Lyu (Lv), Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor/R

Associate Director

My research addresses two broad topics. The first topic is to study the mechanism of cancers (particularly protein folding/dynamics, protein-protein interaction, membrane proteins, and intrinsically disordered proteins) and develop small molecules including covalent and non-covalent inhibitors, proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs), molecular glue degraders (MGDs), and other types of degraders to treat cancers, especially rare diseases and pediatric cancers. The second topic is to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases (particularly alternative splicing, protein isoforms, and protein quality control) and discover new senolytic drugs that can selectively eliminate senescent cells to treat aging and age-related diseases.