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Get to know our Principal Investigator and team of researchers at Chuo Chen Lab.

Get to know our Principal Investigator and team of researchers at Welch Lab.

Skip to main content Research Why are eating disorders important to study? Eating disorders (EDs) are complex mental illnesses that afflict nearly 5% of the population. While they are most common in women between the ages of 12-35, EDs can affect people of any age and gender and emerge in response to biological, psychological, and social factors. Anorexia nervosa (AN) has a mortality rate of 5-10%, the highest of any psychiatric disorder. AN affects nearly 1% of young women. Bulimia nervosa (BN

Publications for Weiwei Wang

The focus of our current research is the biochemistry and molecular characterization of ABCG5/ABCG8 transporter, aiming at understanding the mechanism by which this transport system operates to translocate cholesterol cross membranes.

In our body, electricity is used by multiple cell types to store and transmit information. For example, neuronal cells in our brain form inter-cellular junctions that pass along electrical signals to process information and store memory.

Interested in our research? Get in touch to learn more or find out ways to collaborate at Jiang Wu Lab.

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Interested in our research? Get in touch to learn more or find out ways to collaborate at Xie (Xiao-Song) Lab.

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