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Greehey CCRI Seminar Series: Wenshe Ray Liu, PhD (TX A&M)

Presentation title: “Targeting YEATS – An Epigenetic Reader Domain for Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery.”

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About the Speaker(s)

Dr. Wenshe Liu is a leading chemical biologist whose research integrates synthetic chemistry, molecular biology, and drug discovery. His work focuses on genetic code expansion, non-canonical amino acids, and phage display to develop chemical probes and therapeutics targeting epigenetic regulators, chromatin readers, and viral enzymes. He has pioneered strategies for cancer drug discovery and COVID-19 antivirals, including inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Dr. Liu directs the Texas A&M Drug Discovery Center and has authored numerous high-impact publications advancing chemical biology and translational medicine.
Learn more about Dr. Liu’s research.