Howard Hang
| Howard C. Hang | |
|---|---|
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Santa Cruz Harvard Medical School and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research |
| Known for | Contributions in the field of chemical biology |
| Awards |
Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (2017) Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award (2008) Irma T. Hirschl/Monique Weill-Caulier Trust Research Award (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry, chemical biology |
| Institutions | The Rockefeller University |
| Doctoral advisor | Carolyn R. Bertozzi |
Howard C. Hang is an American chemist and Richard E. Salomon Family Associate Professor at the Rockefeller University in New York City. He is also the head of the Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis at the university. He won the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry in 2017.[1]
He earned a BS in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998, and a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard Medical School.[2] He set up his own lab at the Rockefeller University in 2007.[3]
His work involves developing chemical methods to understand mechanisms of how immune cells and invading microbes interact, and to develop new methods to combat infections.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Howard C. Hang receives 2017 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Howard C. Hang, Ph.D." The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ Gawrylewski, Andrea. "Howard Hang: An immunologist's chemist". The Scientist. Retrieved 31 October 2017.