Structures of human telomerase with non-nucleoside inhibitor BIBR1532 reveal novel mechanism of inhibition

Dr. Yuqing Wang is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry at UCLA, working under the mentorship of Dr. Juli Feigon. He received hisPh.D. in Bioengineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2021.Hiscurrent research focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of telomeraseinhibition by inhibitors, as well as on the development and optimization of telomerase-targeting therapeutics.