Shasha Feng, B.S.

EDUCATION

2018 – Present     Ph.D. program in Biochemistry, Lehigh University, USA
2014 – 2018         B.S. in Biological Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
2012 – 2014         B.A. program in Japanese Literature and Culture, Peking University, Beijing, China

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2017.6– Present                              LehighUniversity
                                                        Research Advisor: Wonpil Im, PhD

  • Use molecular dynamics simulation to study activation and functional modulation of TRPV2 cationic channel, including cannabidiol activation, PI(4,5)P2, glycosylation; explore conformational change of open and closed channels. (In collaboration with VeraMoiseenkova-Bell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania)

  • Parameterized archaeal lipids in CHARMMforce field, used molecular dynamics simulation to study archaeal bilayer membrane property, proved that it provides a different membrane environment, elucidated quinone’s conformation in bilayer. (Co-advised by JefferyB. Klauda, PhD, University of Maryland)

2017.11– 2018.7                             Peking University
                                                        Research Advisor: Chen Song, PhD

  • Parameterized special plant sphingolipidsin CHARMM force field, to study why a protein has preference for certain lipidstypes.

2016.1– 2018.10                             Peking University
                                                        ResearchAdvisor: Peng Zou, PhD

  • Improved the sensitivity of a neuronvoltage sensor for high-throughput neuron membrane potential probing, usingglycosylation site addition, drug additives and varying temperature,established membrane purification protocol.

PUBLICATION

  1. Feng, S., Klauda, J., & Im, W. (2018). Function, Property, and Interaction of ArchaealLipids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. Biophysical Journal, 114(3),459a.

CONFERENCES

2018.9     Society of General Physiology Annual Symposium, MBL Woods Hole, MA, USA.
2018.6     2nd Worldwide Chinese Computational Biology and Molecular Simulation Conference, Guangzhou, China.
2018.4     Tsinghua International Symposium of Computational Structural Biology and Biophysics, Beijing, China.
2018.2     62nd Annual Meeting of Biophysics Society, San Francisco, CA, USA. (Poster Presentation: Shasha, F., Jeffery, B.K., Wonpil, I., Function, Property, and Interaction of Archaeal Lipids: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study.)
2017.6     International Symposium of Quantitative Biology: Computation and Single Molecular Biophysics, Beijing, China.
2016.9     4th Annual Symposium of Honors Undergraduate Program in Biology, Beijing, China. (Organizer, Poster Presentation: Shasha, F., Yongxian, X., Peng, Z., Developing Voltage Sensor QuasAr2 for Neuroscience Research.)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017.9 – 2018.1     Biochemistry Discussion Class (3h-long class)
2016.9 – 2017.1     Frontiers in Biological Sciences (Seminar discussion class, 3h-long class)

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2018               Excellent Graduate of Peking University
2018               Excellent Graduate of Beijing
2018               Shentong Scholarship for Outstanding Graduates in Biology
2017 – 2018   Yangxin Merit Scholarship
2017               HUPB Overseas Summer Research Fellowship
2016 – 2017   Hui-Chun Chin and Tsung-Dao Lee Research Endowment
2015 – 2017   Guanghua Scholarship
2015 – 2016   10 Most Innovative Student Clubs (to Life Science Industry Association, serve as president)
2014 – 2015   Merit Student of Peking University