# Yi Tang

PROFESSOR
CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
BIOENGINEERING

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Chair in Chemical Engineering

5531 Boelter Hall

Email: yitang@ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 825-0375
Fax:

Websites

- Tang Lab

##### RESEARCH AND INTERESTS

- Synthetic Biology

##### NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

https://sites.google.com/site/yitanglab/publications?authuser=0

##### IN THE NEWS

- 2022 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council | Science Magazine, February 2023
- Genome mining meets microcrystal electron diffraction to speed up drug discovery | Chemical & Engineering News, July 2021
- Alder-ene-catalyzing enzymes discovered | Chemical & Engineering News, October 2020
- Researchers discover first enzymes to catalyze a classic organic reaction | Phys.org, October 2020

##### EDUCATION

- BSc, Pennsylvania State University, 1997
- PhD, California Institute of Technology, 2002
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, 2002-2004

##### AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow (2023)
- Fellow of the American Association of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) (2023)
- Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize in Bioorganic Chemistry (Team lead) (2021)
- Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Charles Thom Award (2019)
- Mr. & Mrs. Sun Chan Memorial Award in Organic Chemistry, the 14th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists (ISCOC) (2016)
- California Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship (2015)
- American Chemical Society Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (2014)
- National Institute of Health Director’s Office Pioneer Award (DP1) (2012)
- Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (2012)
- American Chemical Society (ACS) Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2012
- The Saville Lecturer at Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, 2011
- American Chemical Society Division of Biochemical Technology (BIOT) Young Investigator Award, 2011
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering Invitee, 2010
- Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM) Young Investigator Award, 2010
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Allan P. Colburn Award, 2009
- Sloan research Fellowship, 2009
- Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Concept Award, 2008
- The Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, 2008
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship, 2007
- UCLA Faculty Career Development Award, 2007
- Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE), 2006
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2006
- UCLA AlChE Student Chapter Professor of the Year Award, 2005, 2006
- American Heart Association National Scientist Development Grant Award, 2005-2009
- National Research Award, National Institute of Health, 2002-2004
- Whitaker Graduate Research Fellowship in Biomedical Eningeering, 1997-2002
- Caltech 10K Business Plan Competition Winner, 2000
- Constantin Economou Award for Excellency in Graduate Research, 1999
- Elizabeth and Holmes Memorial Scholarship, 1993-1997
- Dow Chemical Co. Outstanding Student in Material Science and Engineering, 1995
- The 1934 Penn State Alumni Scholarship Award, 1995