Wenyi Wei#
| Membership Number: | 6044 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/insider/member-detail/member/wenyi-wei-phd/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-0512-3811 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2017 Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 2015 Director, Biochemistry Program, BIDMC Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 2012 - 2017 Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 2006 - 2012 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 2005 - 2006 Instructor, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (Mentor, Dr. William Kaelin, Jr.)
- 2002 - 2005 Postdoctoral research fellow, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (Mentor, Dr. William Kaelin, Jr.)
- 1996 - 2002 Ph.D. student, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (Advisor, Dr. John Sedivy)
Fields of Scholarship
- Tumorigenesis
- Cell cycle
- Cell signaling
Honours and Awards
- 2022 Elected fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- 2020 NCI Outstanding Investigator (R35) Award
- 2015 Elected fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 2013 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Research Scholar
- 2012 American Cancer Society Research Scholar
- 2011 Excellence in Tutoring Award, Harvard Medical School
- 2009 Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Program New Investigator Award
- 2009 Karen Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship
- 2008 Massachusetts Life Science Center New Investigator Award
- 2008 V Scholar Award
- 2007 Kimmel Scholar Award
- 2007 Emerald Foundation New Investigator Award
- 2007 Milton Fund Award, Harvard Medical School
- 2005 Leukemia and Lyphoma Society Special Fellow Award
- 2005 Claudia Adams Barr Award for Innovative Basic Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
