Ruqiang received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Following his postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, he worked as a research scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
He joined the Tian Lab in 2014. Using his Biochemistry and Molecular Biology background, as well as his skills in Computational Biology, he plays a key role in developing GPCR-based genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for dopamine, periplasmic binding protein-based iSeroSnFR.
