Wanting Jiao is a scientist in the Ferrier Research Institute. Wanting is a computational biochemist with a research interest in how enzymes work. Originally trained as a chemistry undergraduate, she embarked on researching proteins and enzymes using computational methods during her Ph.D. study. Her current research interest is studying enzyme catalysis and allosteric regulation mechanisms using a range of computational techniques including molecular dynamics simulations, QM/MM calculations, ligand docking, virtual screening, and homology modelling.

Interests
  • Enzyme catalysis
  • Protein function and regulation
  • Allostery
  • Molecular Dynamics simulations
  • QM/MM calculations
Education
  • PhD in Chemistry, 2012

    University of Canterbury

  • BSc(Hon) in Chemistry, 2008

    University of Canterbury