Yan Hanchi
School
School of Life Sciences
Professional Title
Professor
Contact Information
022-27402026
hanchi.yan@tju.edu.cn
Room 320, Building 15#, School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, P.R. China
Education Background
- PhD| Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophys| Biophysics| 2006
- B.S.| Wuhan University| Biochemistry| 1997
Research Interests
- Structural & Molecular Biology; Membrane Protein and Membrane Biology
Positions & Employments
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2015.1-2017.10
School of Life Sciences | Tianjin University, Tianjin, China | Professor  -
2010.12-2015.1
School of Medicine | Tsinghua University, Beijing, China | Associate professor  -
2006.8-2010.11
Dept. of Molecular Biology | Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA | Postdoctoral Research Associate  -
2006.3-2006.8
National Lab of Biomacromolecules | Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | Research Assistant  -
1997.8-2000.8
Center for Pharmacology and Toxicology | Hubei Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Wuhan, China | Research Staff 
Academic Achievements
- Books
- [1] Hanchi Yan1, Pingfeng Zhang1, Chao Wang, Zhenfeng Liu, and Wenrui Chang (2007). Two lutein molecules in LHCII have different conformations and functions: Insights into the molecular mechanism of thermal dissipation in plants. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 355, 457-463. (Times Cited: 33)
- [2] Zhenfeng Liu, Hanchi Yan, Kebin Wang, Tingyun Kuang, Jiping Zhang, Lulu Gui, Xiaomin An & Wenrui Chang (2004). Crystal structure of spinach major light-harvesting complex at 2.72 Å resolution. Nature 428, 287-292. (Highlighted Cover-Story Article; Nature Editor‘s mini-preview to recommend; Top Topics paper by Thomson Reuters in 2009; Rated "Exceptional" by Faculty of 1000; Times Cited: 918)
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- [3] Zhuoru Wu, Nieng Yan, Liang Feng, Adam Oberstein, Hanchi Yan, Rosanna P Baker, Lichuan Gu, Philip D Jeffrey, Sinisa Urban & Yigong Shi (2006). Structural analysis of a rhomboid family intramembrane protease reveals a gating mechanism for substrate entry. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 13, 1084-91. (Rated "Exceptional" by Faculty of 1000; Times Cited: 141)
- [4] Liang Feng1, Hanchi Yan1, Zhuoru Wu1, Nieng Yan, Zhe Wang, Philip D. Jeffrey, Yigong Shi (2007). Structure of a Site-2 Protease Family Intramembrane Metalloprotease. Science 318, 1608-12. (1Co-first author; Rated "Exceptional" by Faculty of 1000; Times Cited: 116)
- [5] Hanchi Yan1, Weiyun Huang1, Chuangye Yan, Xinqi Gong, Sirui Jiang, Yu Zhao, Jiawei Wang, and Yigong Shi (2013). Structure and mechanism of a nitrate transporter. Cell Reports 3, 716-723. (1Co-first author; Highlighted by Angewandte Chemie (Int. Ed.), DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305421; Times Cited: 30)
- Honors & Awards
- [1] The 2014 State Natural Science Award of China (the 2nd Class, the 4th winner)
- [2] The 2014 Peiyang Scholar Award of Tianjin University - Reserved Academic Program
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- [3] The 2013 Science and Technology Award of Beijing Municipality (the 1st Class, the 4th winner)
- [4] The Excellent Poster Award of the 4th Chinese Symposium on Structure Biology (CSSB2013)
- [5] The 2005 IUPAB Young Scientist Travel Fellowship
- [6] The 2005 Significant Achievement in Science & Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the New Medicine Doxepin hydrochloride cream (the 12th winner)
- [7] The 2004's Top 10 Advances in Science and Technology of China (Co-winner)
- [8] The 2004 "Outstanding Research Article Prize" and "Chen-Lu Tsou Lecture Award", the Chinese Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (CSBMC) and Chen-Lu Tsou Foundation (Co-winner)
- [9] The 2004 Excellence Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President Award
- [10] The 2002 Significant Achievement in Science and Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the animal drug Sarafloxacin Hydrochloride (the 10th winner)
- [11] The 2004 "Outstanding Research Article Prize" and "Chen-Lu Tsou Lecture Award", the Chinese Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (CSBMC) and Chen-Lu Tsou Foundation (Co-winner)
- [12] The Excellent Poster Award of the 4th Chinese Symposium on Structure Biology (CSSB2013)
- [13] The 2014 Peiyang Scholar Award of Tianjin University - Reserved Academic Program
- [14] The 2014 State Natural Science Award of China (the 2nd Class, the 4th winner)
- [15] The 2013 Science and Technology Award of Beijing Municipality (the 1st Class, the 4th winner)
- [16] The 2005 IUPAB Young Scientist Travel Fellowship
- [17] The 2004's Top 10 Advances in Science and Technology of China (Co-winner)
- [18] The 2005 Significant Achievement in Science & Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the New Medicine Doxepin hydrochloride cream (the 12th winner)
- [19] The 2004 Excellence Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President Award
- [20] The 2002 Significant Achievement in Science and Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the animal drug Sarafloxacin Hydrochloride (the 10th winner)
- [21] The 2014 State Natural Science Award of China (the 2nd Class, the 4th winner)
- [22] The 2014 Peiyang Scholar Award of Tianjin University - Reserved Academic Program
- [23] The 2013 Science and Technology Award of Beijing Municipality (the 1st Class, the 4th winner)
- [24] The Excellent Poster Award of the 4th Chinese Symposium on Structure Biology (CSSB2013)
- [25] The 2005 IUPAB Young Scientist Travel Fellowship
- [26] The 2005 Significant Achievement in Science & Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the New Medicine Doxepin hydrochloride cream (the 12th winner)
- [27] The 2004's Top 10 Advances in Science and Technology of China (Co-winner)
- [28] The 2004 "Outstanding Research Article Prize" and "Chen-Lu Tsou Lecture Award", the Chinese Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (CSBMC) and Chen-Lu Tsou Foundation (Co-winner)
- [29] The 2004 Excellence Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President Award
- [30] The 2002 Significant Achievement in Science and Technology of Hubei Province for Research & Development on the animal drug Sarafloxacin Hydrochloride (the 10th winner)