Dr. Jiang’s primary appointment is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. He is also the scientific director of the Purdue Cryo-EM Facility. In addition, he has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Chemistry, Purdue University and is a member of the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease (PI4D).
Dr. Jiang received his B.S. degree in Physics from Peking University, M.S. in Biophysics from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy and Sciences, and Ph.D./Postdoc in Cryo-EM with Prof. Wah Chiu from Baylor College of Medicine
His group's research interests are in structural biology of viruses, large macromolecular complexes, and membrane proteins. The major tool we use is electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM), an emerging technique that has seen dramatic progresses and expansion of the field recently. Our research centers around technique development and application of this method, aiming at higher resolution (2-4 Angstrom), higher throughput imaging and 3-D reconstruction, and broader applicability for new target systems and by novice users.