Yilin Hu
Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Charle Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Charle Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Ph.D., Loma Linda University, 1999, Biochemistry
B.S., FuDan University, Shanghai, China, 1992, Genetics & Genetic Engineering
B.S., FuDan University, Shanghai, China, 1992, Genetics & Genetic Engineering
University of California, Irvine
2230 McGaugh Hall
Mail Code: 3900
Irvine, CA 92697
2230 McGaugh Hall
Mail Code: 3900
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Bioinorganic Chemistry, Assembly & Function of Metalloproteins
Websites
Available Technologies
Awards and Honors
Hellman Fellowship 2015
NSF CAREER Award 2017
NSF CAREER Award 2017
Publications
Publications:
See Hu Laboratory Website
http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/yilinhu/
See Hu Laboratory Website
http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/yilinhu/
Grants
PI: Department of Energy (DOE):
“Engineering a functional equivalent of nitrogenase for mechanistic investigations of ammonia synthesis.”
2016-2023
PI: National Science Foundation (NSF): “CAREER: CO2 activation by nitrogenase Fe proteins.” 2017-2022
PI: National Institutes of Health (NIH): “Probing a novel reaction mechanism of nitrogenase with dynamic active-site rearrangements.” 2021-2025
co-PI: Department of Energy (DOE): “Light-driven activation of small molecules by nitrogenase hybrids.” 2021-2024
co-PI: National Science Foundation (NSF): “Mechanistic investigation of CO activation by nitrogenase.” 2019-2022
co-PI: National Institutes of Health (NIH): “Nitrogenase assembly mechanism.” 2020-2024
Graduate Programs
Cellular and Molecular Biosciences
Link to this profile
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6020
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6020
Last updated
12/06/2021
12/06/2021