Self-introduction

I studied Biochemistry at ShanghaiTech University, obtained my PhD studying the membrane fission and joined the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) as a postdoctoral researcher. Currently, I serve as a research assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Biology at SUSTech.

Research Interests

◆the molecular mechanisms of ESCRT-III-dependent membrane fission

◆the molecular mechanisms underlying the life cycle of marine viruses

Professional Experience

◆ Research assistant professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2024-now

◆ Postdoctoral Associate, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2022-2024

Educational Background

◆ Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ShanghaiTech University, 2016-2022

◆ B.Sc. in Biological Science, Lanzhou University, 2012-2016

Selected Publication

◆ Mingdong Liu, Yunhui Liu, Tiefeng Song, Liuyan Yang, Lei Qi, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Yong Wang, Qing-Tao Shen*, Three-dimensional architecture of ESCRT-III flat spirals on the membrane. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 121(20): e2319115121 (2024)

◆ Tianhao Li#, Mingdong Liu#, Zhanxi Gu, Xin Su, Yunhui Liu, Jinzhong Lin, Yu Zhang, Qing-Tao Shen*,  Structures of the mumps virus polymerase complex via cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Communications, 15(1):4189 (2024) (#co-first author)

◆ Meiling Sun#, Mingdong Liu#, Hong Shan#, Kang Li#, Peng Wang#, Huarong Guo#, Yaqi Zhao, Rui Wang, Yiwen Tao, Liuyan Yang, Ying Zhang, Xiaoming Su, Yunhui Liu, Chunyang Li, James Lin, Xiu-Lan Chen, Yu-Zhong Zhang*, Qing-Tao Shen*, Ring-stacked capsids of white syndrome virus and structural transition with genome ejection. Science Advances, 9(8): eadd2796 (2023) (#co-first author)

◆ Xiaofeng Chu#, Xin Su#, Mingdong Liu#, Li Li, Tianhao Li, Lei Qi, Guoliang Lu, Yunhui Liu, Jinzhong Lin, Qing-Tao Shen*,  Annealing synchronizes the 70S ribosome into a minimum-energy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 119(8): e2111231119 (2022) (#co-first author)

◆Na Zhang#, Hong Shan#, Mingdong Liu#, Tianhao Li#, Liuyan Yang, Xiaofeng Chu, Yunhui Liu, Wenzhi Sun, Qing-Tao Shen*, Structure and assembly of double-headed Sendai virus nucleocapsids. Communications Biology, 4(1):494 (2021) (#co-first author)