Dr. Yaowen Wu

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Yaowen Wu. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

PI Yaowen Wu received BS Chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University in 2001 and MS Organic Chemistry from Tsinghua University in 2004 in China. He graduated with a Dr rer. nat. in 2008 from Technische Universität Dortmund, where he worked at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Germany. He completed a postdoctoral study in cell biology at King’s College London and led a group at the Max Planck Institute Dortmund in 2010. In 2012, Yaowen became a group leader in Chemical Genomics at the Max Planck Society and was appointed Professor of Biochemistry at Umeå University in 2018. He has served as Director of the Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR) since 2020. His research focuses on developing small molecules and innovative chemical methods to modify proteins and manipulate protein functions in biological systems, particularly regarding the regulatory mechanisms of membrane trafficking and autophagy. Yaowen has received several honors, including the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Molecular Biology for his innovative studies of intracellular transport and autophagy.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden

Conducting research and teaching in biochemistry.

Group Leader

2012-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society • Dortmund, Germany

Led research projects in chemical genomics.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2008-01-01 — 2010-01-01

King’s College London • London, UK

Conducted cell biology research.

Awards

#

Göran Gustafsson Prize in Molecular Biology

2019-01-31
#

Wallenberg Academy Fellow

2018-01-01
#

European Research Council (ERC) Investigator

2018-01-01

Requirements for Umeå University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Overall
Required:62
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in relevant field At least 90 ECTS in the main subject area
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • Letter of Motivation (certain programs)
  • CV (certain programs)
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.