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Weida Liang

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1996
Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloidsAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Publications

32

Citations

447

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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Weida Liang's research combines organic chemistry and materials science to address biomedical problems, focusing on designing and synthesizing small-molecule compounds (such as beta-carboline and fascaplysin derivatives) with antibacterial, antiparasitic, and neuroprotective properties, particularly against drug-resistant bacteria like MRSA and conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A parallel line of work develops functionalized materials (ionic liquids, nanocomposites, activated carbon) for applications including phosphopeptide enrichment in proteomics and rare earth element adsorption. This work spans medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, and analytical biochemistry.

Medicinal chemistry and antibacterial drug designBeta-carboline and fascaplysin derivative synthesisPhosphopeptide enrichment and phosphoproteomics materialsFunctionalized nanomaterials and ionic liquidsNeurodegenerative disease-targeted compounds

Publication output has been variable but shows an increase in recent years, with notable peaks in 2022 and 2025 compared to steadier, lower output earlier in the decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 8 publications8222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry×3
  • ChemistrySelect×3
  • Figshare×3
  • Tetrahedron×2
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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