Wang, Sining (Cindy)

Short Biography

Wang received her B.S. in Biochemistry with a Specialization in Computing from UCLA, where she conducted computational chemistry research in the Houk Lab to study the mechanisms of organocatalytic reactions. She earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Structural Biology from UCLA in 2025, under the mentorship of Professors Catherine Clarke and Steven Clarke. Her doctoral research combined computational and experimental enzymology approaches to investigate primary coenzyme Q deficiency caused by mutations in a mitochondrial C-methyltransferase involved in coenzyme Q biosynthesis.

Wang is deeply committed to biochemistry education. As a graduate student, she collaborated with faculty and undergraduate learning assistants in the department to make biochemistry courses more engaging and accessible, while helping students develop core research skills. As a Teacher-Scholar, she looks forward to continuing this work to design and assess visual and tactile teaching tools.

Research Interests

As a postdoctoral scholar, Wang conducts research in Professor Danielle Schmitt’s group, where she develops genetically encoded tools to study the role of S-adenosylmethionine and one-carbon metabolism in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).