Professor Wei Wang received the inaugural University of Arizona Cancer Center Research Award for Basic Science, recognizing research that advances new approaches to cancer therapy.
The recognition was reported in September 2023 alongside work by Professor Wang and his collaborators on click-release PROTACs (crPROTACs). This strategy enables the activation and release of protein degraders in targeted cancer cells and may help reduce unwanted effects on healthy tissue.
The research reflects the group’s focus on bringing chemical innovation into therapeutic discovery.