Curriculum Vitae

Name: Wei Miao

Gender: Male

Date of birth: October 28, 1980

Place of birth: Tianjin, P.R. China

Nationality: Chinese

Address: Ijzerenmolenstraat 24 413, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Mobile: 0032-487-624805

Email: mwkuleuven@yahoo.com

Work experience:

Dec, 2009-present:

PhD in Biomedical Science, KU Leuven; Paper has been accepted, finish in Feb 2016 Specialty: immunoassays, cell culture, murine model

Topic: ‘Keeping under control the immune response towards adenovirus used in gene therapy’

References: Prof. Jean-Marie Saint-Remy, Dr. Roxana Roohi

September 2008 – August 2009:

Technician as an Analyst, Brains-On-Line, the Netherlands Specialty: analysis of small molecules using HPLC/MS/MS

Reference: Dr. Gunnar Flik

September 2005–August 2008

PhD in Neurochemistry, University of Antwerpen (initiated but not completed due to

budget restriction) Specialty: HPLC, murine model

Topic: “Biogenic amines as the diagnostic markers for Alzheimer’s disease and other

dementia”.

References: Prof. Peter. De Deyn, Prof. Bartold. Marescau

Nov 2015 Volunteer of PhD job fair in Leuven

Education:

September 2004-August 2005

Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, KU Leuven Specialty: Electrophysiology, molecular biology, toad model

Topic: Selectivity Study of New Nav Type Channel Ligand Isolated from Animal Toxin”

Reference: Prof. Jan Tytgat

September 1999- August 2003

Bachelor degree in Biochemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China Specialty: HPLC

Topic: “Adsorption Screening of Insulin by Ligands from Phage-Display Peptide Library”

References: Prof. Rui Ban, Prof. PingSheng Ma

Technological skills

1. Molecular biology: DNA and RNA manipulation such as extraction, transcription,

transformation and sequencing

2. Cell biology: Immune Cell culture, stimulation for activation and cell death

3. Flow cytometry

4. Immune assays and immunohistochemistry

5. Mouse models manipulation such as injection, bleeding, operation for lymphoid

organs

6. HPLC/MS/MS and HPLC-electrochemical detection

7. Working under GLP regulations

PC knowledge: Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, Instat, Flowlogic, Weasel

Personal skills Can work independently as well as in a team

Precise with sense of responsibility

Open to learn new technologies

Flexible in work as well as in hours

Participated projects related with patents and paper

Elimination of immune responses to viral vectors, patent number EP 2623124 A1

Immunogenic peptides for use in the prevention and/or treatment of infectious diseases,

autoimmune diseases, immune responses to allofactors, allergic diseases, tumors, graft

rejection and immune responses against viral vectors used for gene therapy or gene

vaccination, patent number EP2643345 A2

Wei Miao, Roxana Roohi, Vincent Carlier, Luc Vander Elst, Jean-Marie Saint-Remy.

Suppression of immune responses towards Adenovirus 5 viral vector by immunization with

MHC class II epitopes containing a redox motif (Journal of Human Gene Therapy, paper

accepted)

Conference: Innate Immune Memory,18-20 March 2015, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,

Hinxton, Cambridge, UK