Xiao Wang receives 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry

Xiao Wang, the Thomas D. and Virginia Cabot Associate Professor of Chemistry and Core Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has been selected as the recipient of the 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry. Administered by the Division of Biological Chemistry (BIOL) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and sponsored by Eli Lilly, the award was established to stimulate fundamental research in biological chemistry by scientists within 10 years of completing their postdoctoral training.

Wang joined the Department of Chemistry and the Broad Institute in 2019 and earned tenure in 2024. As the recipient of the Eli Lilly Award, she will be honored as the featured speaker at a symposium held during the Spring 2027 ACS National Meeting.

The Wang Lab develops and applies state-of-the-art tools across chemistry, biophysics, and genomics to map the brain from molecules to systems. Specifically, using in situ sequencing of nucleic acids as a core approach, Wang aims to develop high-resolution, highly multiplexed molecular imaging methods across multiple scales to better understand the physical and chemical basis of brain wiring and function.