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Zihe Rao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Protein Structure
Virus Structure
3D Modeling
Drug Development
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Therapeutics
Infection
Physiological Function
Structural Biology
Areas of Focus
- Protein and Virus 3D Structure
- Innovative Drug Development
Work Experience
- 2006-05~2011-01 - Nankai University - President
- 2003-03~2007-03 - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director
- 1996-07~Present - Tsinghua University - Professor
- 1992-07~1996-07 - University of Oxford - Senior Research Fellow
- 1989-07~1992-07 - University of Oxford - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1982-07~1985-07 - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 1977-07~1979-07 - Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985-07--1989-07 PhD: University of Melbourne
- 1979-07--1982-07 Master's: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1973-06--1977-06 Bachelor's: University of Science and Technology of China
Publications
- Structure of the Newcastle Disease Virus L protein in complex with tetrameric phosphoprotein, Jingyuan Cong, Xiaoying Feng, Huiling Kang, Wangjun Fu, Lei Wang, Chenlong Wang, Xuemei Li, Yutao Chen, Zihe Rao, 2023
- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in complex with protease inhibitor PF-07321332, Zhao, Yao, Fang, Chao, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Ruxue, Zhao, Xiangbo, Duan, Yinkai, Wang, Haofeng, Zhu, Yan, Feng, Lu, Zhao, Jinyi, Shao, Maolin, Yang, Xiuna, Zhang, Leike, Peng, Chao, Yang, Kailin, Ma, Dawei, Rao, Zihe, Yang, Haitao, 2022
- Structural Insight into Terminal Galactose Recognition by Two Non-HBGA Binding GI.3 Noroviruses, Wang, Chenlong, Kang, Huiling, Tan, Ming, Cong, Jingyuan, Su, Dan, Li, Xuemei, Chen, Yutao, 2022
- Cryo-EM structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis DyP-loaded encapsulin, Tang, Yanting, Mu, An, Zhang, Yuying, Zhou, Shan, Wang, Weiwei, Lai, Yuezheng, Zhou, Xiaoting, Liu, Fengjiang, Yang, Xiuna, Gong, Hongri, Wang, Quan, Rao, Zihe, 2021
- Cryo-EM structure of mycobacterial cytochrome bd reveals two oxygen access channels, Weiwei Wang, Yan Gao, Yanting Tang, Xiaoting Zhou, Yuezheng Lai, Shan Zhou, Yuying Zhang, Xiuna Yang, Fengjiang Liu, Luke W Guddat, Quan Wang, Zihe Rao, Hongri Gong, 2021
Awards
- Outstanding Academic Leader Award (2009): National Level
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award (2008): National Level
- Trieste Science Prize (2006): International
- Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize (2003): National Level
- Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor (2000): Ministerial Level
- Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award (1999): National Level
