Areas of Focus
- Research on antitumor lead compounds derived from microorganisms
- Biosynthesis of active natural products from plants and microorganisms
Work Experience
- 2024-02 to Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2021-09 to 2024-02 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2018-01 to 2020-01 - The Scripps Research Institute - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017-01 to 2021-08 - Nanjing Agricultural University - Associate Professor
- 2014-07 to 2016-12 - Nanjing Agricultural University - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-09 to 2014-06 Ph.D. in Science: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2005-09 to 2009-06 Bachelor's in Science: Northwest A&F University
Publications
- Neogrisemycin, a Trisulfide-Bridged Angucycline, Produced upon Expressing the Thioangucycline Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Streptomyces albus J1074, Cao, Mingming, Yang, Dong, Adhikari, Ajeeth, Ye, Fei, Zheng, Chengjian, Yan, Wei, Meng, Song, Su, Ping, Shen, Ben, 2023
- Four new Myrioneuron alkaloids from Mycetia effusa (Myrioneuron effusum), Li, XiaoHui, Zhang, JiaHui, Zhang, Yu, Di, YingTong, Gu, YuCheng, Cao, Mingming, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2023
- Scalemic myrionsumamide A, tetracyclic skeleton alkaloids from Myrioneuron effusum, Zhang, JiaHui, Cao, Mingming, Zhang, Yu, Li, XiaoHui, Gu, YuCheng, Li, XiaoNian, Di, YingTong, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2022
- Cryptic sulfur incorporation in thioangucycline biosynthesis, Mingming Cao, Chengjian Zheng, Dong Yang, Edward Kalkreuter, Ajeeth Adhikari, YuChen Liu, Mostafa E Rateb, Ben Shen, 2021
- Fluevirines A-D, four new securinega-type alkaloids from Flueggea virosa, Li, XiaoHui, Cao, MingMing, Zhang, Yu, Li, ShunLin, Di, YingTong, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2014
- Myrifabine, the First Dimeric Myrioneuron Alkaloid from Myrioneuron faberi, Cao, MingMing, Huang, ShengDian, Di, YingTong, Yuan, ChunMao, Zuo, GuoYing, Gu, YuCheng, Zhang, Yu, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2014
- Cyclohexane-Fused Octahydroquinolizine Alkaloids from Myrioneuron faberi with Activity against Hepatitis C Virus, Cao, MingMing, Zhang, Yu, Li, XiaoHui, Peng, ZongGen, Jiang, JianDong, Gu, YuCheng, Di, YingTong, Li, XiaoNian, Chen, DuoZhi, Xia, ChengFeng, He, HongPing, Li, ShunLin, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2014
- Daphmacrodins A and B, alkaloids from Daphniphyllum macropodum, Ming-Ming Cao, Hong-Ping He, Yu-Cheng Gu, Qiang Zhang, Xiao-Nian Li, Guo-Ying Zuo, Ying-Tong Di, Chun-Mao Yuan, Shun-Lin Li, Yu Zhang, Xiao-Jiang Hao, 2013
- A new Amaryllidaceae alkaloid from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata, Huang ShengDian, Zhang Yu, He HongPing, Li ShiFei, Tang GuiHua, Chen DuoZhi, Cao MingMing, Di YingTong, Hao XiaoJiang, 2013
- Daphmacromines K-O, alkaloids from Daphniphyllum macropodum, Cao, MingMing, Wang, Lei, Zhang, Yu, He, HongPing, Gu, YuCheng, Zhang, Qiang, Li, Yan, Yuan, ChunMao, Li, ShunLin, Di, YingTong, Hao, XiaoJiang, 2013
- Daphmacromines A-J, Alkaloids from Daphniphyllum macropodum, Cao, Mingming, Zhang, Yu, He, Hongping, Li, Shifei, Huang, Shendian, Chen, Duozhi, Tang, Guihua, Li, Shunlin, Di, Yingtong, Hao, Xiaojiang, 2012
- Five new limonoids isolated from Walsura robusta, Li Hou, Cui-Xuan Mei, Chun-Mao Yuan, Gui-Hua Tang, Duo-Zhi Chen, Qing Zhao, Hong-Ping He, Ming-Ming Cao, Xiao-Jiang Hao, 2023
Awards
- 2022: Member of the Youth Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2023: Selected for the Yunnan Province 'Xingdian Talent Support Program' Youth Talent (Introduction)
