Areas of Focus
- Biochemical and structural basis of neural signal transduction and plasticity
- Structural basis of the glomerular filtration barrier
- Structural biology of cell connections, cell polarity, and cell migration
Work Experience
- 2022-06 to present, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Bio-X Institute, Researcher
- 2019-09 to 2022-06, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Bio-X Institute, Associate Professor
- 2013-09 to 2019-09, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS, Associate Researcher
- 2010-09 to 2013-09, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Postdoctoral Researcher, Supervisor: Mingjie Zhang
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-09 to 2010-07, PhD in Chemical Biology, Fudan University, Supervisor: Mingjie Zhang
- 2001-09 to 2005-07, Bachelor in Chemistry, Nankai University
Publications
- Phosphorylation-dependent recognition of diverse protein targets by the cryptic GK domain of MAGI MAGUKs, Zhu J*, 2023
- Construction of a synthetic methodology-based library and its application in identifying a GIT/PIX protein-protein interaction inhibitor, Zhu J*, 2022
Awards
- 2020: Yangtze River Delta Neuroscience Young Scientist Award
- 2021: First Prize in the Sixth Young Teachers Teaching Competition at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Natural Science and Medical Science Group
