Areas of Focus
- Chemical Biology
- Development and use of small molecule chemical tools
Work Experience
- 2016 - Present: Specially Appointed Researcher, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
- 2012 - 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher, Rockefeller University
- 2010 - 2011: Assistant Researcher, University of Hong Kong
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2016 - Present: Specially Appointed Researcher, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
- 2012 - 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher, Rockefeller University
- 2010 - 2011: Assistant Researcher, University of Hong Kong
- 2004 - 2009: PhD in Science, University of Hong Kong
- 2000 - 2004: Bachelor of Science, Peking University
Publications
- Activity-Based Genetically Encoded Fluorescent and Luminescent Probes for Detecting Formaldehyde in Living Cells, Yuqing Zhang, Yimeng Du, Manjia Li, Dong Zhang, Zheng Xiang, Tao Peng, 2020
- Systematic Investigation of the Aza-Cope Reaction for Fluorescence Imaging of Formaldehyde In Vitro and In Vivo, Yimeng Du, Yuqing Zhang, Meirong Huang, Shushu Wang, Jianzheng Wang, Kongke Liao, Xiaojun Wu, Qiang Zhou, Xinhao Zhang, Yun-Dong Wu, Tao Peng, 2021
- A Bioorthogonal Chemical Reporter for the Detection and Identification of Protein Lactylation, Yanan Sun, Yanchi Chen, Tao Peng, 2022
- Genetic Encoding of ε-N-L-Lactyllysine for Detecting Delactylase Activity in Living Cells, Yanan Sun, Yanchi Chen, Yaxin Xu, Yuqing Zhang, Minghao Lu, Manjia Li, Liyan Zhou, Tao Peng, 2022