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Name

Yong Zhao

Contact Information

yong.zhao@xmu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Fujian

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Xiamen University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2011 - B.S. in Pharmacy: Nanchang University 2014 - M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018 - Ph.D. in Drug Design and Pharmacology: University of Copenhagen
Work Experience	2019-2023 - University of Copenhagen - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant and Environment Science 2023-2024 - University of Copenhagen - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Environment Science 2024 - Xiamen University - Professor, School of Life Sciences

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Xiamen University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2011 - B.S. in Pharmacy: Nanchang University
2014 - M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018 - Ph.D. in Drug Design and Pharmacology: University of Copenhagen

Work Experience

2019-2023 - University of Copenhagen - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant and Environment Science
2023-2024 - University of Copenhagen - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Environment Science
2024 - Xiamen University - Professor, School of Life Sciences

Areas of Focus	Natural Products Chemistry Synthetic Biology
Publications	Biosynthesis and biotechnological production of the anti-obesity agent celastrol, Zhao Y, Hansen NL, Duan YT, Prasad M, Motawia MS, Møller BL, Pateraki I, Staerk D, Bak S, Miettinen KA, Kampranis S, 2023 Widespread biosynthesis of 16-carbon terpenoids in bacteria, Duan YT, Koutsaviti A, Harizani M, Ignea C, Roussis V, Zhao Y, Ioannou E, Kampranis S, 2023 Oxetane ring formation in Taxol biosynthesis is catalyzed by a bifunctional cytochrome P450 enzyme, Zhao Y, Liang FY, Xie YM, Duan YT, Andeadelli A, Pateraki I, Makris AM, Pomorski TG, Staerk D, Kampranis S, 2024 Structure-Agnostic Bioactivity-Driven Combinatorial Biosynthesis Reveals New Antidiabetic and Anticancer Triterpenoids, Zhao Y, Duan YT, Zang J, Raadam M, Pateraki I, Miettinen K, Dan Staerk D, Kampranis S, 2024 Polypharmacology-labeled molecular networking: An analytical technology workflow for accelerated identification of multiple bioactive constituents in complex extracts, Zhao Y, Gericke O, Li T, Kjaerulff L, Kongstad KT, Heskes AM, Møller BL, Jørgensen FS; Venter H, Coriani S, Semple SJ, Steark D, 2023

Areas of Focus

Natural Products Chemistry
Synthetic Biology

Publications

Biosynthesis and biotechnological production of the anti-obesity agent celastrol, Zhao Y, Hansen NL, Duan YT, Prasad M, Motawia MS, Møller BL, Pateraki I, Staerk D, Bak S, Miettinen KA, Kampranis S, 2023
Widespread biosynthesis of 16-carbon terpenoids in bacteria, Duan YT, Koutsaviti A, Harizani M, Ignea C, Roussis V, Zhao Y, Ioannou E, Kampranis S, 2023
Oxetane ring formation in Taxol biosynthesis is catalyzed by a bifunctional cytochrome P450 enzyme, Zhao Y, Liang FY, Xie YM, Duan YT, Andeadelli A, Pateraki I, Makris AM, Pomorski TG, Staerk D, Kampranis S, 2024
Structure-Agnostic Bioactivity-Driven Combinatorial Biosynthesis Reveals New Antidiabetic and Anticancer Triterpenoids, Zhao Y, Duan YT, Zang J, Raadam M, Pateraki I, Miettinen K, Dan Staerk D, Kampranis S, 2024
Polypharmacology-labeled molecular networking: An analytical technology workflow for accelerated identification of multiple bioactive constituents in complex extracts, Zhao Y, Gericke O, Li T, Kjaerulff L, Kongstad KT, Heskes AM, Møller BL, Jørgensen FS; Venter H, Coriani S, Semple SJ, Steark D, 2023

Natural Products Chemistry Biosynthesis Biotechnology Pharmacology Drug Design Terpenoids Cytochrome P450 Biocatalysis Metabolic Engineering

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