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Chunfang Zhao
Life Science
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Biosynthesis
Metabolism
Chemical Biology
Natural Products
Food Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Metabolomics
Antioxidants
Enzyme Analysis
Protein Separation
Areas of Focus
- Natural product biosynthesis
- Metabolic analysis
- Chemical biology of food and natural medicines
Work Experience
- 1995-2005 Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology, engaged in natural product chemistry and fine chemical research
- 2005-present Associate Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, focusing on food and drug natural products
- Dec 2013-Nov 2014 Visiting Scholar at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, research on tea polyphenols and cancer prevention
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1986-1988 Bachelor in Chemistry, Wuhan University of Science and Technology
- 1998-2002 Master in Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2002-2005 PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Publications
- Extraction optimization approach to improve accessibility of functional fraction based on combination of total polyphenol, chromatographic profiling, and antioxidant activity evaluation: Pyracantha fortuneana fruit as an example, Zhao C F, Li S, Li S J, Song G H, Yu L J, 2013
- Identification of key regulation steps and genes during the modification of functional groups of taxane core using metabolic profiling assisted by transcriptome, Guang Hao Song, Chun Fang Zhao, Meng Zhang, Hua Zhang, Long Jiang Yu, 2014
- Transcriptional profile of Taxus chinensis cells in response to methyl jasmonate, Li S T, Zhang P, Zhang M, Fu C H, Zhao C F, Dong Y S, Guo A Y, Yu L J, 2012
- TLC and HPLC Methods to Follow the Synthesis of Vinorelbine, Zhao Chunfang, Xiong Yin, Yu Longjiang, Li Shuo, Wu Zeqiang, 2010
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China: Metabolic regulation of taxane biosynthesis in Chinese yew cells
- Hubei Provincial Innovation Fund for SMEs: Research and product development of deep processing technology for resources like Pyracantha fruit
