Areas of Focus
- Fluorescent Dye Chemistry
- Bioimaging/Sensing
- Medicinal Chemistry
Work Experience
- 2020.03-present - Fudan University - Young Researcher
- 2018.01-2020.02 - Fudan University, Department of Chemistry - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2017.06-2017.12 - WuXi AppTec - Senior Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012.09-2017.06 Ph.D. in Pharmacy: East China University of Science and Technology
- 2008.09-2012.07 Bachelor's in Pharmaceutical Engineering: East China University of Science and Technology
Publications
- Stable, Wavelength‐Tunable Fluorescent Dyes in the NIR‐II Region for In Vivo High‐Contrast Bioimaging and Multiplexed Biosensing, Zuhai Lei, Caixia Sun, Peng Pei, Shangfeng Wang, Dandan Li, Xin Zhang, Fan Zhang, 2019
- Bright, stable and biocompatible organic fluorophores absorbing/emitting in the deep near-infrared spectral region, Zuhai Lei, Xinran Li, Xiao Luo, Jing Zheng, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang, 2017
- A concise colorimetric and fluorimetric probe for Sarin related threats designed via the covalent-assembly approach, Zuhai Lei, Youjun Yang, 2014
- A Versatile and Mild Synthesis of Sterically Protected Xanthene Dyes with Bulky Groups at C-3’ and C-7’, Zuhai Lei, Xinran Li, Youjun Yang, 2015
- TPZ, a bright centrosymmetric two-photon scaffold for bioimaging, Zuhai Lei, Ping Yue, Xueli Wang, Xinran Li, Yi Li, Haihong He, Xiao Luo, Xiangming Meng, Jinquan Chen, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang, 2017
- A novel chromogenic and fluorogenic scaffold for detection of oxidative radicals, Zuhai Lei, Zhenhua Zeng, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang, 2017
- A Threshold-Limited Fluorescence Probes for Viscosity, Zuhai Lei, Kai Xin, Shaobing Qiu, Liling Hou, Xiangming Meng, Youjun Yang, 2019
- A Zero-Background Fluorescent Probe for Hg2+ Designed via the Covalent-Assembly Principle, Linlin Song, Zuhai Lei, Baoyan Zhang, Zhiping Xu, Zhong Li, Youjun Yang, 2014
- Detection Reagent and Method for Nerve Agents and Their Analogues, Zuhai Lei
- Near-Infrared Fluorescent Dyes and Their Applications, Zuhai Lei
Awards
- 2017: Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate of Shanghai