Areas of Focus
- Sensory protein structure-function evolution and biomimetics
Work Experience
- 2006.7-2009.5 - Northwestern Polytechnical University, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2009.5-2010.4 - Northwestern Polytechnical University, Lecturer
- 2013.9-2014.9 - University of Washington, Visiting Scholar
- 2010.5-present - Northwestern Polytechnical University, Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD in Science: Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Focus on sensory protein structure-function evolution and biomimetics
Publications
- Evolution of olfactory receptor superfamily in bats based on high throughput molecular modelling, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2024
- iORbase: a database for the prediction of the structures and functions of insect olfactory receptors, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2023
- Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2023
- How genomic insights into the evolutionary history of clouded leopards inform their conservation, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2023
- The Evolution History of Fe–S Cluster A-Type Assembly Protein Reveals Multiple Gene Duplication Events and Essential Protein Motifs, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2020
- Effects of a large gradient high magnetic field (LG-HMF) on the long-term culture of aquatic organisms: Planarians as an example, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2018
- Ligand-binding characterization of simulated β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor in Schistocerca gregaria via progressive structure simulations, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2017
- Correlation between protein sequence similarity and crystallization reagents in the Biological Macromolecule Crystallization Database, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2012
- Correlation between protein sequence similarity and x-ray diffraction quality in the protein data bank, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2009
- A containerless levitation setup for liquid processing in a superconducting magnet, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2008
- Predicting existing targets for new drugs base on strategies for missing interactions, Hui Meng Lu et al., 2016
- 中国蝗虫分类鉴定专家系统(ESCA), Hui Meng Lu et al., 2004
Awards
- 2011: Second Prize, Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Award for research on locust molecular systematics
- 2015: Second Prize, Shaanxi Province Science and Technology for studies on crystal material preparation under special physical conditions
- 2023: Most Satisfactory Teacher by Graduate Students at Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2020: First Prize, Teaching Achievement at Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2012: Outstanding Undergraduate Class Advisor at Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2011: Undergraduate Teaching Award at Northwestern Polytechnical University
