2015-                Associate Professor, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
2013-                Associate Investigator, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School  (Co-PI of Prof. Zhen Yang’s research group)
2013-2015        Postdoctoral Associate, Peking University
2012-2013        Postdoctoral Associate, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2007-2012        Ph.D.in Organic Chemistry, Peking University  (Advisor: Prof. Zhen Yang)
2005-2007        Research Assistant, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
2001-2005        B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Polytechnic University (Advisor: Prof. Ying Du)

2017       Shenzhen Youth Prize for Science and Technology
2017       Youth Science and Technology Innovation Talent of Guangdong TeZhi Plan
2016       China’s State Natural Science Award (Second Prize)
2016       High-level Talents in Shenzhen (Local)
2015       Professional of the Peacock Plan of Shenzhen (C-class)
2012       Peking University excellent doctoral dissertation award
2012       Excellent Graduate of Beijing
2012       Excellent Graduate of Peking University
2010       Scholarship Award for Excellent Doctoral Student Granted by National Ministry of Education
2010       First-Class Award Morningside Excellent Research Article Scholarship
2009       First-Class Award Morningside Excellent Research Article Scholarship
2009       Award for Creativity, Peking University

Organic synthesis; Chemical biology; Bioorganic chemistry

1.  Gong, J.; Lin, G.; Sun, W.; Li, C.-C.*; Yang, Z.* “Total Synthesis of (±)-Maoecrystal V” Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 16745. (Highlighted in Nature, Synfact, featured in Chemistry World.)

2. Huang, Z.; Huang, J.; Qu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Total Syntheses of Crinipellins Enabled by Cobalt-Mediated and Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Pauson-Khand Reactions” Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8744.

3. Zhang, P.-P.; Yan, Z.-M.; Li, Y.-H.; Gong, J.-X.*; Yang, Z.* “Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Pavidolide B” Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13989. (Selected as cover, highlighted in Synfacts, Chemistry World, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Portal, 2^nd Most Read Articles in JACS , October, 2017)

4. Huang, J.; Gu, Y.; Guo, K.; Zhu, L.; Lan, Y.*; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Homodimericin A” Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 7890. (Highlighted in Synfacts.)

5. Li, F.; Tu, Q.; Chen, S.; Zhu, L.; Lan, Y.*; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Bioinspired Asymmetric Synthesis of Hispidanin A” Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5844. (Selected as “Hot Paper”, highlighted in Synfacts.)

6. Fu, J.; Gu, Y.; Yuan, H.; Luo, T.; Liu, S.; Lan, Y.*; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Toward a General Diastereostereoselective Route to Oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes via a Gold-catalyzed Cascade Reaction” Commun. 2015, 6, 8617.

7. Rong, L.; Huang, J.; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Direct Construction of Vicinal All-carbon Quaternary Stereocenters in Natural Product Synthesis” Prod. Rep. 2015, 32, 1584.

8. Rong, L.; Huang, J.; Shao, W.; Liu, S.; Lan, Y.*; Gong, J.*; Yang, Z.* “Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Lingzhiol via a Rh-catalysed [3+2] cycloaddition” Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 5707.