Members

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 inNature, Synfact, featured inChemistry 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 inSynfacts,Chemistry World,Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry Portal, 2ndMost 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.