于南开大学获得学士学位、中科院生物物理所获博士学位。2011年起在美国布鲁克海文国家实验室从事博士后研究,2016年起在美国Van Andel医学研究所担任研究科学家,2018年底入职华中科技大学同济医学院。
长期从事疾病相关蛋白复合物的分子机制和靶向干预的研究,特别关注生物糖基化修饰相关过程、多糖合成等药物靶点的机理研究以及相关药物开发,取得了一系列系统性的创新成果,以通讯作者或第一作者发表在Nature、Cell、Nature Chemical Biology(2篇)、PNAS、Nature Communications、JBC等国际知名期刊。近期的研究揭示了抗真菌关键药物靶点-真菌细胞壁核心多糖合成途径的分子机理、药物作用和耐药产生机制,以通讯作者发表于Nature、CellDiscovery。主持的研究课题包括国家自然科学基金面上项目、重大研究计划“生物大分子动态修饰与化学干预”培育项目等。担任Nature Chemical Biology、Carbohydrate Polymers、Structure等多个期刊的审稿人。
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