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Lianghu Gu obtained his Ph.D. degree on chemistry in 2016
from Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Germany
under the co-direction of Prof. Manuel Alcarazo and Prof.
Alois Fürstner. After two years of working at WuXi AppTech
Wuhan as a Senior Research Scientist (2016–2018), he then
commenced a position as Associate Professor at Huazhong
University of Science and Technology, where he is a member
of the group of Prof. Yonghui Zhang. His current research is
based on the synthesis of bioactive natural products for use as
lead compounds in drug discovery.
Yonghui Zhang obtained a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical
sciences in 2004 from Huazhong University of Science and
Technology (HUST). Then, he was appointed in turn as a
Lecturer (2005), Assistant Professor (2005–2008), and Professor
(2008–present) at the School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical
College, HUST. He is currently Dean of the School of Pharmacy
(2014), Distinguished Professor of the Program for Changjiang
Scholars of the Ministry of Education of China (2016), and
Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (2017). He is a medicinal chemist focusing
on natural compounds, and engages in research on structurally
unique and pharmacologically active secondary metabolites
from natural sources that have the potential for development as
new drugs.
H. Zhu et al.
Lianghu Gu obtained his Ph.D. degree on chemistry in 2016
from Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Germany
under the co-direction of Prof. Manuel Alcarazo and Prof.
Alois Fürstner. After two years of working at WuXi AppTech
Wuhan as a Senior Research Scientist (2016–2018), he then
commenced a position as Associate Professor at Huazhong
University of Science and Technology, where he is a member
of the group of Prof. Yonghui Zhang. His current research is
based on the synthesis of bioactive natural products for use as
lead compounds in drug discovery.
Yonghui Zhang obtained a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical
sciences in 2004 from Huazhong University of Science and
Technology (HUST). Then, he was appointed in turn as a
Lecturer (2005), Assistant Professor (2005–2008), and Professor
(2008–present) at the School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical
College, HUST. He is currently Dean of the School of Pharmacy
(2014), Distinguished Professor of the Program for Changjiang
Scholars of the Ministry of Education of China (2016), and
Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (2017). He is a medicinal chemist focusing
on natural compounds, and engages in research on structurally
unique and pharmacologically active secondary metabolites
from natural sources that have the potential for development as
new drugs.