Dr. Jing Zhang | Medicinal Chemistry | Best Researcher Award
School of Life Sciences and Engineering | China
Dr. Jing Zhang, currently a lecturer at the School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, is a dedicated scholar with a strong academic foundation built at Wuhan University, where she completed her bachelor’s and master’s studies in pharmaceutical sciences and medicinal chemistry and later earned a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences. Her professional journey includes valuable research experience as a research intern at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, which enhanced her expertise in imaging technologies and drug delivery systems. Her research interests lie in the fields of nanomedicine, drug delivery, photodynamic and photothermal therapies, fluorine-based magnetic resonance imaging, and cancer therapeutics. She has contributed significantly to these domains through publications in high-impact journals such as Chemistry & Biodiversity, Advanced Healthcare Materials, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Chemical Communications, focusing on anticancer agents, traceable biomaterials, and estrogen receptor modulators. Dr. Zhang’s research skills span organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, molecular imaging, and the development of multifunctional nanocarriers for cancer treatment. Her achievements are further supported by prestigious research funding, including national and provincial projects and collaborations with pharmaceutical industries. Recognized for her diligence and truth-seeking approach, she continues to advance biomedical innovation with the potential to impact cancer diagnosis and therapy significantly, making her a promising leader in pharmaceutical sciences.
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Featured Publications
Zhang, J., Sun, M., Yang, Z., et al. (2025). Fluorinated C20-epi-Deoxysalinomycin Derivatives: Synthesis and Evaluation of Anticancer Activities. Chemistry & Biodiversity, e01116.
Li, Y., Zhang, J., Zhu, L., et al. (2023). All-in-One Heptamethine Cyanine Amphiphiles for Dual Imaging-Guided Chemo-Photodynamic-Photothermal Therapy of Breast Cancer. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12(27), 2300941.
Zhang, J., Yuan, Y., Li, Y., et al. (2020). Synthesis of Branched Monodisperse Oligoethylene Glycols and 19F MRI Traceable Biomaterials through Reductive Dimerization of Azides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 85(10), 6778-6787.
Peng, X., Hu, Z., Zhang, J., Ning, W., et al. (2019). Construction of Benzofuranone Library via Metal-Free, One-Pot Intermolecular Condensation and Their Application as Efficient Estrogen Receptor β Modulators. Chemical Communications, 55(97), 14570-14573.
Yuanyuan, L., Silong, Z., Zhang, J., et al. (2019). Exploring the PROTAC Degron Candidates: OBHSA with Different Side Chains as Novel Selective Estrogen Receptor Degraders (SERDs). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 172, 48-61.
Wu, T., Li, A., Chen, K., Peng, X., Zhang, J., Jiang, M., et al. (2021). Perfluoro-tert-butanol: A Cornerstone for High Performance Fluorine-19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Chemical Communications, 57(63), 7743-7757.