YUAN, Tao
Title: Professor
Address: The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, and State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Rd, Urumqi 830011, China
Tel: 0086-991-369-0335
Email: yuantao@ms.xjb.ac.cn
Education Background:
2009 Ph.D., Department of Natural Products Chemistry,
Shanghai Institute of Material Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2006 M.S., School of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China
2003 B.S., Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Working Experiences:
2014-present Professor, The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Chemistry of Arid Zone, and State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2010-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rhode Island, USA
2009-2010 Research Assistant Professor, Shanghai Institute of Material Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Research Interests:
The research interests of Dr. Yuan are on the biologically active small molecules from natural products. His group currently focuses on discovering bioactive compounds from Xinjiang indigenous medicinal plants, fungi, etc, and developing drugs of TCM and ethnic medicine.
Professional Activities:
Peer review of numerous scientific journals and governmental funding agencies
Member of American Chemical Society and American Chemical Society