Dr. Chun Lei obtained her Ph.D. from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008. Then, she worked as a Postdoc in Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2008, Dr. Lei joined the faculty of School of Pharmacy, Fudan University. Her research interests focus on the Discovery and Study of Natural Lead Compounds.
Phytochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Medicinal plants, Microorganism, Lead compounds
Education
Ph.D. in Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005-2008;
M.S. in Vegetable Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University, 2002-2005;
B.S. in Vegetable Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1998-2002.
Professional Experiences
Jan. 2015-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;
Nov. 2010-Dec. 2014: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacognosy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;
Apr. 2008-Nov. 2010: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Teaching Activities
Pharmaceutical Botany (for B.S. students);
Technological Progress of Natural Medicine (for B.S. students).
Research Interests
Discovery of Lead Compounds from Natural Resources
Grants & Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program): The Discovery of New Isoprenylated Phenols and Study on Their Antidiabetic Activities. No. 21372049, PI, ￥800,000, 2014.1-2017.12;
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (for Young Scientists): Genome Mining for Novel Thiopeptides. No. 20902102, PI, ￥190,000, 2010.1-2012.12.
Selected Publications（latest 5 yrs，<20 papers）
1. Shi-Yun Su, Jing-Jing Xue, Guang-Yu Yang, Chun Lei*, Ai-Jun Hou*, New Cytotoxic Alkylated Chalcones from Fatoua villosa. Chemical Biodiversity, 2017, 14(6), e1700076;
2. Chun Lei, Lai-Bin Zhang, Jing Yang, Li-Xin Gao, Jing-Ya Li, Jia Li, Ai-Jun Hou*, Macdentichalcone, a unique polycyclic dimeric chalcone from Macaranga denticulate, Tetrahedron Letters, 2016, 57(49), 5475-5478;
3. Yin-Ke Li, Ji-Qing Sun, Xue-Mei Gao, Chun Lei*, New Isoprenylated Aurones from the Flowers of Rosa damascena, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2014, 97(3): 414-419;
4. Mei-Hua Yu, Zheng-Feng Shi, Bang-Wei Yu, En-Hao Pi, He-Yao Wang, Ai-Jun Hou, Chun Lei*, Triterpenoids and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Constituents from Salacia hainanensis, Fitoterapia, 2014, 98: 143-148;
5. Chun Lei, Chang-Chang Liu, En-Hao Pi, Ai-Jun Hou*, New Isoprenylated Xanthones from Cudrania tricuspidata, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2014, 97(12): 1683-1688.
