Dr. Guoxun Yang obtained his Ph. D from Fudan University in 2004. Thereafter, he successively worked as lecture and associate professor in Fudan University. His research interest focuses on identification and elucidation active constituents from traditional Chinese medicine, including: 1) to discover novel chemical constituents from herbs; 2) to identify bioactive compounds against inflammation, tumor, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), etc. from natural resources; 3) to optimize the extraction technology for herbal medicines. He has published over 40 papers and applied 7 patents with 4 patents granted.
Natural products chemistry; natural bioactive compounds discovery
Education
Sep. 1993 – June 1997 B.S., Medicinal chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan university (Primary Shanghai Medical University)
Sep. 1998 –June 2004 Ph.D., Medicinal chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan university
Professional Experiences
July 1997 – June 2003 School of Pharmacy, Fudan university (Primary Shanghai Medical University), Teaching assistant
July 2003 – Nov. 2012 School of Pharmacy, Fudan university, Lecture
Dec. 2009 – Dec. 2010 Havard Medical School, Visiting scholar
Dec. 2012 – present School of Pharmacy, Fudan university, Associate professor
Grants & Projects
Shanghai Municipal Committee of Science and Technology (No. 12401901001, 2012/10-2015/10)
Selected Publications
1. Yang Guoxun, ZhangRuize, Lou Bin, et al. Chemical constituents from Melastoma dodecandrum and their inhibitory activity on interleukin-8 production in HT-29 cells，Nat Prod Res, 2014, 28(17): 1383-1387.
2. Yang Guoxun, Ye Miao, Hu Changling, et al. New iridoids possessing a dioxatricyclodecane skeleton from the leaves of Viburnum formosanum Hayata subsp. leiogynum Hsu, Chin J Org Chem., 2015, 35: 428-431.
3. Yang Guoxun, Wang wenxuan, Hu Changling, et al. Sterols from roots of Clerodendrum trichotomum and their anti-inflammatory activity, Chin Trad Herbal Drugs, 2014, 45(18): 2597-2601.
4. Zhang Ruize, Xu Yanjie, Xiong juan, Hu jinfeng, Yang Guoxun*. Chemical constituents from Achillea alpina, Chin Trad Herbal Drugs, 2013, 44(20): 2812-2815.
5. Yang Guoxun，Zang Yi，Hu Changling，et al. Serratene triterpenoids in Lycopodium japonicum from Hubei province, Chin Trad Herbal Drugs，2014, 45(24): 3524-3527.
