Zhendong Jin
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Thera
University of Iowa
United States of America
Biography
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow 1996-1997, The Scripps Research Institute, (w/ Prof. K. C. Nicolaou) 1997-2003, University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Assistant Professor 2003-present, University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Associate Professor
Research Interest
The main emphasis of Dr. Jin’s research is the total synthesis of various biologically active natural products and structural analogues, the discovery and development of new synthetic methods with particular interest in asymmetric reactions, and synthesis of novel anticancer agents.
Publications
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Chen, L., Hua, Z., Li, G., Jin, Z. 2011. Controlling the Facial Selectivity of Asymmetric [4+2] Cycloadditions: A Concise Synthesis of the cis-Decalin Core Structure of Superstolides A and B, Org. Lett. 13, 3580.
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Chen L, Riaz Ahmed KB, Huang P, Jin Z. 2013. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Truncated Superstolide A. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 52, 3446.
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Garcia-Prieto C, Riaz Ahmed KB, Chen Z, Zhou Y, Hammoudi N, Kang Y, Lou C, Mei Y, Jin Z, Huang P. 2013. Effective Killing of Leukemia Cells by the Natural Product OSW-1 through Disruption of Cellular Calcium Homeostasis. J. Biol. Chem. 288, 3240.
