ping Zhu
Professor
Institute of Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
1986.9-1990.6 B.S., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China 1990.9-1993.6 M.S., Xi’an Jiaotong Univ., Xi’an, China 1993.9-1997.6 Ph.D., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China 1997.7-1998.12 Lecturer, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China 1999.3-2008.5 Postdoctoral Research Associate; Assist. in Research (NTTF) ; Associate Scholar/Scientist (NTTF); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, Florida, USA 2008.6-present Principal Investigator, Professor of “Hundred Talents Program”, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Research Interest
Rapidly developed in the past years, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) provides a unique way to study the 3D structure of macrobiomolecules in their native status. Our lab is interested in the 3D reconstruction and structural analysis of virus, chromatin and other biomacromolecules and their complexes, primarily utilizing cryo electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and electron tomography (ET) technologies.
Publications
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3. Zhu P*, Li G*. (2016) Structural insights of nucleosome and the 30-nm chromatin fiber. Curr. Opin.Struc. Biol., 36:106-15 (*corresponding author, invited review)
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2. Xu P, Li C, Chen Z, Jiang S, Fan S, Wang J, Dai J, Zhu P*, Chen Z*. (2016) The NuA4 core complex acetylates nucleosomal histone H4 through a double recognition mechanism, Mol. Cell, 63:965–75 (*corresponding author)
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1. Zhu P*, Li G*. (2016) Higher-order structure of the 30-nm chromatin fiber revealed by cryo-EM. IUBMB Life. 68(11):873-78 (*corresponding author, invited review, cover)
