Xin Chen陈新 博士/教授

CONTACT(联络信息):
School of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
Changzhou University
Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
常州大学制药学院
通讯地址：江苏常州市武进区科教城天润大厦A座907室（邮编213164）
Tel:(0519) **
Email: xinchen@cczu.edu.cn

RESEARCH INTERESTS(研究方向):
1.Drug discoveryfor treating infection and tumors;
(新型抗生素和抗癌药物研究)
2.Synthesis of small molecules with important biological activities.
(具有重要生物活性有机小分子的合成方法研究)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE(工作经历):
2010-presentProfessor of Chemistry School of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Changzhou University, China.
(常州大学制药学院, 教授)
2004-2010 Director of Small Molecule Synthesis Facility & Assistant Research ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, Duke University, North Carolina, USA.
(美国杜克大学化学系, 研究助教授，小分子合成中心主任)
2001-2003Senior Research Scientist TransTech Pharma Inc., North Carolina, USA.
(美国TransTech Pharma制药公司, 资深科学家)
2000-2001Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Chemistry, Duke University, North Carolina, USA(美国杜克大学化学系, 博士后)1997-1999Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
(美国加州大学河滨分校昆虫学系, 博士后)
1995-1997Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
(清华大学化学系, 副教授)
1993-1995Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
(清华大学化学系, 博士后)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE(授课经历):
·“Medicinal Chemistry药物化学” (for undergraduate students, 2011-2016)
Changzhou University, China.
·“FDA Regulations for New Drugs新药认证” (for undergraduate students, 2010-2014)
Changzhou University, China.
·“New Drugs R&D新药研究与开发” (for graduate students, 2011-2016)
Changzhou University, China.
·“Design of Organic Molecules有机分子设计” (for undergraduate students, 1995-1997)
Tsinghua University, China.
·“Organic Synthesis有机合成” (for graduate students, 1995-1997)
Tsinghua University, China.

EDUCATIONBACKGROUND(教育背景):
1993, Ph.D. (Major: synthetic organic chemistry), Lanzhou University, China.
(博士，兰州大学化学系) Advisor: Yulin Li
1990, M.Sc. (Major: organic chemistry), Lanzhou University, China.
(硕士，兰州大学化学系)Advisor: Ziyi Zhang
1987, B.Sc. (Major: organic chemistry), Lanzhou University, China.
(学士，兰州大学化学系)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS(获奖荣誉):
1、International Technology Cooperation Certificate of Award, CPCIF (China’s Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation), 2017
(中国石油和化学工业联合会国际科技合作奖, 2017)
2、Science and technology progress prize (first place), Changzhou City Government, China (2015)
(常州市科技进步奖一等奖, 2015)
3、Outstanding Researcher of Jiangsu Province (2014)
(第11届江苏省优秀科技工作者, 2014)
4、Top-Ten Excellent Researchers of Changzhou City (2014)
(常州市十佳科技工作者, 2014)
5、Team award of excellent advisor for undergraduate thesis of Jiangsu Province (2012)
(2012年度江苏省高校本专科优秀毕业设计(论文) 优秀毕业设计团队奖)
6、Second-level talented scientist of “333 High-level Talent Training Program” of Jiangsu Province
(江苏省“333高层次人才培养工程” 第二层次培养对象) (2011-2015)
7、Innovative and entrepreneurial talentof Jiangsu Province (2010)
(江苏省“双创人才”)
8、Science and technology leader of “831 Talent Training Program” of Changzhou City (2009)
(常州市“831高层次人才培养工程”首批中青年科学技术带头人)

FUNDINGS (基金课题):
1.Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Shan-Xin Program project (grant No. SXGC[2016]070): “Integrated innovation and application of green control technology of pear and peach pests” (2016-2017, PI).
江苏省农业三新工程项目(代号SXGC[2016]070): “桃梨害虫绿色防控技术的集成创新及应用示范” (2016-2017，主持)。
2.National Science Foundation of China project (grant No. **): “Study on novel inhibitors of type III secretion system for Pseudomonas aeruginosa” (2013-2016, PI)
国家自然科学基金面上项目(代号**): “绿脓杆菌III型分泌系统的新抑制剂研究” (2013-2016，主持)。
3.National Science Foundation of China project (grant No. **): “Structure-activity relationship study of Garcinol for oral cancer chemoprevention” (2013-2016, Co-PI)
国家自然科学基金面上项目(代号**): “山竹醇在口腔癌化学预防中的构效关系研究” (2013-2016，合作主持)。
4.Sino-USA international collaborative project: “Synthesis and screening of new inhibitors againstT3SS of pathogens” (2012-2014, PI)
国际合作项目:“病原菌III型分泌系统新抑制剂的合成和筛选” (2012-2014，主持)。
5.Technology Supporting Program of Jiangsu Province project: “Efficient sex pheromone technology and its application for pollution-controlling management of vegetable pests” (2012-2014, PI)
江苏省科技支撑计划项目: “无公害防治蔬菜害虫的高效生物信息素技术及应用开发”(2012-2014，主持)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS(学术论文):1.Lei Jin, Shuai Zhao,Xin Chen*. Synthesis of both enantiomers ofchiral phenylalaninederivatives catalyzed by cinchona alkaloid quaternary ammonium salts as asymmetric phase transfer catalysts. Molecules, 2018, 23, 1421.
2.Kaicheng Meng, Paul Shim, Qingtin Wang, Shuai Zhao, Ting Gu, Alem W. Kahsai, Seungkirl Ahn, Xin Chen*. Design, synthesis, and functional assessment of Cmpd-15 derivatives as negative allosteric modulators for the β₂-adrenergic receptor. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2018, 26, 2320-2330.
3.Xiangyu Liu, Seungkirl Ahn, Alem W. Kahsai, Kai-Cheng Meng, Naomi R. Latorraca, Biswaranjan Pani, A. J. Venkatakrishnan, Ali Masoudi, William I. Weis, Ron O. Dror, Xin Chen, Robert J. Lefkowtiz*, Brian K. Kobilka*. Mechanism of intracellular allosteric β₂AR antagonist revealed by X-ray crystal structure. Nature, 2017, 548, 480-484.
4.Seungkirl Ahn, Alem W. Kahsai, Biswaranjan Pani, Qin-Ting Wang, Shuai Zhao, Alissa L. Wall, Ryan T. Strachan, Dean P. Staus, Laura M. Wingler, Lillian D. Sun, Justine Sinnaeve, Ted Cho, Gwenn M. Hansen, Michael B. Burnett, Jane Lamerdin, Daniel Bassoni, Bryant Gavino, Gitte Husemoen, Eva K. Olsen, Thomas Franch, Stefano Costanzi, Xin Chen*, Robert J. Lefkowitz*. An allosteric “Beta-Blocker” discovered from a DNA-encoded small molecule libraries. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2017, 114(7), 1708-1713.
5.Thomas J. Cahill III, Alex R. B. Thomsen, Jeffrey T. Tarrasch, Bianca Plouffe, Anthony H. Nguyen, Fan Yang, Li-Yin Huang, Alem W. Kahsai, Daniel L. Bassoni, Bryant Gavino, Jane Lamerdin, Sarah Triest, Arun K. Shukla, Benjamin Berger, John Little IV, Albert Antar, Adi Blanc, Chang-Xiu Qu, Xin Chen, Kouki Kawakami, Asuka Inoue, Junken Aoki, Jan Steyaert, Jin-Peng Sun, Michel Bouvier, Georgios Skiniotis, Robert J. Lefkowitz*. Distinct conformations of GPCR-β-arrestin complexes mediate desensitization, signaling and endocytosis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2017, 114(10), 2562-2567.
6.Kai Xu, Shuai Zhao, Jia-Kuan Xu,^*Ming-Wei Shan, Jia-Li Yu, Yu-Bo Wang, Cheng-Fang Zhang, Xin Chen^*. Total synthesis of (3Z,9Z,6S,7R)- and (3Z,9Z,6R,7S)-6,7-epoxy-3,9-octadecadienes. Synth. Commun. 2017, 47(20), 1848-1853.
7.Xin-Ying Zhou, Jing Cao, Chao-Ming Han, Shu-Wen Li, Chen Zhang, Yin-Duan Du, Qian-Qian Zhou, Xin-Yan Zhang^*, Xin Chen^*.The C8 side chain is one of the key functional group of garcinol for its anti-cancer effects. Bioorg. Chem. 2017, 71, 74-80.
8.Punita Kumari, Ashish Srivastava, Ramanuj Banerjee, Eshan Ghosh, Pragya Gupta, Ravi Ranjan, Xin Chen, Bhagyashri Gupta, Charu Gupta, Deepika Jaiman, Arun K. Shukla*. Functional competence of a partially engaged GPCR-β-arrestin complex. Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 13416.
9.Chen Lu, Qiang Zhang, Xin Chen*. New method for synthesis of EZH2 methyltransferase inhibitor GSK126. Synth. Commun. 2016, 46, 1215-1222.
10.Lingling Gu, Shanshan Zhou, Lanping Zhu, Cuirong Liang, Xin Chen*. Small-molecule inhibitors of the type III secretion system. Molecules, 2015, 20, 17659-17674.
11.Chao-Ming Han, Xin-Ying Zhou, Jing Cao, Xin-Yan Zhang*, Xin Chen*. 13,14-Dihydroxy groups are critical for the anti-cancer effects of garcinol. Bioorg. Chem. 2015, 60, 123-129.
12.Yan Li,William Hutchins, Xiaogang Wu, Cuirong Liang, Chengfang Zhang, Xiaochen Yuan, Devanshi Khokhani, Xin Chen, Yizhou Che, Qi Wang*, Ching-Hong Yang*. Derivatives of plant phenolic compound inhibits the type III secretion system of Dickeya dadantii via HrpX/HrpY two-component signal transduction and Rsm system. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2015, 16(2), 150-163.
13.Arun K. Shukla, Gerwin H. Westfield, Kunhong Xiao, Rosana I. Reis, Li-Yin Huang, Prachi Tripathi-Shukla, Jiang Qian, Sheng Li, Adi Blanc, Austin N. Oleskie, Anne M. Dosey, Min Su, Cui-Rong Liang, Ling-Ling Gu, Jin-Ming Shan, Xin Chen, Rachel Hanna, Minjung Choi, Xiao Jie Yao, Bjoern U. Klink, Alem W. Kahsai, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Pawel A. Penczek, Shohei Koide, Anthony A. Kossiakoff, Virgil L. Woods Jr., Brian K. Kobilka*, Georgios Skiniotis*, Robert J. Lefkowitz*. Visualization of arrestin recruitment by a G protein-coupled receptor. Nature, 2014, 512, 218-222.
14.Cuirong Liang, Lingling Gu, Yang, Xin Chen*. Alternate synthesis of HSP90 inhibitor AT13387, Synth. Commun. 2014, 44, 2416-2425.
15.Yu-Hui Luo, Feng-Xia Yue, Xiao-Yang Yu, Xin Chen*, Hong Zhang*. Coordination polymers of lanthanide complexes with benzene dicarboxylato ligands. CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 6340-6348.
16.Yu-Hui Luo, Feng-Xia Yue, Xiao-Yang Yu, Ling-Ling Gu,Hong Zhang*, Xin Chen*. A series of entangled Zn^II/Cd^IIcoordination polymers constructed from 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate acid and flexible triazole ligands. CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 8116-8124.
17.Zheng-Yi Li, Hong-Zhao Ma, Chen Han, Hai-Tao Xi, Qi Meng, Xin Chen*, Xiao-Qiang Sun*. Synthesis of isothiocyanates by reaction of amines with phenyl chlorothionoformate via one-pot or two-step process. Synthesis, 2013, 45, 1667-1674.
18.Devanshi Khokhani, Chengfang Zhang, Yan Li, Qi Wang, Quan Zeng, Akihiro Yamazaki, William Hutchins, Shan-Shan Zhou, Xin Chen*, Ching-Hong Yang*. Discovery of plant phenolic compounds that act as type three secretion system inhibitors or inducers of fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2013, 79, 5424-5436.
19.Kun Hu，Yan-Jie Qi，Juan Zhao，He-Fei Jiang，Xin Chen*，Jie Ren*. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel sulforaphane derivatives as potential antitumor agents. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2013, 64, 529-539
20.Jie Ren, Juan Zhao, Yong-Sheng Zhou, Xian-Hua Liu, Xin Chen*, Kun Hu*. Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel 4-aminoquinoline derivatives. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2013, 22, 2855-2861.
21.Xin Chen,Xinyan Zhang, Ye Lu, Joong-Youn Shim, Shengmin Sang, Zheng Sun*, Xiaoxin Chen*. Chemoprevention of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced Hamster Cheek Pouch Carcinogenesis by a 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor, Garcinol. Nutrition & Cancer2012, 64, 1211-1218.
22.Jie Ren, Hong Cheng, Wen Qun Xin, Xin Chen*, Kun Hu*. Induction of apoptosis by 7-piperazinethylchrysin in HCT-116 human colon cancer cells. Oncology Reports, 2012, 28, 1719-1726.
23.Jie Ren, Hua-Jin Xu, Hong Cheng, Wen-Qun Xin，Xin Chen*, Kun Hu*. Synthesis and antitumor activity of Formononetin nitrogen mustard derivatives. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2012, 54, 175-187.
24.Kun Hu, Lin Wu, Wen-Qun Xin, Xin Chen*, Jie Ren*. Synthesis and biological evaluation of anticancer activity for novel 4β-amino oxadiazole derivatives of podophyllotoxin. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22, 4778-4782.
25.Akihiro Yamazaki, Jin Li, Quan Zeng, Devanshi Khokhani, William C. Hutchins, Angela C. Yost, Eulandria Biddle, Eric J. Toone, Xin Chen^*, Ching-Hong Yang^*. Derivatives of plant phenolic compound affect the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosavia a GacS/GacA two component signal transduction system. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2012, 56, 36-43.
26.Xin Chen^*, Zhengyi Li, Xiaoqiang Sun, Hongzhao Ma, Xiaoxin Chen, Jie Ren, Kun Hu. New method for synthesis of sulforaphane and the related isothiocyanates. Synthesis, 2011, 3991-3996.
27.Bidong D. Nguyen, Doreen F. Cunningham, Xiaofei Liang, Xin Chen, Eric J. Toone, Christian R. H. Raetz, Pei Zhou, Raphael H. Valdivia*. Lipooligosaccharide is required for the developmental transition of replicative Reticulate Bodies to infectious Elementary Bodies in Chlamydia trachomatis.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2011, 108, 10284-10289.
28.Chuljin Lee, Xiaofei Liang, Xin Chen, Daina Zeng, Sang Hoon Joo, Hak Suk Chung, Adam W. Barb, Shauna M. Swanson, Robert A. Nicholas, Yaoxian Li, Eric J. Toone*, Chris Raetz*, Pei Zhou*. Species-specific and Inhibitor-dependent Conformations of LpxC--Implication for Antibiotic Design. Chemistry & Biology,2011, 18, 38-47.
29.Xiaofei Liang, Chul-Jin Lee, Xin Chen, Hak Suk Chung, Daina Zeng, Christian R. H. Raetz, Yaoxian Li, Pei Zhou*, Eric J. Toone*. Syntheses, Structures and Antibiotic Activities of LpxC Inhibitors Based on the Diacetylene Scaffold.Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2011, 19, 852-860.
30.Warren S. Warren*, Elizabeth Jenista, Rosa Tamara Branca, Xin Chen. Increasing hyperpolarized spin lifetimes through true singlet eigenstates. Science, 2009, 323, 1711-1714.