Zhuo Wang
Zhuo Wang graduated as a Master in Pharmacy at Yantai University in 2023, following his Master’s degree in Biology obtained at Southwest University of science and technology in 2019.
During his Master’s study in Pharmacy, He joined the laboratory of Assoc. Prof. Yanping Zhu for his Master’s thesis, entitled’ Design, Synthesis and in vitro Anti-tumor Activity of 4H-isoxazolo[3',4':4,5]pyrano[3,2-b]quinoline and Derivatives’. He was also involved in a program that developed fluorescence probes based on Celecoxib. In 2024, he joined the Verwilst’s Lab at the Rega Institute for Medicinal Research to pursue a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
His PhD project focuses on the development of small-molecule drugs as potential intracellular CCR5 chemokine antagonists.
Co-promotor: Prof. Dominique Schols.
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Research Interests
1. One-Pot Synthesis of Isoxazole-Fused Tricyclic Quinazoline Alkaloid Derivatives via Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Propargyl-Substituted Methyl Azaarenes under Metal-Free Conditions
Zhuo Wang, Yuhan Zhao, Jiaxin Chen, Mengyao Chen, Xuehan Li, Ting Jiang, Fang Liu, Xi Yang, Yuanyuan Sun, Yan-ping Zhu, Molecules 2023, 28, 278. Read here
2. Iodine-Mediated Domino Cyclization for One-Pot Synthesis of Indolizine-Fused Chromones via Metal-Free sp3 C–H Functionalization
Xiang-Jin Zhang,† Zhuo Wang,† Han Zhang,† Jing-Jing Gao,† Kai-Rui Yang, Wei-Yu Fan, Rui-Xue Wu, Meng-Lin Feng, Wei Zhu, and Yan-Ping Zhu, Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 87, 835–845. Read here
3. A supramolecular gel made from an azobenzene-based phenylalanine derivative: synthesis, self-assembly, and dye adsorption
Liangchun Li, Jie Chen, Zhuo Wang, Li Xie, Chao Feng, Gao He, Hailong Hu, Rongqin Sun, Huajie Zhu, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2021, 628, 127289. Read here