Contact
- workRoom BB74 Block B
Malaysia Campus
Jalan Broga
43500 Semenyih
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia - Kok.ZhiYuan@nottingham.edu.my
Biography
Zhi Yuan obtained his Masters of Pharmacy (MPharm) and Ph.D. degree in the field of medicinal chemistry at the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham (UoN), the latter of which funded by the prestigious UoN Vice Chancellor's Scholarship for 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Excellence. After spending just under 3 years as a medicinal/organic chemist collectively at Sygnature Discovery in Nottingham and Nanyang Technological 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in Singapore, Zhi Yuan rejoins the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia as an assistant professor. Apart from being a keen chemist, Zhi Yuan has a strong interest in G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and novel antimicrobial discovery, as well as exploring the development and wider use of fluorescent compounds for the understanding of biological processes and drug development purposes.
Expertise Summary
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Teaching Summary
Subject areas of competence: Medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular pharmacology
Module convener/contributor for the modules:
Bachelor of Pharmacy: PHAR1038 (Bacterial and Fungal Infections), PHAR2040 (Cardiovascular)
Master of Pharmacy: PHAR1034 (Human Life Cycle), PHAR2044 (Infections 1), PHAR2045 (Infections 2), PHAR2051 (Cardiovascular)
Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences: PHAR1026 (Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry), PHAR2010 (Pharmaceutical Analysis and Spectroscopy), PHAR3014 (Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design)
