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Dr Yuanjun Sun joined the Academy of Pharmacy at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) as an Assistant Professor in Aug 2023. Dr Sun received his PhD degree under the supervision of Professor Yue Chen from Nankai University in 2019, and then he completed his postdoctoral training with Professor Ya-Qiu Long in Soochow University from 2019 to 2023. Dr Suns current research interests focus on total synthesis of cyclodepsipeptides with unique anti-tumor activities, structure activity relationship study based on these natural products.Contact him by email (Yuanjun.Sun@xjtlu.edu.cn) if you are interested in collaboration with him.
Research interests
Development of new bioorthogonal reactions inspired by natural products
Structure activity relationship study based on natural product
Total synthesis of cyclodepsipeptides with unique anti-tumor activities
Experience
Assistant Professor, Academy of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023 to Present
Postdoctoral research fellow, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, 2019 to 2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Nankai University - 2019
MS, Nankai University - 2016
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Study on Structure-activity Relationship and Mechanism of Verucopeptin, A Cyclodepsipeptide Natural Product against Drug Resistant Tumor
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Study on Total Synthesis and Drug-likeness of Verucopeptin, A Cyclodepsipeptide Natural Product against Drug Resistance of Tumor
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Discovery of orally effective and safe GPR40 agonists by incorporating a chiral, rigid and polar sulfoxide into β-position to the carboxylic acid
Chen, C., Guo, S. M., Sun, Y., Li, H., Hu, N., Yao, K., Ni, H., Xia, Z., Xu, B., Xie, X. & Long, Y. Q., 5 May 2023, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 251, 115267.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Synthesis of Piperazic Acid-Containing Cyclodepsipeptide Core of Verucopeptin
Sun, Y., Tang, W., Wang, M., Ni, H. & Long, Y. Q., 1 Sept 2023, In: Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41, 17, p. 2077-2081 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Total Syntheses of Brassicicenes A, R, and T
Chen, B., Yang, Y., Zhang, X., Xu, D., Sun, Y., Chen, Y. & Wang, L., 2023, In: Organic Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Convergent synthesis of tetrahydropyranyl side chain of verucopeptin, an antitumor antibiotic active against multidrug-resistant cancers
Sun, Y., Tang, W., Ni, H., Wang, M., Huang, B. & Long, Y. Q., 3 Nov 2022, In: Chemical Communications. 58, 97, p. 13447-13450 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrigendum to: Probe Synthesis Reveals Eukaryotic Translation Elongation Factor 1 Alpha 1 as the Anti-Pancreatic Cancer Target of BE-43547A 2 (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2022), 61, 34, 10.1002/anie.202206953)
Liu, C., Wang, L., Sun, Y., Zhao, X., Chen, T., Su, X., Guo, H., Wang, Q., Xi, X., Ding, Y. & Chen, Y., 26 Sept 2022, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 61, 39, e202211687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Medicinal Chemistry Study Based on Active Cyclodepsipeptides
Yuanjun Sun (Speaker)
14 Mar 2024 → 16 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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First Wisdom Lake Postgraduate Researcher Development Conference & 2023 XJTLU Postgraduate Research Symposium
Yuanjun Sun (Participant)
13 Dec 2023 → 15 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Drug Discovery based on Active Natural Products
Yuanjun Sun (Speaker)
6 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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2023 Chinese Medicinal Chemistry Symposium & CPA-EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry
Yuanjun Sun (Participant)
7 Oct 2023 → 10 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …