Xi Zhao

Associate-Professor

Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun,130023, People’s Republic of China.

Telephone:+86-13504330745  e-mail:zhaoxi@jlu.edu.cn

Education and Professional Experience

M.S, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Jilin University, P.R. China., 2002/09-2004/07.

Ph.D, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Jilin University, P.R. China., 2004/09-2007/07.

Lecturer,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, JilinUniversity, 2007/07-2009/09.

Associate-professor, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, 10/2009-present

Associate research fellow, Department of Chemistry, Research group of Prof. Douglas James Tobias,University of California, Irvine,California 92697-2025.U.S. 2014/09-2015/09.

recent 5 years publications 

1. Xi Zhao*, Hui Yu, Liu Yang, Qianqian Li, Xuri Huang. Simulating the antimicrobial mechanism of human β-defensin-3 with coarse-grained molecular dynamics. journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2015,33,2522-2529.

2. Zhenning Yang, Xiaodi Niu, Hao Zhang, Song Wang*, Xi Zhao*, Xuri Huang. Conformational changes in MetNI: steered molecular dynamic studies of the methionine ABC transporter with and without substrates. Molecular Simulation. 2015,41,613-621.

3. Qianqian Li, Hui Yu, Xi Zhao*, Xuri Huang. Insight into the impact of environments on structure of chimera C3 of human β-defensins 2 and 3 from molecular dynamics simulations.journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2015,33,1989-2002.

4. Xiaoguang Liu, Hui Yu, Xi Zhao*, Xu-Ri Huang*. Molecular simulations study of novel 1,4-dihydropyridines derivatives with a high selectivity for Cav3.1 calcium channel. Protein Sci. 2015 ,24,1737-1747.

6. Huijing Zhang, Hui Yu*, Xi Zhao*, Xiaoguang Liu, Xianli Feng &Xuri Huang.Investigations of Takeout proteins’ ligand binding and release mechanism using molecular dynamics simulation.J BiomolStructDyn. 2017,35,1464-1473

7.Lu Liu, Hui Yu, Lianjuan Yang, Xi Zhao*&Xuri Huang*, Elucidating proton-mediated conformational changes in an acid-sensing ion channel 1a through molecular dynamics simulation. J BiomolStructDyn. 2018,36, 2261-2267

8. Yi Wang, JiaLiua, Meiqing Zhu, Lijun Wang, Xianyang Zen, Shisuo Fan, Zhen Wang,Honglian Li, Risong Na*, Xi Zhao*, Qing X. Li. Biophysical characterization of interactions between falcarinol-type polyacetylenes and human serum albumin via multispectroscopy andmolecular docking techniques. Journal of Luminescence 2018,200, 111–119.

9.Jiakang Min, Krzysztof  Kierzek, Xuecheng Chen*, Paul K. Chu, Xi Zhao*,Ryszard J. Kalen´czuk, Tao Tang* and EwaMijowskad. Facile synthesis of porous iron oxide/graphenehybrid nanocomposites and potential application in electrochemical energy storage†.New J. Chem., 2017, 41, 13553-13559.

10. Jiakang Min, Shuai Zhang , Jiaxin Li , RüdigerKlingeler , Xin Wen, Xuecheng Chen*, Xi Zhao*,Tao Tang*, EwaMijowska. From polystyrene waste to porous carbon flake and potential application in supercapacitor.Waste Management.2019,85, 333-340.

11. Liu Yang, Lianjuan Yang, Hui Yu, Lu Liu, Xi Zhao*, Xuri Huang, Conformational transitions of uracil transporter UraA from Escherichia coli: a molecular simulation study. J BiomolStructDyn. 2018,36, 3398-3410.

12.Hua Zhou, Hui Yu, Lianjuan Yang*, Xi Zhao*, Xuri Huang. Molecular dynamics simulations investigate the pathway of substrate entry active site of rhomboid protease. J BiomolStruct Dyn.2019.37,3445-3455.