Biography
Research Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2010-now)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Texas A&M University(2005-2009)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Irvine (2003-2005)
Ph.D., Nankai University (2002)
B.S., Nankai University (1993)
Research Interests
Theoretical studies of biological/chemical systems through molecular dynamics simulations
Design and application of enhanced sampling molecular simulation methods
Development of high-performance molecular simulation software
Awards
2024 Outstanding Labor Union Official (Peking University)
2023 AI Dean's SummitBest Innovative Collaboration Award (Huawei Cloud Computing Technology Co., Ltd.)
2023 Outstanding Labor Union Activist (Peking University)
2021 Outstanding Labor Union Official (Peking University)
2020 Concord Award (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University)
2017 Tanglixin Excellent Cultural Liaison Teacher Award (Peking University)
2017 Excellence in Moral Education (Peking University)
2017 Advanced Individual in Safety Management (Peking University)
2016 Outstanding Labor Union Official (Peking University)
2016 Outstanding Military Training Instructor (Peking University)
2015 Best Poster Award (The 15th International Congress of Quantum Chemistry)
Selected Publications
Wang, J. P.; Gao, H.; Yang*, L. J.; Gao*, Y. Q., Role of Engineered Iron-haem Enzyme in Reactivity and Stereoselectivity of Intermolecular Benzylic C-H Bond Amination. ACS Catalysis2020, 10 (9), 5318-5327.
Mondal+, M.; Yang+, L. J.; Cai, Z. C.; Patra, P.; Gao*, Y. Q., A perspective on the molecular simulation of DNA from structural and functional aspects. Chemical Science2021, 12 (15), 5390-5409. (Co-first author)
Huang+, Y. P.; Xia+, Y. J.; Yang+, L. J.; Wei, J. C.; Yang, Y. I.; Gao*, Y. Q., SPONGE: A GPU-Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Package with Enhanced Sampling and AI-Driven Algorithms. Chinese Journal of Chemistry2022, 40 (1), 160-168. (Co-first author)
Li+, J. R.; Du+, P. C.; Yang+, L. J.; Zhang, J.; Song, C.; Chen, D. Y.; Song, Y. Z.; Ding, N.; Hua, M. X.; Han, K.; Song, R.; Xie, W.; Chen, Z. H.; Wang, X. B.; Liu, J. Y.; Xu, Y. L.; Gao, G. J.; Wang, Q.; Pu, L.; Di, L.; Li, J.; Yue, J. L.; Han, J. Y.; Zhao, X.; Yan, Y. H.; Yu, F. T.; Wu, A. R.; Zhang, F. J.; Gao, Y. Q.; Huang, Y. Y.; Wang, J. B.; Zeng, H.; Chen, C., Two-step fitness selection for intra-host variations in SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports2022, 38 (2), 110205. (Co-first author)
Jing, X. D.; Zhu, Z.; Wang, S.; Xin, J. Q.; Zhou, H. S.; Wang, L. T.; Tong, H. M.; Cui, C. H.; Zhang, Y. F.; Sun, F.; Yang*, L. J.; Gao*, Y. Q.; Lu*, H., Nonionic Water-Soluble Oligo(ethylene glycol)-Modified Polypeptides with a β-Sheet Conformation. Biomacromolecules 2024, 25 (8), 5343-5351.