Curriculum Vitae

Zheng Li

Department of Macromolecular Science and 2100 Adelbert Road

Engineering Kent Hale Smith Building

Case Western Reserve University #343

E-mail: abl76s@r.postjobfree.com Cleveland, OHIO 44106

Phone: 1-216-***-****

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Expected: 2010

Ph.D candidate, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Thesis: "Structural Studies of Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules

Stabilized by Metal Ion Binding"

Research Advisors: Prof. Alexander M. Jamieson and Prof. Stuart J. Rowan

Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China

2004-2006

M. S., Organic Chemistry

Thesis: "The Synthesis of 5,10,15-Tris[2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorophenyl] Corrole,

1-Methyl-1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclodo-Decane, and Their Interactions with DNA"

Research Advisor: Prof. Xiang Zhou

Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China

2000-2004

B.S., Applied Chemistry

Thesis: "The Binding Character of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) with Rare

Earth Ions Using Microcalorimetry System and Fluorescence Spectrum"

Research Advisor: Prof. Cunxin Wang

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China

2002-2004

B.A., English of Science and Technology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Case Western Reserve University, U.S.A

2007.1-present

Research Assistant-Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering

. Investigation on the structure-property relationship of tunable

guanosine-based supramolecular hydrogel and the gelation mechanism;

. Structural and rheological studies of self-assembly of metallo-

supramolecular polymers in solution;

. Physical studies of the structure and properties of multi-stimuli

responsive metallo-supramolecular polymeric gels;

. Structural studies of a model RNA spliceosome using synchrotron small

angle X-ray scattering.

Wuhan University, P.R.China

2004.9 __ 2006.8

Research Assistant- Laboratory of Chemical Biology

. Synthesis of porphyrin and corrole derivatives and identification of

their interaction with DNA;

. Synthesis of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) contrast agents based on

macrocyclic polyamines;

. Synthesis of macrocyclic polyamines used for DNA cleavage and

antitumor agents.

Wuhan University, P.R.China

2003.9__2004.6

Undergraduate Researcher- Laboratory of Thermal Physical Chemistry

. Study of the binding character of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with rare

earth ions using LKB-2107 microcalorimetry system and fluorescence

spectrum.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

. American Chemical Society member

. Reviewer of Journal of Applied Polymer Science

TRAINING

. National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering, Argonne National Lab,

2007

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

. Supervisor and teaching assistant of departmental rheometer

2008.1-2010.4

. Teaching assistant of BI-200 light scattering system

2007.5-present

. Assistant tutor of two junior's research

2007.9-2009.5

. Assistant tutor of two senior's research

2004.6-2006.6

. Teaching assistant in organic experiments for undergraduate students

2004.2-2004.5

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004 Excellent Undergraduate Thesis of Hubei Province

2003 Excellent Undergraduate Students of Wuhan University

2002 Excellent Undergraduate Students of Wuhan University

PUBLICATIONS

. Zheng Li, Lauren E. Buerkle, Maxwell Orseno, Kiril A. Streletzky, Sonke

Seifert, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan, The Structure and

Gelation Mechanism of Tunable Guanosine-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels.

Langmuir, ASAP.

. Zheng Li, Farshad Niazi, Shihu Wang, Elena E. Dormidontova*, Alex. M.

Jamieson*, Saba Valadkhan*, Structural Studies of a Model RNA Spliceosome

Using Synchrotron SAXS. To be submitted to Nature Structural & Molecular

Biology.

. Zheng Li, Justin Kumpfer, Adriane Miller, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart

J. Rowan*, Self-Assembly Studies of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers in

Solution. In Preparation.

. Zheng Li, Wengui Weng, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan*,

Structural studies on a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer gels. In

Preparation.

. Wengui Weng, Zheng Li, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan*, Effect

of Monomer Structure on the Gelation of a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular

Polymers, Soft matter, 2009, 5, 4647-4657.

. Lauren E. Buerkle, Zheng Li, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan*,

Tailoring the Properties of Guanosine-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels,

Langmuir, 2009, 25(15), 8833-8840.

. Wengui Weng, Zheng Li, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan*, Control

of Gel Morphology and Properties of a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular

Polymers by Good/Poor Solvent Environments, Macromolecules, 2009, 42(1),

236-246.

. Song Wu, Zheng Li, Bo Chen, Feng Liang, Tao Jia, Xiang Zhou*, Xiaoping

Cao, Dicationic Pyridium Porphyrins Appending Different Peripheral

Substituents: Synthesis and Studies for Their Interactions with DNA.

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, 14, 2956-2965.

. Feng Liang*, Shuhui Wan, Zheng Li, Xiaoqin Xiong, Xiang Zhou, Chengtai

Wu*, Medicinal Applications of Macrocyclic Polyamines. Current Medicinal

Chemistry, 2006, 13, 763-771.

PRESENTATION AND PROCEEDINGS

. Zheng Li, Lauren E. Buerkle, Maxwell Orseno, Kiril A. Streletzky, Sonke

Seifert, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan, The Structure and

Gelation Mechanism of Tunable Guanosine-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels

Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National Meering, San Francisco, CA,

United States, March 21-25, 2010.

. Zheng Li, Justin Kumpfer, Adriane Miller, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart

J. Rowan*, Self-Assembly Studies of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers in

Solution, Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, May 20-23, 2009.

. Zheng Li, Farshad Niazi, Alex. M. Jamieson*, Saba Valadkhan*, Structural

Studies of a Model RNA Spliceosome Using Synchrotron SAXS, Research

ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009.

. Zheng Li, Justin Kumpfer, Adriane Miller, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart

J. Rowan*, Self-Assembly of Metallo-supramolecular Polymers, Polymer and

Chemical Engineering Innovation Northeast Ohio (PINO), Case Western

Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2008.

. Lauren E. Buerkle, Zheng Li, Alexander M. Jamieson*, Stuart J. Rowan*,

Tailoring the Properties of Supramolecular Guanosine Hydrogels through

the Use of Comonomers, Abstracts of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting,

Salt Lake City, UT, United States, March 22-26, 2009.

. Adriane K. Miller, Zheng Li, Brendan T. McGrail, Alexander M. Jamieson*,

Stuart J. Rowan*, Toward Redox-Active Supramolecular Polymers, Abstracts

of Papers, 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, United States,

March 22-26, 2009.

. Song Wu, Zheng Li, Bo Chen, Xiang Zhou*, The Effect of Peripheral

Substituents on the Interaction between Cationic Porphyrins and DNA. The

4th Annual National Meeting of Organic Chemistry Proceedings, July 2005.

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