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Education
- Ph.D. in Biological Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China, 2021-2025
- M.Sc. in Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China, 2016-2019
- B.Eng. in Fasion Design and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China, 2011-2015
Research Interests
- Computational Biology
- Biomacromolecules and Molecular Machine
- Cellulose Interactions
- Viral Protein Mechanisms in Desease
Research Highlights
- Computational studies of regio- and enantioselective oxidation of free fatty acids by human P450s
- The transport mechanism of phospholipid by ATP8A1-CDC50 through an in-depth study.
- Comprehensive analysis of protein behavior under the membrane environment.
- Analysis the impact of mutations on receptor binding of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
- Study on the DNA-binding mechanisms of human and mouse cGAS through MD and MM/GBSA methodologies.
Professional experience
- Jan. 2021 - Aug. 2021: Research Assistant
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hongkong, Shenzhen, China
- Duties included:
- Utilize coarse-grained (CG) models to explore the conformational pathways of large-scale protein machines
- P4-ATPase catalyzed phospholipid transport system
- SARS-Cov2 variant cpmplex
- Supervisors: Prof. Chen Bai
- Jun. 2020 - Dec. 2020: Reseach Assistant
- Institute for Advanced Study in Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Duties included:
- Comparative study on the DNA-binding mechanisms of human and mouse cGAS through MD and MM/GBSA methodologies.
- Supervisor: Prof. Wenjin Li
- Jun. 2019 - May. 2020: Research Assistant
- School of Food and Biological Engineering in Shanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian, China
- Duties included: +Research on the structural and hydrogen bond network transitions of starch including double-helical amylose, amylopectin, and v-amylose.
- Supervisor: Prof. Junrong Huang
Awards & honors
- 2025, Outstanding graduate student award
- 2021-2025, Gang Hong scholarship for PH. D. student
- 2018, First-grade scholarship for master’s degree
- 2017, First-grade scholarship for master’s degree
- 2017, 3rd place in Wuhan Textile University Research Forum
- 2017, “Outstanding Thesis” of the 10th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium
- 2016, 3rd place in Wuhan Textile University Research Forum
- 2016, 1st place in Creative Artistic Expression in Wuhan Textile University Research Forum
Publications
Zhang, H., , Hirao, H., Mechanism of Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroxylation of Arachidonic Acid Catalyzed by Human CYP2E1: A Combined Molecular Dynamics and Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study" Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 65(4), 2080-2092 (2025).
Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Xu, P. et al. Exploring the Phospholipid Transport Mechanism of ATP8A1-CDC50." Biomedicines, 11(2), 546 (2023).
Zhang Y., Zhu X., Zhang H. et al. Mechanism Study of Proteins under Membrane Environment. Membranes, 12(7), 694 (2022).
Shi D. †, An K.†, Zhang H.† et al. "Application of Coarse-Grained (CG) Models to Explore Conformational Pathway of Large-Scale Protein Machines". Entropy, 24(5), 620 (2022).
Bai C., Wang J., Chen G., Zhang H. et al. Predicting Mutational Effects on Receptor Binding of the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Variants. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(42): 17646-17654 (2021).
Wang X., Zhang H., Li W. DNA-binding mechanisms of human and mouse cGAS: a comparative MD and MM/GBSA study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(45): 26390-26401 (2020).
Chen Z.†, Zhang H.† Wade K. et al. The analysis of the effects of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) on amylose molecular conformation at atomic level based on molecular dynamics simulation. Food Chemistry.327: 127047 (2020).
Zhang H., Jiang X. Revealing the Weak Interaction Mechanism of Crystalline Cellulose Iα by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. 12(4): 167-178 (2019).
Jiang X., Zhang H., Zhong A. Revealing the Interaction Mechanism Stabilizing Crystalline Cellulose Iβ by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. 10(3): 141-154 (2017).
Talks
December 15, 2017
Talk at Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China
May 16, 2017
Talk at Lake View Garden Hotel, Wuhan, China
December 09, 2016
Talk at Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, China
Teaching
Languages
Mandarin(Native), English(Fluent)
Skills & Expertise
- IELTS 6.5 point, possessing a good ability for literacy, can quick browsing of English professional literature and books, speaking ability is not good, but can communicate normally. Own high communication skills. Have the good ability to work with different people.
- Always in Linux, Python and R; used SPSS, MATLAB, in master study; Proficient in research software such as Amber, GROMACS, Gaussian, VMD and Pymol; Using GitHub or Visual Studio Code.
