Guo Yu
Guo Yu
Professor、PhD Advisor
Guo Yu, Ph.D., Professor, is affiliated with the College of Life Science as well as State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Graduated from Nankai University.
Special Talent:National “Four Young Talents”, Member of the 13th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation
Address: Room D307, Comprehensive Laboratory Building, Jinnan Campus of Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, P.R. China
Telephone: 022-85358910
Email: guoyu@nankai.edu.cn
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Research Interest:
1.Mechanisms of Viral Recognition and Entry, Transcription and Replication
2.Host-Virus Interaction Mechanisms in Response to Viral Infection
Antibody Drug Development and Reverse Vaccinology Design
History:

2003-2007   Nankai University      BS
2007-2012   Nankai University      Ph D
2012-2015   Nankai University      Lecturer
2015-2020   Nankai University      Associate Professor
2017-2018   Stanford University    Visiting Scholar
2020-2021   Nankai University      Professor
2020-Present   State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology   Principal Investigator
2021.07-Present  Nankai University  Professor

Honors and Awards

2020, National "Upward and Virtuous" Outstanding Youth
2020, Typical Figure of the Young Talent Support Program of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)
2020, National Silver Award, National "Challenge Cup" College Students' Entrepreneurship Plan Competition (Instructor)
2019, National Bronze Award, China "Internet Plus" College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Instructor)

Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications

  Representative results
1.A SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody with extensive Spike binding coverage and modified for optimal therapeutic outcomes. Nature Communications, 2021;
2.Structural basis for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies with novel binding epitopes, PLOS Biology, 2021;
3.Molecular deconvolution of the neutralizing antibodies induced by an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccine, Protein Cell, 2021;
4.Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Enterovirus 71 Inhibitors as Therapeutic Drug Leads for the Treatment of Human Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease,Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020;
5.Crystal structure of the African swine fever virus structural protein p35 reveals its role for core shell assembly, Protein Cell, 2020;
6.Structure of African swine fever virus p15 reveals its dual role for membrane-association and DNA binding, Protein Cell, 2020;
7.Crystal Structure of African Swine Fever Virus pS273R Protease and Implications for Inhibitor Design, Journal of Virology, 2020

Professional Cultivation