Scholarship: Fully-funded
Degree: Bachelor, Master
Nationality: International Students
Location: USA
Application deadlines: Open
Scholarship Description:
Dr. Bingchen Yu graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Shandong University in 2014 and earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry from Georgia State University in 2018. Since 2019, he has conducted postdoctoral research at Georgia State University and the University of California, San Francisco. In 2023, he joined the Chemistry Department at Georgia State University as an assistant professor.
To date, Dr. Yu has published 40 papers as first or co-author in high-impact journals, including Nature Chemistry, Chem, JACS, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemical Science, with nearly 2,000 citations, demonstrating his significant contributions to medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, and protein therapeutics.
Available Subjects:
- Use expanded codon technology and proximity-triggered reactions to achieve covalent cross-linking of proteins for studying protein-protein, protein-carbohydrate, and protein-RNA interactions.
- Design and optimize small molecule probes to explore and analyze the structural and functional relationships of protein-protein interactions.
- Medicinal chemistry focused on the development of covalent antiviral drugs and ion channel activators.
- Design and develop a novel high-throughput drug screening platform.
Eligibility criteria:
- Master’s or undergraduate students with experience in medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, artificial intelligence, or chemical biology will be preferred.
- Strong English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing:
- TOEFL total score of 80 or above;
- IELTS total score of 6.5 or above.
- Passion for research, strong innovation mindset, and team spirit are essential.
Application Procedure:
Please send the materials to [email protected], with the subject line “PhD Application + Name.”
