Dr. Mingxin Liu, Professor

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Biography

Dr. Mingxin Liu was born on Oct. 1989. His B.Sc. thesis was fulfilled from Tsinghua University with Prof. Yongge Wei and Prof. Lei Liu. He then finished his PhD at McGill University supervised by Prof. Chao-Jun Li. After finishing his PhD he completed his postdoctoral study with Prof. Zetian Mi from the University of Michigan. He began his independent career as a full professor at Lanzhou University by the end of 2020. His research interest is the application of 'green' reagents in synthetic methodology and their sustainable application in Chemical Biology.

Topic

Nature-Chemistry Relationship Involving Oxygenated Organic Compounds

Abstract

Oxygenated organic compounds (OOC), represented by alcohols, carbonyls, and their derivatives, are ubiquitous in both synthetic realm and natural molecules. Therefore, the study of OOC serves as an ideal platform to further investigate the tie between Chemistry and Nature. During the past 5 years, we have revealed various toxicological effects of -OH functional group both in vivo and in vitro using polyethylene as the platform. In addition, we have developed a series of more sustainable synthetic methodologies for OOCs that minimize the environmental impact on nature and the society. The interdisciplinary study was aiming to further advance the development of green chemistry and strengthen the tie between the environment and the society.