通过运用计算机辅助药物设计、化学生物学、药物化学等多学科交叉手段，基于针对蛋白伴侣系统及肿瘤免疫系统开展创新药物研发工作。

1、科研项目
（1）国家自然科学基金委员会，面上项目，82073766，基于STING的“开放-闭合”动态激活构象发现、设计新型STING激动剂及其在 肿瘤免疫治疗中的应用探索。2021-01 至 2024-12，56万元，在研，主持
（2）国家自然科学基金委员会，面上项目，81872737，基于诱导Phe199位移变化策略选择性抑制热休克蛋白内质网亚型Grp94蛋白的药物发现及其应用探索， 2019-01 至 2022-12，56万元，在研，主持
（3）学院中央业务高校原创探索项目，2632022YC05，cGAS-STING 信号传导的新机制发现与分子设计研究，2022-01 至 2024-12，40万元，在研，主持
（4）江苏省自然科学基金，面上项目，基于STING动态激活构象设计、发现新型STING激动剂及其在肿瘤免疫治疗中的应用探索。2020-07 至 2023-06，10万元，在研，主持
（5）国家自然科学基金青年基金项目，81502990，热休克蛋白Hsp90 C-端调控剂的发现、设计及其化学生物学研究，2016.01至2018.12，17.9万，结题，主持。
（6）江苏省基础研究计划（自然科学基金）青年基金项目，BK20150691，基于化学和生物信息学技术的Hsp90 C-端调控剂的发现、优化和作用模式研究，2015.7-2018.6，20万，结题，主持。

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