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Interests
Dr. Zhou's main research interest is in evaluating the potential of novel peptides isolated from a variety of sources, including Traditional Chinese Medicines, leading to the development of new therapeutics. This involves isolation and structural characterisation of peptides/proteins, and determination and validation of targets.
Teaching
Undergraduate level
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PMY3072 |
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
VLE - Update |
PMY4005 |
Project |
VLE - Update |
Postgraduate level
MPhil programme in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R3216PMY: Chicken embryo chorio-allantoic membrane (CAM) model for the study of novel angi
01/08/2009 → …
Project: Research
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A frog‐derived antimicrobial peptide as a potential anti‐biofilm agent in combating Staphylococcus aureus skin infection
Fei, F., Wang, T., Jiang, Y., Chen, X., Ma, C., Zhou, M., Wu, Q., Cao, P., Duan, J., Chen, T., Burrows, J. F. & Wang, L., 20 May 2023, (Early online date) In: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel antimicrobial peptide, Dermaseptin-SS1, with anti-proliferative activity, isolated from the skin secretion of Phyllomedusa tarsius
Ma, X., Chen, Y., Shu, A., Jiang, Y., Chen, X., Ma, C., Zhou, M., Wang, T., Chen, T., Shaw, C. & Wang, L., 11 Sep 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 18, 20 p., 6558.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel strategy for the design of aurein 1.2 analogs with enhanced bioactivities by conjunction of cell-penetrating regions
Liao, F., Chen, Y., Shu, A., Chen, X., Wang, T., Jiang, Y., Ma, C., Zhou, M., Chen, T., Shaw, C. & Wang, L., 19 Feb 2023, In: Antibiotics. 12, 2, 21 p., 412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery and analysis of a novel antimicrobial peptide B1AW from the skin secretion of amolops wuyiensis and improving the membrane-binding affinity through the construction of the lysine-introduced analogue
Qin, H., Zuo, W., Ge, L., Siu, S. W. L., Wang, L., Chen, X., Ma, C., Chen, T., Zhou, M., Cao, Z. & Kwok, H. F., 06 May 2023, (Early online date) In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21, p. 2960-2972 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conjugation of a cationic cell-penetrating peptide with a novel kunitzin-like trypsin inhibitor: new insights for enhancement of peptide bioactivities
Yao, J., Yin, W., Chen, Y., Chen, X., Jiang, Y., Wang, T., Ma, C., Zhou, M., Chen, T., Shaw, C. & Wang, L., 27 Aug 2022, In: Pharmaceutics. 14, 9, 1805.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Amphibian skin molecular libraries as sources of potential antimicrobial agents
Mei Zhou (Advisor)
Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (Journal)
Mei Zhou (Associate editor)
Feb 2022 → Jul 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (Journal)
Mei Zhou (Associate editor)
Aug 2021 → Jan 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity