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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 |
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PMY4005 |
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Postgraduate level
MPhil programme in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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R3216PMY: Chicken embryo chorio-allantoic membrane (CAM) model for the study of novel angi
Zhou, M. (PI)
01/08/2009 → 31/03/2011
Project: Research
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A serum-stable antimicrobial peptide-based delivery platform for selective treatment of nontargetable and chemoresistant tumors
Liu, T., Ke, L., Sun, R., Chen, X., Zhou, M., Bininda-Emond, O. R. P., Ma, C., Jiang, Y., Wang, T., Shaw, C., Wang, L., Chen, T. & Dong, A., 17 Sept 2025, (Early online date) In: Advanced Science. 18 p., e04710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery and optimisation of novel Bombinin-derived peptides from Bombina variegata against Staphylococcus aureus
Liu, J., Yao, K., Sun, R., Ma, X., Ma, C., Chen, X., Jiang, Y., Wang, T., Chen, T., Shaw, C., Zhou, M. & Wang, L., 29 Apr 2025, (Early online date) In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engineering of antimicrobial peptide Brevinin-1pl: arginine, lysine, and histidine substitutions enhance antimicrobial-anticancer efficacy with reduced cytotoxicity
Wang, J., Zeng, F., Chen, X., Wang, T., Wang, L., Zhou, M., Jiang, Y., Chen, T., Fang, Y. & Zhang, J., 19 May 2025, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 13, 1579097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing the selectivity and conditional sensitivity of an antimicrobial peptide through cleavage simulations and homoarginine incorporation to combat drug-resistant bacteria
Yao, K., Liu, J., Sun, R., Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Wang, T., Chen, X., Ma, C., Chen, T., Shaw, C., Zhou, M. & Wang, L., 01 Jul 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 21798 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rational engineering of a brevinin-2 peptide: decoupling potency from toxicity through C-terminal truncation and N-terminal chiral substitution
Yao, A., Zhang, Z., Song, Z., Yuan, Y., Chen, X., Ma, C., Chen, T., Shaw, C., Zhou, M. & Wang, L., 01 Aug 2025, In: Antibiotics. 14, 8, 784.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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School of Pharmacy STAR Award
Zhou, M. (Recipient), Jun 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Fanxing Xu
Zhou, M. (Host)
Sept 2023 → Aug 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhou, M. (Visitor)
Jul 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Amphibian skin molecular libraries as sources of potential antimicrobial agents
Zhou, M. (Invited speaker)
23 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Journal)
Zhou, M. (Peer reviewer)
11 Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review