Ke Cheng

Ke Cheng

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Biography

My research focuses on using new chemical approaches to advance drug discovery and therapeutic options. I have developed tetrazole and isoxazole as native photo-cross-linkers for chemoproteomics, offering direct interactome mapping methods for tetrazole/isoxazole drug development. I am also passionate about crafting small-molecule probes/inorganic nanomaterials for precise, targeted cancer theranostics.

Interests
  • Chemical biology
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Nanomaterials
  • Cancer theranostics
Education
  • PhD in Chemistry, 2021

    City University of Hong Kong

Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 
University of California San Francisco
Postdoctoral Scholar
January 2024 – Present San Francisco

Projects include:

  • Development of trioxolane antimalarials and anticancer drugs
  • Small-molecule probes for targeted radioligand therapy
 
 
 
 
 
Sun Yat-sen University
Postdoctoral Researcher
October 2022 – December 2023 Shenzhen

Projects include:

  • Self-assembly nano-PROTAC for synergetic photo-chemo-therapy
  • Black phosphorus nanomaterials for biomedical application
 
 
 
 
 
City University of Hong Kong
Research Assistant
September 2021 – September 2022 Hong Kong

Projects include:

  • Isoxazole-based photo-cross-linker for photoaffinity labeling and chemoproteomics
  • Self-assembly activatable photosensitizers for cancer Nanotheranostics

Recent Publications

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(2024). Synthesis and In Vivo Profiling of Desymmetrized Antimalarial Trioxolanes with Diverse Carbamate Side Chains. In ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2024.

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(2024). UniPTM: Multiple PTM site prediction on full-length protein sequence. In bioRxiv 2024.08.03.606471.

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(2024). A tandem activity-based sensing and labeling strategy reveals antioxidant response element regulation of labile iron pools. In PNAS 2024, 121(28), e2401579121.

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(2024). Reactivity-Tunable Fluorescent Platform for Selective and Biocompatible Modification of Cysteine or Lysine. In Adv. Sci. 2024, 11, 2402838.

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(2024). A General Cyanine-Based Platform for Designing Robust Dual-Channel Near-Infrared Fluorescent and Photoacoustic Probes. In Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2400597.

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Contact

I’m delighted to collaborate with researchers worldwide to address important questions and make meaningful advancements. Feel free to contact me via email or social media.