Personal Information
Zhao Tao, female, Ph.D, awarded from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science. +86-021-67791220, zhaotao1982@126.com.
Research Fields
About 60% of small drug molecules currently on the market target membrane-localized proteins. These molecules can also directly or indirectly interact with the surrounding lipid membrane, which may lead to changes in a drug’s function, properties, and availability. Our laboratory designs drug analysis platform combining a wide variety of artificial cell membranes with fluorescent analytical techniques and microfluidic technologies to probe interactions of drug and cell membrane and/or membrane proteins. This platform offers a facile and rapid method for the detection of interactions between drug molecules and lipid bilayers.
Research Achievements
1. Sensing Small Molecule Interactions with Lipid Membranes by Local pH Modulation，Anal. Chem., 2013, 85 (21), pp 10240–10248；
2.Spectrum Characteristics and Stability of Anthocyanin Pigment from Hulless Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare)，Advanced Materials Research,Vols.113-114(2010)pp 2323-2328；
3.Effects of Phosphate Buffer Solution on Fermentative Biohydrogen Production of Biohydrogen bacterium R3 sp.nov.，Advanced Materials Research,Vols.113-114 (2010)pp 2185-2188；
4.In-Vitro Studies on the Radical Scavenging Activity of Hulless Barley Pigment，Advanced Materials Research Vols. 183-185 (2011) pp 145-150；
5. Extraction Technology of Anthocyanins from Black Hulless Barley (in Chinese), Food Research and Development, 2010, 31(9), 228-233.