
Guangrong Zheng, PhD – PI
Guangrong Zheng, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Florida (UF), College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Zheng received his BS in medicinal chemistry from Fudan University and his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica. He then completed his postdoc training in drug design and discovery at the University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy. Before he joined UF in March 2018, he was a faculty member at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. Download Dr. Zheng’s CV.
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Post-doctoral Researcher | 2019
Yufeng Xiao, PhD
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica

Post-doctoral researcher | 2021
Yi Liu, PhD
East China Normal University

Post-doctoral Researcher | 2022
Hui Chen, PhD
Nanjing University

Graduate Students
Fifth year Graduate Student
Matthew Burke
Cornell University

Fifth Year Graduate Student
Alexis Smith
University of Dayton

Fourth year graduate student
Vanisa Petriti
Northern State University

Third Year Graduate Student
Kuntala Dey
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S. Nagar, India

first Year Graduate Student
Annan Sun
University of California San Diego

Research Technicians
Chemist II
Peiyi Zhang, MS
Fudan University

chemist II
Wanyi Hu, BS
Fudan University

Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate research INTERN
Anastasiya Khimich
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

STRONGER PROGRAM INTERN
Isabella Alves
San Diego State University

Undergraduate research volunteer
Nicolas Molina
University of Florida
