Research at FAST

73 Prof. YAO Zhongping Professor We are an interdisciplinary team in mass spectrometry, analytical chemistry, chemical biology and -omics. We develop and apply mass spectrometry-based approaches to address fundamental and applied problems in chemistry, biology, food safety, etc. Research Areas New mass spectrometric techniques; New methods for analysis of chemical, biological and food samples; Molecular assembly and recognition; Protein structures, dynamics and interactions; Mechanistic study and biomarker discovery of diseases and biological processes Qualification BSc (Fudan) MSc (Fudan) PhD (HKUST) ORCID ID 0000-0003-3555-9632 Representative Publications • Yu. X. Y.; Chau, M. C.; Tang, W. K.; Siu, C. K.; Yao, Z. P. Self-Assembled Binuclear Cu(II)-Histidine Complex f o r Ab s o l u t e Con f i gu r a t i on and Enan t i ome r i c Excess Determination of Naproxen by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Anal. Chem. 2018 , 90, 4089-4097 • Hu, B.; So, P. K.; Yang, Y. Y.; Deng, J. W.; Choi, Y. C.; Luan, T. G.; Yao, Z. P. Surface-modified Wooden-tip Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Enhanced Detection of Analytes in Complex Samples, Anal. Chem. 2018 , 90, 1759-1766 • Ng, T. T.; Li, S. Y.; Ng, C. C. A.; So, P. K.; Wong, T. F.; Li, Z. Y.; Chan, S. T.; Yao, Z. P. Establishment of a Spectral Database for Classification of Edible Oils using Matrix- assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Food Chem. 2018 , 252, 335-342 • Wong, H. Y.; Wong, M. Y. M.; Hu, B.; So, P. Y.; Chan, C. O.; Mok, D. K. W.; Yao, Z. P. Rapid Differentiation of Ganode rma Spe ci e s by D ire c t I oniz at i on Ma s s Spectrometry, Anal. Chim. Acta 2018 , 999, 99-106 • Hu, B.; Yao, Z. P. Detection of Native Proteins using Solid-substrate Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry with Nonpolar Solvents, Anal. Chim. Acta 2018 , 1004, 51-57 Awards and Achievements • Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Panel Member for the Physical Sciences Subject (Joint Research Schemes), 2019 - present • RGC Assessment Panel Member for the Biology and Medicine Subject (Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector), 2019 - present • Most Valued Project Award (merit), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2019 • President, The Hong Kong Society of Mass Spectrometry, 2018-present • “Changbaishan Scholar” Chair Professor, Jilin Province, China, 2016 - 2018 Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology