Gu Chen

Name:Gu Chen
Introduction:Professor

School of Food Science and Engineering

Tel.: 13660887090

Fax: 87113849

E-mail: chengu@scut.edu.cn

Education Background

Bachelor   Biochemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University (Guangzhou, China), 1995.
Master    Genetics, Sun Yat-Sen University (Guangzhou, China), 1998.
Ph.D.      Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong), 2004.
   

Field of Research

Molecular biology of cyanobacteria, cell-based high throughput screening, diet and cancer, functional foods and chronic disease risks, anticancer and antiviral compounds in natural products and herbal remedies.

Current Research Projects

1. Investigation of antitumor and hypolipidemic effect of vegetable extract;
2. Functional characterization of metalloprotease S2P homologs in Arabidopsis and cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803;
3. Development of cell lines for high-throughput screening.

Courses Offered
Essentials of life science (Undergraduate course)
Biochemistry and molecular biology (Undergraduate course)
Molecular biology (Graduate course)