Education
2008- 2013, Ph.D., Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of British Columbia,Canada
2004 - 2008, B.S., Chemistry
Department for Intensive Instruction of Science and Arts, Kuang Yaming Honors School,
Nanjing University, China
Professional Work Experience
2015- , Professor
School of Chemistry &Chemical Engineering
Nanjing University,China
2013-2015,postdoctor
Department of Biochemistry and molecular medicine
Harvard university,USA
Publications(* co-first author)
1. P. Zheng, G. M. Arantes, M. J. Field, H. Li, Force-induced chemical reactions on the metal centre in a single metalloprotein molecule. Nature Communication, 6:7569 doi: 10.1038/ncomms8569 (2015)
2. P. Zheng, Y. Wang, H. Li, Reversible Unfolding–Refolding of Rubredoxin: A Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Study, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 53(51):14060-14063 (2014)
3. P. Zheng, C. Chou, Y. Guo, Y. Wang, H. Li, Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveals the Molecular Mechanical Anisotropy of the FeS4 Metal Center in Rubredoxin, Journal of American Chemistry Society 135(47): 17783-17792 (2013)
4. P. Zheng, S.J. Takayama, A.G. Mauk, H. Li, Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveal Iron Release from Rubredoxin Through a Stochastic Mechanism, Journal of American Chemistry Society 135(21): 7992-8000 (2013)
5. P. Zheng, S.J. Takayama, A.G. Mauk, H. Li, Hydrogen Bond Strength Modulates the Mechanical Strength of Ferric-Thiolate Bonds in Rubredoxin, Journal of American Chemistry Society 134(9): 4124-4131 (2012)
6. P. Zheng, H. Li, Highly Covalent Ferric-thiolate Bonds Exhibit Surprisingly Low Mechanical Stability, Journal of American Chemistry Society 133(17): 6791-6798 (2011)
