Sun Zhaoxi, an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, specializes in computational theoretical research using molecular simulation and machine learning. He has made original contributions in the fields of host-guest interactions and biological system simulations. Professor Sun has published over 50 papers as first or corresponding author in leading international journals, accumulating over 1,000 citations and achieving an H-index of 17 (Web of Science). He serves as a reviewer for over 100 journals, including NAR, JCTC, JCIM, CS, ACS Cent. Sci., JCP, JPC, SPT, and ACS AMI. Additionally, he is on the young editorial board of several international journals.

Education:

2015–2020: Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics, East China Normal University

2017–2019: Visiting Scholar, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

2011–2015: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Nanjing University

Professional Experience:

2025–Present: Associate Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology

2022–2025: Researcher, Changping Laboratory

2020–2022: Boya Postdoctoral Fellowship, Peking University

Representative Publications

1.Host-guest modelling (Carbohydr. Polym., 2022, 297, 120050; J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2025, 21, 241–253; J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2021, 61, 6107-6134; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26(29): 19887-19899)

2.Conformational fluctuations in biomolecular assemblies (CCS Chemistry, 2021, 3, 1026-1039; J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2019, 59, 2980-2994; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 8800-8819)

3.Protein-X interaction (J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 146, 124124; Cell Discovery 2024, 10 (1), 123; Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 2024, 134289; Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 2025, 306, 141454)

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