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Zhaoxi SUN

Assistant Professor
  • Department of Biological Sciences
  • E-mail:

    z.sun@suat-sz.edu.cn

Personal Profile

Sun Zhaoxi, an Assistant 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.

Research Areas

AI4Science & Molecular Modelling

Education and Professional Experience

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: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology

2022–2025: Researcher, Changping Laboratory

2020–2022: Boya Postdoctoral Fellowship, Peking University

Representative Publications

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)

职称 Assistant Professor 系别 Department of Biological Sciences
邮箱 z.sun@suat-sz.edu.cn 职称2

Address: No. 1 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen

Tel: 0755 8880 2424

Email: synbiofaculty@suat-sz.edu.cn

Postal Code: 518107

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