1988年獲華西醫科大學藥學院藥物化學碩士學位,1999年獲四川大學化學博士學位。1988-1992年武漢化工學院製藥系講師,1993-1995年武漢化工學院製藥系副教授,1996-1997年武漢化工學院製藥系教授,1998年至今復旦大學化學系教授。1995年7月至1996年1月美國華盛頓大學化學系訪問學者,1996年7月至1997年1月倫敦大學King's College London生物藥學系訪問學者。
現任中國藥學會藥物化學專業委員會委員,上海市藥學會藥物化學專業委員會委員,分別為“anti-Cancer Drug Discovery”,“Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics”,《藥學學報》,《中國藥物化學雜誌》,《中國醫藥工業雜誌》編委。
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