Professor Xiaoguang Lei’s Group Attend the 5th Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium

Researchers from Dr. Lei Xiaoguang’s group at Peking University participated in The 5th Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, held from May 14–17, 2026 in Beijing. Professor Lei served as Conference Chair and delivered a plenary lecture at the symposium. The symposium, themed around new trends in chemical biology and drug discovery, brought together leading researchers from China and abroad to discuss recent advances in medicinal chemistry, natural products, AI-enabled drug discovery, GPCR and ion-channel pharmacology, proximity-based drug modalities, and biocatalysis for natural product and drug synthesis. During the meeting, Professor Lei Xiaoguang delivered a plenary lecture titled “Translational Chemical Biology” in the session on Natural Products in Drug Discovery. Several members and alumni of the Lei Lab also presented their latest research progress: Dr. Guo Fusheng, a former postdoctoral fellow in the group, gave an oral presentation on the discovery and total synthesis of anhydrotuberosin as a STING antagonist; PhD student Hu Kangdelong and postdoc DWu Dongshan delivered oral presentations on oxidative amidases for efficient amide synthesis and reductive aminase-enabled stereoselective thioamination cascade reactions, respectively. PhD student Qixuan Wang presented a poster on the asymmetric total synthesis of emetine-type alkaloids. Through plenary lectures, oral presentations and poster discussions, members of the Lei Lab actively engaged with international peers and showcased the group’s recent progress in translational chemical biology, natural product synthesis and biocatalysis. Hu Kangdelong won the best oral presentation award! The participation of Professor Lei’s group in this international symposium further reflects the group’s active role in promoting interdisciplinary research at the interface of chemical biology, natural products, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, as well as its continued efforts to strengthen academic exchange and collaboration with researchers worldwide.

Researchers from Dr. Lei Xiaoguang’s group at Peking University participated in The 5th Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, held from May 14–17, 2026 in Beijing. Professor Lei served as Conference Chair and delivered a plenary lecture at the symposium. The symposium, themed around new trends in chemical biology and drug discovery, brought together leading researchers from China and abroad to discuss recent advances in medicinal chemistry, natural products, AI-enabled drug discovery, GPCR and ion-channel pharmacology, proximity-based drug modalities, and biocatalysis for natural product and drug synthesis.  

During the meeting, Professor Lei Xiaoguang delivered a plenary lecture titled “Translational Chemical Biology” in the session on Natural Products in Drug Discovery. Several members and alumni of the Lei Lab also presented their latest research progress: Dr. Guo Fusheng, a former postdoctoral fellow in the group, gave an oral presentation on the discovery and total synthesis of anhydrotuberosin as a STING antagonist; PhD student Hu Kangdelong and postdoc DWu Dongshan delivered oral presentations on oxidative amidases for efficient amide synthesis and reductive aminase-enabled stereoselective thioamination cascade reactions, respectively. PhD student Qixuan Wang presented a poster on the asymmetric total synthesis of emetine-type alkaloids. Through plenary lectures, oral presentations and poster discussions, members of the Lei Lab actively engaged with international peers and showcased the group’s recent progress in translational chemical biology, natural product synthesis and biocatalysis. Hu Kangdelong won the best oral presentation award!

The participation of Professor Lei’s group in this international symposium further reflects the group’s active role in promoting interdisciplinary research at the interface of chemical biology, natural products, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, as well as its continued efforts to strengthen academic exchange and collaboration with researchers worldwide.