Jianmin Gao

Education

Ph.D.         07/2004         Chemistry, Stanford University                       

B.S.           07/1999          Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Professional Experience              

07/2007- present            Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Chemistry, Boston College

08/2004-07/2007          Postdoctoral Researcher with Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, The Scripps Research Institute

09/1999-07/2004          Ph.D. Thesis with Professor Eric T. Kool, Stanford University

01/1998-06/1999          Undergraduate Researcher with Professor Qing-Xiang Guo, USTC

Honors

• 2020, Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Award

• 2020,  Boston College Graduate School Faculty Teaching/Mentoring Award

• 2019, CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award

• 2007, Smith Family Young Investigator, Smith Family Foundation

• 2002-2004, Stanford graduate fellowship, General Wang Yaowu fellow, Stanford University

• 1998, “Guo Mo-Ruo” scholarship-the best graduates of the year, USTC

• 1997, Outstanding student award of first class, USTC

• 1996, “Zhang Zhongzhi” scholarship-Award to outstanding chemistry majors, USTC

• 1995, “GuoBao” scholarship-Outstanding freshman award, USTC

Teaching Activities

• CHEM560, Principles of Chemical Biology, Fall 2007, 2008, 2009

• CHEM765, Chemical Biology: Current Topics and Literature, Fall 2009

• CHEM473, Physical Chemistry for Biochemistry Majors, Spring 2009, 2010, 2013

• CHEM582, Advanced Topics in Biochemistry, Fall 2010, 2012

• CHEM2242, Honors Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016

• CHEM4465, Introduction to Biochemistry, Fall 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

• CHEM4462, Biochemistry II, Spring 2018

• CHEM6612, Scientific Communication in Chemistry, 2019, 2020, 2022

• CHEM5512, Peptide Therapeutics, 2021, 2022