Dr. Peng Tao

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Office: Rm 379 Chemistry Bldg
Email: tao@wayne.edu
Phone: (313) 577-2546

Education

            Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus OH, 2007

            Advisor:  Professor C. M. Hadad

            M.S. in Physical Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China, 2001

            Advisor:  Professor L. Lai

B.A. with Honors in Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China, 1998

            Advisor:  Professor L. Lai

Experience

            2007-Present    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

                                    Advisor:  Professor H. B. Schlegel

            2001-2006         Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

            1998-2001         Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China

 

Research

            Doctoral Research: Computational Studies to Understand Molecular Regulation of the TPRC2 Calcium Channel, the Mechanism of Purine Biosynthesis, and the Folding of Azobenzene Oligomers, with Professor C. M. Hadad

Graduate Research:  Drug Design in Post-Genomics Era, with Professor L. Lai

            Undergraduate Research:  Empirical Methods of Peptides Hydrophobicity Prediction, with Professor L. Lai

Honors

• Special Honorable Mention, Albert L. Henne Research Competition, The Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry 2006
• Invited presenter, 20th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University 2006
• Excellence in Graduate Research Award, William Lloyd EvansŐ Memorial Lecture Event, The Ohio State University 2003
• Special Awards on Study Excellence, Peking University, P. R. China 1996-2000

Affiliations

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) for American Chemical Society 233rd National Meeting, Chicago, IL

Publications

• Mendlik, M. T.; Tao, P.; Hadad, C. M.; Coleman, R S.; Lowary, T. L. Synthesis of L-Daunosamine and L-Ristosamine Glycosides via Photoinduced Aziridination. Conversion to Thioglycosides for Use in Glycosylation Reactions J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 8059-8070.

• Tao, P.; Lai, L. Protein Ligand Docking Based on Empirical Method for Binding Affinity Estimation J. Comput.-Aided Mol. Des. 2001, 15(5), 429-446.

• Tao, P.; Wang, R.; Lai, L. Calculating Partition Coefficients of Peptides by the Addition Method J. Mol. Mod. 1999, 5(10), 189-195.

• Tao, P.; Wang, R.; Lai, L. Calculation of Peptide's Partition Coefficients by Amino Acid Addition Method Wuli Huaxue Xuebao 1999, 15(5), 449-453.

Presentations

• Computational study of the N⁵-CAIR mutase mechanism in the purine biosynthesis pathway

232^th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA Sep. 2006

• Applying molecular dynamics to understand signal transduction: Recognition of TRPC6 by FKBP12

232^th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA Sep. 2006

• Computational Study of N⁵-CAIR Mutase Mechanism in Purine Biosynthesis Pathway

20th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, Apr. 22, 2006

• Molecular Dynamics Simulations of FKBP12 binding with Ca2+ Channel TRPC6

      Physical Chemistry Student Lecture Series, The Ohio State University, Feb. 21, 2006

Posters

• Computational Study of Epoxide Ring-Opening Reactions of 2,3-Anhydrosuars

229^th ACS National Meeting San Diego, California Mar. 2005