Dr. Zhanghua Gao (Mark) got his PhD degree in Lanzhou University, working in the synthesis of terpenoids with professor Wei-Dong Li. He then joined professor Kocienski's group in Leeds University as a postdoc, focusing on the synthesis of ionomycin, a polyether ionophore. He worked in chemical industry in Sunderland and Southampton before moving to Oxford.

Last updated: 06-07-10