Rongshi Li
University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
Biography
Rongshi Li is a Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Center for Staphylococcal Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center. After spending 14 years in industry advancing from Scientist to Senior Vice President, he moved to Moffi tt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida in 2008. In 2013, he was recruited to University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has received the Distinguished Scientist Award (2016), Grants Award (2013), and New Inventions (2014, 2016). He has over 200 scientifi c contributions including peer-reviewed articles, US and PCT patents, reviews, book and book chapters, editorial, and published scientifi c presentations. He has delivered over 100 lectures as a keynote or invited speaker at numerous universities and research institutions, and in national and international symposia. He was a Guest Editor for a special issue of “Natural Product-based Drug Discovery” for Medicinal Research Reviews
Abstract
Abstract : Fragment-based and natural product-derived antibiotics against ESKAPE pathogens