National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine

Wen-Tai Li

Wen-Tai Li
https://www.nricm.edu.tw/p/406-1000-2255,r65.php?Lang=zh-tw

Research Field

Chemistry

Introduction

Wen-Tai Li received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from National Tsing Hua University in Organometallic chemistry in 1999. Since the summer of 2011, he joined the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, as a research fellow. His main research fields include the development of new synthetic methods and transition-metal catalyzed synthesis of bioactive molecules.

Our current research interests involve the medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic/organometallic chemistry and phytochemistry. Research topics include the development of novel and efficient synthetic methods, design and synthesis of biologically active molecules and synthesis of natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine. Our research fields include the development of new synthetic methods and transition-metal catalyzed synthesis of bioactive molecules.


Research Topics

Research topics include the development of novel and efficient synthetic methods, design and synthesis of biologically active molecules and synthesis of natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine. The following research topics are currently undergoing:

1: Develop microwave-assisted  and metal-catalyzed approaches to the synthesis of chromome and benzoxanthone derivatives.
2: Develop novel small molecule inhibitors of Cdk5/p25, MAO-B, and A-beta aggregation.
3: Develop a PROTACs strategy for the treatment of cancer.


Honor

2018 International Innovation and Invention Competition (Gold medal)


Educational Background

Ph.D. degree in chemistry from National Tsing Hua University

Postdotoral research in chemistry at Ohio-State university and University of Texas at austin.