1. DNA和RNA表观遗传去甲基化酶的分子机制研究和先导药物发现；

2. 细菌和哺乳动物细胞内脂肪酸合成途径关键酶的分子机制研究和先导药物发现；

3. 哺乳动物细胞内核苷酸合成途径关键酶的代谢机制研究和先导药物发现；

张良，博士，研究员，博士生导师，肿瘤化学生物学课题组组长，国家优秀青年科学基金获得者，上海市曙光学者，欧洲杯竞猜平台唐立新优秀学者奖获得者，欧洲杯竞猜平台基础欧洲杯竞猜平台杰出员工。团队主要致力于肿瘤相关分子调控机制研究和先导药物发现。通过综合运用化学生物学、结构生物学、细胞生物学、代谢组学和药学等技术手段，阐明人体细胞中核酸表观遗传调控（DNA/RNA甲基化-去甲基化）、脂肪酸和核苷酸在细胞内合成过程中关键酶的分子机制，明确其在肿瘤发生发展过程中的作用和调控机制，并建立高通量实体药物筛选体系，筛选靶向性抗肿瘤先导药物。近年来以通讯作者在化学生物学国际旗舰学术刊物(Nature Chemical Biology、Nature Communications、Cell Research、Chemical Science、PNAS、Elife等)上发表一系列SCI论文，获得并转化多项国际/美国/国内技术发明专利。

1. 国家自然科学基金委面上项目，2021/01～2024/12，63万元，主持；

2. 国家自然科学基金委重大研究计划（培育），2019/01～2021/12，60万元，主持；

3. 国家自然科学基金委优秀青年科学基金项目，2018/01～2020/12，130万元，主持；

4. 国家自然科学基金委面上项目，2016/01～2019/12，65万元，主持；

5. 上海市2022年度“科技创新行动计划”生物医药科技支撑专项项目，2022/04～2025/03，20万元，主持；

6. 上海市2022年度“科技创新行动计划”生物医药科技支撑专项项目，2020/09～2023/09，20万元，主持；

7. 上海市“曙光计划”项目，2021/01~2024/12，15万元，主持；

8. 欧洲杯竞猜平台海外人才引进项目，2015/01～2019/12，200万，主持；

9. 985新药平台队伍配套，2015/03～2018/12，30万，主持；

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