Wenxin Felix Zhu

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Yale School of Medicine and co-chair of the Young Pharmaceutical Scientists (YPS) group of the DPhG.

United States

About

Medicinal and organic chemist. Focusing on ion channels, I am working in the field of chemical biology, hit-to-lead optimization, drug target validation, and synthetic method development.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Yale School of Medicine
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Drug discovery targeting sperm function

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Universität Münster
    Jul 2024 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs

    Chemical biology of sperm-specific ion channels

  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      Feb 2024 - Jun 2024 · 5 mos

      Hit to lead optimization of potassium channel activators for treatment of chronic pruritus. Development of synthetic methods for N-heterocycles.

    • Doctoral Candidate
      Oct 2019 - Feb 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Target validation of a potassium channel for treatment of chronic pruritus. Development of synthetic methods for N-heterocycles.

  • Visiting Research Scientist at RWTH Aachen University
    Apr 2023 - May 2023 · 2 mos

    Synthesis and DFT calculations on the photochemical Pauson-Khand-type reaction with nitrenes.