Name:CAI Zong-Wei
Gender: Male
Degree: Ph.D
Title: Professor
Organization: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University
Education Experience:
B. S. in Chemistry (1982), Xiamen University, Xiamen, P. R. China
Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry (1990), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Postdoctoral (1991-94), Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Nebraska, USA
 
Work Experience:
2010- Chair Professor in Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
Director, Dioxin Analysis Laboratory, HKBU
9/07 – 07/11 Head, Department of Chemistry, HKBU                                  
6/05 – 09/10 Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKBU
1/01 – 05/05 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKBU
1/97 –1/01  Group Leader, Bioanalysis and Drug Metabolism, Glaxo-Wellcome Co., USA
7/94 - 12/96   Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, USA
7/91 - 6/94   Assistant Director for Trace Analysis, Mass Spec. Center, University of Nebraska, USA
 
Rewards:
The 2nd price of Nature Science Award of China (国家自然科学二等奖), 2011
Distinguished Young Scholars from National Science Foundation of n China (Oversea, Hong Kong and Macao),国家自然科学杰出青年奖 (海外,香港及澳门), 2003
“Overseas Renowned Scholar" awarded by CAS, 中國科學院海外知名學者”, 2003
Journal of Chromatography B (Elsevier) 2001-2006 “most cited article”(最高引用文章), 2006
Chemosphere(Elsevier) "Top-50 most cited articles" in 2005-2010, 2010
 
Research Area:
Mass spectrometry-based environmental and food analysis
 
Publication:
Publications (from more than 230 peer-reviewed papers)
1.        Stable Isotope N-Phosphorylation Labeling for Peptide de Novo Sequencing and Protein Quantification Based on Organic Phosphorus Chemistry, Xiang Gao, Hanzhi Wu, Kim-Chung Lee, Hongxia Liu, Yufen Zhao, Zongwei Cai*, Yuyang Jiang*, Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 10236−10244.
2.        Suppression of matrix ions by N-phosphorylation labeling using matrix-assisted laser desorption–ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Xiang Gao, Zhi Tang, Minghua Lu, Hongxia Liu,* Yuyang Jiang, Yufen Zhao, Zongwei Cai*, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 10198–10200.
3.        Laser desorption/ionization on the layer of graphene nanoparticles coupled with mass spectrometry for characterization of polymers, Minghua Lu, Yongquan Lai, Guonan Chen, Zongwei Cai*, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 12807–12809.
4.        New Evidence for Toxicity of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers: DNA Adducts Formation from Quinone Metabolites, Yongquan Lai, Minghua Lu, Xiang Gao, Hanzhi Wu, Zongwei Cai*, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 10720-727.
5.        Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method for determination of perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride upon derivatization with benzylamine. Sun C, Sun H, Lai Y, Zhang J, Cai Z*. Anal. Chem. 2011, 83, 5822.
6.        A matrix interference-free method for analysis of small molecules by using negative ion laser desorption/ionization on graphene flakes, Minghua Lu, Yongquan Lai, Guonan Chen, Zongwei Cai*, Anal. Chem. 2011, 83, 3161.
7.        Identification of Unusual Truncated Forms of Nucleocapsid Protein in MDCK Cells Infected by Avian Influenza Virus (H9N2), Ning Liu, Wenjun Song, Pui Wang, Kim-Chung Lee, Zongwei Cai*, HonglinChen, Proteomics 2010, 10, 1875.
8.        Microwave-Assisted 18O-Labeling of Proteins, Catalyzed by Formic Acid,Ning Liu, Hanzhi Wu, Hongxia Liu, Guonan Chen, and Zongwei Cai*,Anal. Chem. 2010, 82,9122.