Dr Yueci Wu

Biography

Yueci Wu obtained her bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry from Shanghai University, where she initiated a career in organic synthesis. Subsequently, in 2019, she completed an MSc in Drug Discovery at the University of Bath. Building on this foundation, Yueci pursued a PhD focusing on the discovery of novel fluorescent probes for peroxynitrite detection under the supervision of Professor Tony James at the University of Bath, culminating in 2023. Following her doctoral studies, she served as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Professor Simon Lewis’s research group at the University of Bath, with a focus on developing innovative fluorescent probes for nitrous oxide detection. 

From May 2024, Yueci became part of LSTM’s Insecticide Resistance Prediction Platform (IRPP) project funded by BMGF under the guidance of Dr. Hanafy M. Ismail. Presently, her research revolves around advancing the development of chemical probes and protein degraders to delve deeper into uncovering insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. Furthermore, Yueci is interested in exploring the pharmacokinetics of insecticides in mosquitoes to better understand their efficacy and mechanisms of action. 

Research interests

Yueci’s main areas of research are in chemical sensors/fluorescent probes for ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) detection, and photoaffinity labelling 

Selected research publications

Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) based fluorescent probes and imaging agents – Journal: Chemical Society Reviews – Published: 21st November 2025

Selective FRET nano probe based on carbon dots and naphthalimide-isatin for the ratiometric detection of peroxynitrite in drug-induced liver injury – Journal: Chemical Science – Published: 14th December 2023

Selective detection of peroxynitrite using an isatin receptor and a naphthalimide fluorophore – Journal: Chemical Communications – Published: 6th April 2023

Highly Luminescent Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots as “Turn-On” Fluorescence Probe for Selective Detection of Melamine – Journal: ChemistrySelect – Published: 1st January 2019

First diastereoselective synthesis of perfluoroalkylated cis-spiropyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline-1,5’-pyrimidines – Journal: Journal of Fluorine Chemistry – Published: 9th October 2018

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