Jianfeng Cai

Preeminent and Distinguished University Professor Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry Contact Information: Department of Chemistry University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A Tampa, FL 33620-5250 Office: (813) 974-9506, NES 408B Lab: (813) 974-2649, NES 405, 407, 409 Email: jianfengcai@usf.edu CV

Education

B.S., Nanjing University, 1993-1997 (Advisor: Yun Lu)
M.S., Nanjing University, 1997-2000 (Advisor: Yun Lu)
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2002-2006 (Advisor: John-Stephen A. Taylor)
Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, 2007-2009 (Advisor: Andrew D. Hamilton)

Affiliations and Positions

Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2025-
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2024-
USF Preeminent Professor, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2020-
Director, Center for Molecular Diversity in Drug Design, Discovery and Development (CMD5), USF, 2019-
Professor, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2018-
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2015-2018
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, USF, 2009-2015
Member, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 2009-

Awards & Honors

2025 – Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry
2025 – Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2024 – Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
2024 – Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF
2024 – Distinguished University Professor
2024 – Okeanos-CAPA Senior Investigator Award at the Chemical and Biology Interface
2023 – Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2021 – Outstanding Faculty Award, USF
2020 – Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, USF
2020 – Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF
2020 – USF Preeminent Professor
2020 – Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2018 – Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF
2015 – Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF
2015 – Biomatik Distinguished Junior Faculty Award, CAPA
2014 – NSF CAREER Award
2014 – ChemComm Emerging Investigator
2012 – New Investigator Award, Florida Bankhead Coley Cancer Research Program
2011 – Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Professional Membership

Member, American Chemical Society (Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry Division)
Member, American Peptide Society
Member, USF Chapter of National Academy of Inventors

Professional Services

Editorial Board member, ChemistrySelect, 2015-
Editorial Advisory Board member, ChemistryOpen, 2017-
Associate Editor, Molecules, 2018-
Associate Editor, J. Enzyme Inhib. Med. Chem., 2024-