Jian Wu PhD

Distinguished Professor of Pesticide Science

Doctoral Supervisor

State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides 

Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, P.R. China, and Center for R&D Chemicals of Guizhou University  

Contact details

Room D105, Physical and Chemical Experiment Building, East Campus, Guizhou University

Email jwu6@gzu.edu.cn

Phone +86-13885022691

Qualifications

Visiting Scholar - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Kyushu Center, 2013

PhD - Guizhou University, China 2010

BSc - Guizhou University, China 2005

Positions held

2011 - 2016 Associate Professor - Guizhou University, China

2017 - present Professor - Guizhou University, China

2020 - 2023 Deputy Director - Center for R&D Chemicals of Guizhou University, China

2023 - present Executive Deputy Director - State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides, China

Profile

Jian is a senior pesticide scientist whose research is centered on the innovation and discovery of bioactive substances, particularly their potential as green pesticides. His work has contributed to cleaner pesticide production methods and led to the successful commercialization of one of his patented products. Jian is a member of the editorial boards of BMC Chemistry and Journal of Modern Agriculture and Biotechnology, as well as a credited qualification review consultant for the Chinese pesticide administration. He has published over 80 scientific works and obtained 15 patents. As a project leader, he has undertaken over 20 projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, the Science and Technology Support Programs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and key projects in Guizhou Province. He was selected as a national-level talent in China and has been awarded the Second Prize of National Education and Teaching Achievements, the Special Prize of Guizhou Province Education and Teaching Achievements.

Selected recent publications (*corresponding authors)

1.Sun, W., Liao, A., Lei, L., Tang, X., Wang, Y., and Wu, J.* (2024). Research progress on piperidine-containing compounds as agrochemicals. Chinese Chemical Letters, 109855.

2.Wang, Y., Guo, S., Sun, W., Tu, H., Tang, Y., Xu, Y., Guo, R., Zhao, Z., Yang, Z., and Wu, J.* (2024). Synthesis of 4H-Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one Hydrazine Derivatives as a Potential Inhibitor for the Self-Assembly of TMV Particles. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 72, 2879-2887.

3.Tang, X., Lei, L., Liao, A., Sun, W., Zhang, J., and Wu, J.* (2023). Morpholine Derivatives in Agrochemical Discovery and Development. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 71, 13197-13208.

4.Sun, P., Huang, Y., Chen, S., Ma, X., Yang, Z., and Wu, J.* (2023). Indole derivatives as agrochemicals: An overview. Chinese Chemical Letters, 109005.

5.Zhang, W., Guo, S., Wang, Y., Wu, Y., Yu, L., and Wu, J.* (2023). Trifluoromethylpyridine piperazine derivatives: synthesis and anti-plant virus activity. Pest Management Science 79, 2571-2580.

6.Zheng, Z., Chen, S., Wei, P., Guo, S., Yu, G., and Wu, J.* (2023). The proteomics and metabolomics studies of GZU001 on promoting the Merisis of maize (Zea mays L.) roots. BMC Plant Biology 23, 103.

7.Yu, L., Guo, S., Wang, Y., Liao, A., Zhang, W., Sun, P., and Wu, J.* (2022). Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity of Spiro Derivatives Containing a Pyridine Moiety. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70, 15726-15736.

8.Xu, F., Guo, S., Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Wei, P., Chen, S., and Wu, J.* (2021). Trifluoromethylpyridine thiourea derivatives: design, synthesis and inhibition of the self-assembly of tobacco mosaic virus particles. Pest Management Science 78, 1417-1427.

9.Zheng, Z., Dai, A., Jin, Z., Chi, Y.R.,* and Wu, J.* (2022). Trifluoromethylpyridine: An Important Active Fragment for the Discovery of New Pesticides. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70, 11019–11030.

10.Guo,S., Zhao, W., Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, S., Wei, P., and Wu, J.* (2021). Design, Synthesis, and Mechanism of Antiviral Acylurea Derivatives Containing a Trifluoromethylpyridine Moiety. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69, 12891-12899 

11.Luo, D., Guo, S., He, F., Chen, S., Dai, A., Zhang, R., and Wu, J.* (2020), Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity of alpha-Ketoamide Derivatives Bearing a Vanillin Skeleton for Crop Diseases. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68,7226-7234.

12.Wang, Y., Xu, F., Luo, D., Guo, S., He, F.,Dai, A., Song, B., and Wu, J.* (2019), Synthesis of Anthranilic Diamide Derivatives Containing Moieties of Trifluoromethylpyridine and Hydrazone as Potential Anti-Viral Agents for Plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 67, 13344–13352.

13.Luo, G., Huang, Z., Zhuo, S., Mou, C., Wu J., * Jin, Z., Chi, Y.R.* (2019) Access to Cyclic beta-Amino Acids by Amine-Catalyzed Enantioselective Addition of the gamma-Carbon Atoms of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Imines to Enals. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 58, 17189-17193.

14.Wang, Y., Xu, F., Zhu, Y., Xue, W., Song,B., and Wu, J.* (2018) Synthesis, anti-viral activities and molecular docking of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives containing Schiff base. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 28, 2979–2984.

15.Wu, J.,* Du, X., Ma, J., Zhang, Y., Shi, Q., Luo, L., Song, B.,* Yang, S., and Hu D. (2014) Preparation of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives in aqueous media with α-cyclodextrin-SO₃H as a recyclable catalyst. Green Chemistry, 2014, 16, 3210–3217.