Group Leader: PhD & Professor QIU Minghua
BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Dr. Ming-Hua Qiu (or Ming-hua Chiu) was born in Lijiang,Yunnan Province, China, in 1963. He received his B.Sc. degree (1984) in Physical Chemistry and his Ph.D. degree (1996) in Organic Chemistry from Peking University. After university, he joined the Phytochemistry Lab of the Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS. He participated in the University of Tokyo (1989), Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University (1998, 2000), and University of Illinois at Chicago (2003) as graduated student, post doctor and visiting scholar, respectively. A full Professor since 1997, he is the author of over 300 publications （more than 200 SCI papers）, the applicant of 62 national invention patents and the editor of 3 books. His research is focus on biologically active natural products from Buxaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Cimicifuga, Ganoderma spp，coffea and their utilization of plant resources, such as using seed oil of Jatropha curcas to produce biodiesel and pyrethrum to manufacture green pesticide.
EDUCATION
1996 Ph.D. Natural Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University with Prof. Xing Qi-Yi
1990 Graduate Student , Department of Bio-organic Chemistry, The University of Tokyo with Prof. A. SUZUKI
1984 B.S. Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
PROFESSIONAL
2015-2018 Director of Coffee Engineering Research Centre of CHINA
1997-Present Full Professor of PhytoChemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
2003 Exchange Visitor, PCRPS, Department of Medicinal Chemistry,
2000 Fellow of Nakajima Peace Foundation, Institute for Natural Medicines,
1998 Exchange Visitor, Institute for Natural Medicines,
1995 Associate Professor of PhytoChemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
AWARD & HONORS:
1989 3th Prize of Science & Technology of CAS by CAS
1995 3th Prize of Natural Science of CAS by CAS
1995 1st Prize of Young Scientist of CAS by CAS
1996 Young Deploitation Award by All-China Youth Federation
1996
1997 National Special Allowance Award by Central People’s Government of P.R.
2001 National Scientific Elitist Award by
2001 3th Prize of Science & Technology of ASSC by State Archives Administration of
1999 Saturnian Golden Award by
2004 Saturnian Classic Award by
2006 Qiushi Outstanding Scientist Prize by HongKong Qiushi Sci & Tech Foundation and
2008 2th Prize of Natural Science of Yunnan Province（first person responsible）
2010 2th Prize of Cooperation between CAS and Province（first person responsible）
2011 Innovation Achievement Award by CIUR (China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Association）（first person responsible）
2015 Excellent Alumni of Peking University
2020 1st Prize of Sci&Tech Progress of Yunnan Province （first person responsible）
Professional activities:
1. Professional Organizations: PhD QIU MingHua was invited as deputy committee director of medicinal plant resource and phytodrug professional committee of Chinese Botanical Society. (2008-2023); Member of the 11th, 12th Pharmacopoeia Committee of the People's Republic of China (2017-2027)
2. Editorial boards: PhD QIU MingHua was invited as editorial board members of International Journals: Pharmaceutical Crops, The Natural Products Journal, Natural Products And Bioprospecting, Chinese Journals Plant Diversity and Resources, Plant Science Journal, Guihaia, Fine Chemicals, Chinese Herbal Medicine(Chinese Versions),China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica and so on.
