Hongbo Zhai

Scientific Advisor at Moleculin

Hongbo Zhai, M.D., is a Former Senior Faculty and Supervisor of Postdoctoral Fellows at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He has more than two decades of R&D experience in the fields of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and biotechnology and was leading many contracts including GLP studies and clinical trials at UCSF. He has contributed to the development of innovative skin related products in collaboration with the Global Fortune 500 including Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, 3M Pharmaceuticals, and L’OREAL, etc. He has published more than 120 scientific articles in his research areas. He is the senior editor of Dermatotoxicology (6th, 7th & 8th editions). Dr. Zhai was also the winner of the international “Niels Hjorth Prize” in the year of 2003. In addition, he has profound experience in start-up and management in the bio-pharmaceutical field. Dr. Zhai was graduated from Southern Medical University.