Xing received his B.S. degree from the Dalian University of Technology and obtained his Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from Arizona State University. He completed postdoctoral training in chemical biology at Harvard University. His independent research has been focusing on isolating, designing, and synthesizing biologically active small molecules as drug leads for translation and employing such candidates as probes to understand mechanism of drug action and related biology, with the long-term goal of developing solutions towards effectively managing human diseases. Education 1996-2001 Ph.D. – Organic Chemistry Arizona State University 1991-1996 B.S. – Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology

Areas of Interest Cancer multi-drug resistance Cancer prevention Drug discovery Natural products Neurological disorders