以结构生物学及生物成像方法研究细胞信号转导的分子机制。目前聚焦与精神类疾病、代谢类疾病和肿瘤与免疫类疾病相关G蛋白偶联受体的结构与功能研究及相关靶点的药物设计。

2022年：首次破解人源苦味受体的结构与功能机制，研究成果发表于《Science》；

2020年：人源大麻素受体 CB2及CB2分别与激动剂及下游信号G蛋白复合物的冷冻电镜结构与功能研究成果于《Cell》；

2020年：与癌症治疗相关的人源趋化因子受体CXCR2与白介素IL8及G蛋白复合物研究成果发表于《Nature》;

2019年：人源大麻素受体 CB2与拮抗剂复合物的结构与功能研究发表于《Cell》；

2018年：为探索 GPCR 药物的多重药理学特性，解析了五羟色胺 2C 受体分别与激动剂及拮抗剂复合物的晶体结构 。揭示了两种配体获得多重药理学特性及选择性的结构基础。成果发表于 《Cell》；

2017年：人源大麻素受体 CB1分别与激动剂AM841及AM1542复合物的结构与功能研究发表于《Nature》。与Stevens课题组合作解析了与糖尿病相关的胰高血糖素样肽受体GLP1R 的晶体结构并发表于《Nature》；

2022年：周雅丽获上海市优秀毕业生

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