陈然，博士。南京工业大学化学工程与技术专业，获得工学博士学位。主要从事的研究方向：天然产物的结构修饰与生物活性研究、抗感染药物的设计与合成。
科研成果：
[1] Ran Chen, Lele Zhang, Chengwen Zheng, Jin Xiao, Jiaojiao Su, Yanfen Cheng, George Pak-Heng Leung, Guicheng Zhang, Jingjing Li, Guo-Chun Zhou.Design and synthesis of lactam analogues of andrographolide and discovery of their anticancer activity as dual EGFR and VEGFR2 inhibitors[J]. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2025, 299, 118042.（Q1，一作）
[2] Ran Chen, Rachele Francese, Na Wang, Feng Li, Bin Xu, Xia Sun, Jinsong Liu, David Lembo, Guo-Chun Zhou. Discovery of novel fused bicyclic derivatives of pyrrolidine and imidazolidinone as antiviral agents against ZIKV and USUV[J]. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2023, 248, 115081.（Q1，一作）
[3] Yifan Xing#, Ran Chen#, Feng Li, Bin Xu, Lin Han, Chaolun Liu, Yimin Tong, Yaming Jiu, Jin Zhong, Guo-Chun Zhou. Discovery of a fused bicyclic derivative of 4-hydroxypyrrolidine and imidazolidinone as a new anti-HCV agent[J]. Virology 2023, 586, 91–104.（Q3，共一）
[4] Jie Kai Tan#, Ran Chen#, Regina Ching Hua Lee, Feng Li, Kun Dai, Guo-Chun Zhou, Justin Jang Hann Chu. Discovery of Novel Andrographolide Derivatives as Antiviral Inhibitors against Human Enterovirus A71[J]. Pharmaceuticals 2022, 15, 115.（Q2，共一）
[5] Arpita Dey#, Ran Chen#, Feng Li, Subhamita Maitra, Jean-Francois Hernandez, Guo-Chun Zhou, Bruno Vincent. Synthesis and Characterization of Andrographolide Derivatives as Regulators of βAPP Processing in Human Cells[J]. Molecules 2021, 26, 7660.（Q3，共一）