Meng Zheng

Meng Zheng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry/Chemical Biology at Fordham University. Her research focuses on antibiotic resistance mechanisms, bacterial enzyme modulation, and chemical biology tools for studying microbial pathogens. Her lab is located in JMH 530, and she holds office hours in JMH 532.

Her work addresses critical challenges in antimicrobial resistance through enzyme inhibition, efflux pump modulation, and polysaccharide engineering. Recent studies include strategies to counteract bacterial resistance enzymes and develop allosteric inhibitors for bacterial chaperones.

Dr. Zheng's research trends emphasize chemical synthesis of nucleoside analogues, bacterial surface polysaccharide modulation, and understanding feedback inhibition mechanisms in bacterial nucleotidyltransferases.

Though no formal awards are listed, her publications reflect contributions to drug discovery and microbial biochemistry. She advises no listed students but maintains active research collaborations in medicinal chemistry and antibiotic development.

Laboratory activities center on synthesizing bioactive molecules and developing assays to study bacterial enzyme function. Future research directions include exploring novel antibacterial strategies targeting bacterial stress responses.