Dr. Bing-Nan Zhou
Senior Research Scientist
In 1964, Dr. Bing-Nan Zhou earned a Ph.D. from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Academy of Sciences. He then launched an incredible academic career, being appointed as a Research Associate, Associate Professor and then Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (1964-1994). In 1989, he was directly nominated as Advisor of Ph.D. Candidates by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council of China. Under Dr. Zhou’s guidance, scores of students earned their Ph.D. and M.S. degrees.
Dr. Zhou’s academic career has taken him all across the globe:
• 1961-62: Received training from the Institute of Bio- and Organic Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences at Prague
• 1981-83: Held post-doctoral position in the School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin
• 1997: Visiting professor to the Department of Chemistry of British Columbia at Vancouver, Canada
• 1987, 1990-93: Visiting professor to the College of Pharmacy, University if Illinois at Chicago
• 1994-2002: Served as Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech
TNI is now very proud to call Dr. Zhou one of their own. His current capacity is Senior Research Scientist and Senior Manager in Tahitian Noni International’s research laboratory.
“Nature is a treasure and provides mankind with food, nutrition, and medicine. Noni is a gift and every part is useful for people. Since very ancient times, noni has brought the Tahitian people health, strong bodies, and happiness. Now we are learning all about Tahitian heritage and making great efforts to discover its secrets. By using current modern scientific technology, we are developing new products and finding reasons why noni benefits human beings. We’re also guaranteeing the quality of our products.”
Awards
Bing Nan Zhou received Natural Sciences Awards (Second award) from Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry and Technology of China (1987).
He received Research Awards (Second award) from National Committee of Family Planning of China (1993).
He is also receiving life-time subsidies from China’s State Council of P.R. for his excellent contributions to the research in Chinese traditional herbs and natural organic chemistry (since 1998).
Publications
Dr. Zhou has published more than 150 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals (J.A.C.S., Tetrahedron, Chemical Letters, Journal of Natural Products, and more). He’s also written five professional books on natural products in chemistry in Chinese. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Natural Products (USA), Planta Medica (Germany), and Phytochemistry (UK). He was an editorial board member of Acta Chimica Sinica, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, Acta Botanica Sinica, and Acta Plateau Botanica Sinca in China.
He has given 25 plenary lectures in international meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Seoul, Korea; Lausanne, Switzerland; Karachi, Pakistan; Chicago, USA; Hong Kong; and Shanghai and Beijing, China. He has also been invited to lecture at the Schering-Plough Research Institute, NJ; the Merck Pharmaceutical Research Institute, NJ; and the College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI).
Related Noni Research
1. Research on Noni Leaf Serum: Two pure bioactive compounds have been isolated from the noni leaf and the manufactory process has been finished for making noni leaf extract for the Noni Leaf Serum. The structures of its bioactive compounds have been assigned.
2. Research on the phyto-estrogenic compound of noni juice: A compound with strong phyto-estrogenic bioactivity (IC50 = 0.65 mg/mL on Estrogen ERb assay and IC50 = 7.1 mg/mL on Estrogen ERa assay) has been isolated and study on its structure is in progress.
