1. Chen, M., Lei, S., Zhou, Z., Wang, M., Feng, C., Gao, X., Ding, C., Song, Z.*, Tang, W. *, Zhang, A*. (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of Spiro[carbazole-3,3'-pyrrolidine] Derivatives as cGAS Inhibitors for Treatment of Acute Lung Injury. J. Med. Chem. 2024, 67(8), 6268–6291.
2. Zeng, R., Fang, M., Shen, A., Chai, X., Zhao, Y., Liu, M., Zhu, L., Rui, W., Feng, B., Hong, L., Ding, C., Song, Z. *, Lu, W. *, & Zhang, A*. (2024). Discovery of a Highly Potent Oxysterol Receptor GPR183 Antagonist Bearing the Benzo[d]thiazole Structural Motif for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). J. Med. Chem. 2024, 67(5), 3520–3541.
3. Xie, C. 1, Liu, B. 1, Song, Z. 1, Yang, Y. 1, Dai, M., Gao, Y., Yao, Y., Ding, C., Ai, J., Zhang, A.. Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of Isoindoline Analogues as New HPK1 Inhibitors. J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 16201–16221.
4. Song, Z. 1; Liu, B. 1; Peng, X.; Gu, W.; Sun, Y.; Xing, L.; Xu, Y.; Geng, M.; Ai, J.;* Zhang, A.* Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of Biaryl-Containing PD-1/PD-L1 Interaction Inhibitors Bearing a Unique Difluoromethyleneoxy Linkage. J. Med. Chem. 2021, 64, 16687-16702.
5. Song, Z. 1; Wang, X. 1; Zhang, Y. 1; Gu, W.; Shen, A.; Ding, C.; Li, H.; Xiao, R.; Geng, M.; Xie, Z.;* Zhang, A.* Structure-activity relationship study of amidobenzimidazole analogues leading to potent and systemically administrable STING agonists. J. Med. Chem. 2021, 64, 1649-1669.
6. Song Z. 1; Liu Y. 1; Xie C. 1; Tong X.; Wang X.; Zhou Y.; Gu W.; Zuo J.; He S.; Zhang A. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of choroquine derivatives bearing long aminated side chains as antivirus and anti-inflammatory agents. Bioorg. Chem. 2021, 116, 105346.
7. Xue, Y. 1; Song, P. 1; Song, Z.1; Wang, A.; Tong, L.; Geng, M. Y.; Ding, J.; Liu, Q.; Sun, L.; Xie, H.; Zhang, A. Discovery of 4,7-diamino-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl) -6-methylene-pyrimido[5,4-b]pyrrolizines as novel Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors. J. Med. Chem. 2018, 61, 4608-4627.
8. Song Z.1, Yang Y.1, Liu Z., Peng X., Guo J., Yang X., Kui Wu, Jing Ai, Jian Ding, Meiyu Geng, and Ao Zhang:Discovery of Novel 2,4-Diarylaminopyrimidine Analogues (DAAPalogues) Showing Potent Inhibitory Activities against Both Wild-type and Mutant ALK Kinases. J. Med. Chem. 2015, 58, 197–211.
9. Song Z., Wang M., Zhang A. Alectinib: a novel second generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor for overcoming clinically-acquired resistance. Acta Pharm. Sinica B. 2015, 5, 34-37.
10. Song Z.1; Xia Z. 1; Ji Y.; Xing L.; Gao Y.; Ai J.; Geng M.; Zhang A. An Orally Available Tyrosine Kinase ALK and RET Dual Inhibitor Bearing the Tetracyclic Benzo[b]carbazolone Core. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2016, 118, 244-249.
11. Wang Y., Xing L., Ji Y., Ye J., Dai Y., Gu W., Ai J. *, Song Z. *. Discovery of a potent tyrosine kinase AXL inhibitor bearing the 3-((2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1Hbenzo[d]azepin-7-yl)amino)pyrazine core. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2019, 29(6): 836-838.
12. Wei M., Peng X., Xing L., Dai Y., Huang R., Geng M., Zhang A., Ai J.*, Song Z.* Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of novel 2-benzamide-4-(6-oxy-N-methyl-1-naphthamide)-pyridine derivatives as potent fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2018, 154, 9-28.
13. Geng K., Xia Z., Ji Y., Zhang R., Sun D., Ai J.*, Song Z.*, Geng M., Zhang A. Discovery of 2,4-diarylaminopyrimidines bearing a resorcinol motif as novel ALK inhibitors to overcome the G1202R resistant mutation. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2018, 144, 386-397.