The Innovative Drug Research Group was set up in 2019. The team members are young and middle-aged researchers，and there are also more than ten PhD and postgraduate students. The aim of the group is to find new natural bioactive components and innovative drugs from medicinal plants in Xishuangbanna and the nearby tropical regions to treat diabetes and fibrosis.

Major research themes：

(1)Bioactive components, mechanisms and innovative drugs research and development of anti-diabetes

(2) Bioactive components, mechanisms and innovative drugs research and development of anti-fibrosis

Group Leader: Prof. ZHANG Yumei