Kai Gao was born in 1987 and raised in Huanggang City, Hubei Province, China. He received his degree in chemistry from Hubei University of Science and Technology in 2012. Currently, he is carrying out research under the supervision of Prof. Bo Yang and Dr. Xiali Liao at the Kunming University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the synthesis of novel phosphoramide ligands and small molecules with important bioactivities.