女，1982年3月出生，副教授，硕士生导师。2009年6月博士毕业于华中师范大学化学学院农药与化学生物学教育部重点实验室。2009年7月进入威廉希尔任教，主持国家自然科学基金一项，校自主创新基金三项；参与了国家自然科学基金、国家“973”前期项目和教育部新世纪人才计划等项目的研究。主要研究方向为新杂环农药、医药的设计合成及天然活性物结构衍生化。在国际性期刊J. Agric. Food Chem.、Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.、Pest. Biochem. Physiol.、Tetrahedron等杂志上发表SCI学术论文20余篇，授权发明专利一项。副主编和参编教材2部。
E-mail:caoxiufang@mail.hzau.edu.cn
代表性论文：
1. Xiaohui Wang, Haihuan Su, Changshui Chen and Xiufang Cao*, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Peptidomimetics Containing Tryptamine Moiety as Potential Antitumor Agents. RSC Advances., 5，15597-15602, 2015.
2. Shengzhen Xu, Huangyong Li, Xiaohui Wang, Changshui Chen, Minhui Cao, Xiufang Cao*, Asymmetric syntheses and bio-evaluation of novel chiral esters derived from substituted tetrafluorobenzyl alcohol, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 24, 2734-2736, 2014.
3. Zengjun Wei, Changshui Chen, Libin Shi, Jingnan Jin, Qingye Zhang, Shengzhen Xu, Xiufang Cao*, Xiali Yue*, Novel N-nitroacetamide derivatives derived from 2,4-D: Design, synthesis, bioevaluation, and prediction of mechanism of action, Pestic. Biochem. Phys., 106, 68-74, 2013.
4. Shaowei Li, Huangyong Li, Changshui Chen, Xiali Yue, Xiufang Cao*, Shaoyong Ke, Novel aroylhydrazine-amide derivatives bearing pyridine core: Synthesis, characterizations and selective colorimetric recognition properties, Supramol. Chem., 25, 384-392, 2013.
5. Shaowei Li, Xiufang Cao*, Changshui Chen, Shaoyong Ke, Novel salicylic acid-oriented thiourea-type receptors as colorimetric chemosensor: Synthesis, characterizations and selective naked-eye recognition properties, Spectrochim. Acta Part A, 96, 18-23, 2012.
6. Xiufang Cao, Shengzhen Xu,Xuegang Li, Xiaoxia Shen, Qingye Zhang, Jianhong Li, Changshui Chen, N-Nitrourea derivatives as novel potential fungicides against Rhizoctonia solani: Synthesis, antifungal activities and 3D-QSAR, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 80, 81-89, 2012.
7. Shaoyong Ke, Xiufang Cao*, Ying Liang, Kaimei Wang, Ziwen Yang, Synthesis and biological properties of dihydro-oxadiazine-based heterocyclic derivatives, Mini-Rev. Med. Chem., 11, 642-657, 2011.
8. Xiufang Cao, Changshui Chen, Wenchang Lu, Shaoyong Ke, Chiral β-arylalkyl-1H-1,2,4 -triazoles as demethylase inhibitors: Biological evaluation and its stereoselective interaction with sterol 14α-demethylase from Penicillium digitatum, Pestic. Biochem. Phys., 99, 189-193, 2011.
9. Xiufang Cao, Ming Hu, Jie Zhang, Fei Li, Deli Liu, Shenghua Liu, Determination of stereo-selective interaction between enantiomers of chiral γ-aryl-1H-1,2,4-triazole derivatives and Penicillium digitatum, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2009, 57, 6914.
10. Xiufang Cao, Fei Li, Ming Hu, Wenchang Lu, Guang-Ao Yu, Shenghua Liu, Chiral γ-aryl-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole derivatives as highly potential antifungal agents: design, synthesis, structure and in vitro fungicidal activities, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2008, 56, 11367.
11. Xiufang Cao, Fang Liu, Wenchang Lu, Gang Chen, Guang-Ao Yu, Shenghua Liu, Regio- and diastereoselective conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to aryl substituted α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds derived from Oppolzer’s sultam, Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 5629.
12. 曹秀芳，李皇勇，韩勰，汪淼，徐胜臻，陈长水. 一种拟除虫菊酯化合物及其制备方法与应用，2013. 9, 中国, CN2013101955227.
