1988年至2005年武汉大学人民医院工作
2005年获武汉大学生命科学学院生物化学与分子生物学专业博士学位
2008年至2009年加拿大University of Waterloo博士后
2006年至今武汉大学药学院工作
湖北省生物物理学会理事
研究方向天然药物生物活性成分及作用机制；抗肿瘤药物作用机制；药物新制剂。
主要贡献承担课题：
国家自然科学基金面上项目 (30970294）
国家自然科学基金面上项目（31070317）
湖北省自然科学基金 1项
横向课题多项
代表性论著
1.
Yu J
, Bao W, Lei J (2013). Emodin regulates apoptotic pathway in human liver cancer cells. Phytotherapy Research 27(2): 251–257.2. Luo T
, Yu J（共同第一作者）,
Nguyen J, Wang CR, Bristow RG, Jaffray DA, Zhou XZ, Lu KP, Lu QB (2012). Electron transfer-based combination therapy of cisplatin with tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine for ovarian, cervical, and lung cancers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS) 109：10175–10180.3. Ding C, Zhang W, Li J, Lei J,
Yu J
*(2013) . Cytotoxic constituents of ethyl acetate fraction fromDianthus superbus. Natural Product Research (DOI:10.1080/14786419.2012.763127)4.
Yu J
, Yin Y, Lei J, Zhang X, Chen W, Ding C, Wu S, He X, Liu Y, Zou G (2012). Activation of apoptosis by ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract of Dianthus superbus in HepG2 cell line. Cancer Epidemiology 36: e40–e45.5. Lei J,
Yu J
*, Yin Y, Liu Y, Zou G (2012). Alantolactone induces activation of apoptosis in human hepatoma cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology 50: 3313–3319.6.
Yu J
, Lei J, Zhang X, Yu H, Tian D, Liao Z, Zou G (2011). Anticancer, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil ofLycopus lucidus Turcz. var. hirtus Regel. Food Chemistry 126: 1593–1598.7. Lei J,
Yu J
*, Yu H, Liao Z. Composition, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of essential oil fromDictamnus dasycarpus. Food Chemistry, 2008, 107: 1205–1209.8.
Yu J
, Liu H, Tian D, Liu Y, Lei J, Zou G (2007). Changes in mitochondrial membrane potential and reactive oxygen species during wogonin-induced cell death in human hepatoma cells.Hepatology Research 37: 68–76.9.
Yu J
, Liu H, Lei J, Tan W, Hu X, Zou G (2007). Antitumor activity of chloroform fraction ofScutellaria barbata and its active constituents. Phytotherapy Research 21: 817–822.10.
Yu J
, Liao Z, Lei J, Hu X (2007). Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of various fractions of ethanol extract ofDianthus superbus. Food Chemistry 104: 1215-1219.11.
Yu J
, Liao Z, Cai X, Lei J, Zou G (2007). Composition, antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of essential oils from . Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 23: 162–167.