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Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Nanoengineering
Moores Cancer Center
Prof. Liangfang Zhang received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Steve Granick. He was a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer at MIT during 2006-2008. He holds B.E. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University in China. He joined the Department of Nanoengineering at UC San Diego as Assistant Professor in July 2008 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in March 2012.
Our Research
We work on the design, synthesis, characterization and evaluation of lipid- and/or polymer-based
nanostructured biomaterials. One specific interest lies in developing nanomaterials
for healthcare and other medical applications, for example, drug delivery to improve
or enable treatments of human diseases. In addition, we also seek to
understand the fundamental sciences underlying the arenas of nanomedicine.
Overall, our research covers a broad scope of multidisciplinary areas including
chemical & molecular engineering, materials science, chemistry, nanotechnology, biotechnology and medicine.
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Spotlight [More news...]
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Jack and Ronnie's paper was accepted for publication in Nature Nanotechnology (3/12/13) |
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Weiwei's paper was accepted for publication in Advanced Materials (3/12/13) |
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Our "News & Views" article was published in Nature Chemistry (12/10/12) |
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Dr. Zhang was selected to receive the 2012 ACS Unilever Award (3/13/12) |
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Dr. Zhang was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure (3/13/12) |
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Dr. Zhang received the Best Teacher Award from UCSD (3/23/11) |