Prof. Zhuang Liu

Academic History:

B.S., Peking University, Dept. of Chemistry, 2004

Ph.D., Stanford University (US), Dept. of Chemistry, Dai Laboratory, 2008

Post-Doc., Stanford University (US), Dept. of Chemistry, Dai Laboratory, 2008-2009

Professor, Soochow University, FUNSOM, 2009-

Research Experience and Accomplishments:

Dr. Liu is working in the field of biomaterials and nanomedicine. The primary goal of his research team is to develop innovative materials and nanotechnology for novel therapeutic strategies against cancer and other diseases. Starting from 2005, Dr. Liu has authored over 400 peer-reviewed papers, which have received a total citation of > 100,000 times and given him an H-index at 174.  He was listed as one of the ‘Most Cited Chinese Researchers (Materials Science)’ by Elsevier since 2014, as well as one of the ‘Highly Cited Researchers (Chemistry, Materials)’ by Clarivate Analytics (Thomson Reuters) since 2015. Dr. Liu is the scientific founder of InnoBM Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is a start-up company focusing on the development of novel therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy. Several pipelines from InnoBM are currently being tested in clinical trials.

Academic Awards and Honors:

2025     Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS)

2021     Xplorer Prize, Executive Committee of Xplorer Prize, China

2019     CSC-RSC Young Chemist Award, Chinese Chemical Society & the Royal Society of Chemistry,China & UK

2019     Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

2018     Periodic Table of Younger Chemists (IUPAC)

2018     Nano Research Young Innovator Awards

2018     Changjiang Distinguished Professor

2017     Biomaterials Science lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

2017     Jiangsu Science and Technology Award, China

2015      NFSC Distinguished Young Scholar Award

2015      Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

2014      Young Chemist Award, Chinese Chemical Society, China

2013      Asian Rising Stars, 15th Asian Chemistry Congress, Singapore

2012      SCOPUS Young Researcher Award, China

2008      MRS Silver Award, Materials Research Society, USA

Editorial Activities:

Ø Associate Editor (2014-), Biomaterials

Ø Associate Editor (2023-), EngMedicine

Ø Editorial Board Member (2022-), Chemical Society Reviews

Ø Editorial Board Member (2022-), Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials

Ø Editorial Board Member (2020-), Advanced NanoBiomed Research

Ø Editorial Board Member (2019-), Drug Delivery and Translational Research 

Ø Editorial Board Member (2018-), Acta Chimica Sinica 

Ø Editorial Board Member (2018-), Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 

Ø Editorial Board Member (2018-), Advanced Healthcare Materials

Ø Editorial Board Member (2017-), Science China Chemistry

Ø Editorial Board Member (2017-), Frontiers in Chemistry

Ø Editorial Board Member (2017-), Advanced Therapeutics

Ø Editorial Board Member (2017-), Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine

Ø Editorial Board Member (2016-), ChemMedChem

Ø Editorial Board Member (2014-), Nano Research

Ø Editorial Board Member (2013-), Scientific Reports

Ø Editorial Board Member (2012-), American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Ø Guest Editor (2018), Nano Research

Ø Guest Editor (2016), Nanoscale  

Ø Guest Editor (2015), Carbon

Ø Guest Editor (2014), Advanced Healthcare Materials

Ø Guest Editor (2013), Theranostics

Position Opening:

We have post-doc position openings for research directions in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. For those who are interested, please send your CV to Dr. Liu for consideration.

Publication /Citation List:

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-4352-2011

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=AIJbgl0AAAAJ

Selected Publications:

[1] C. Wang, L. Zhong, J. Xu, Q. Zhuang, F. Gong, X. Chen, H. Tao, C. Hu, F. Huang, N. Yang, J. Li, Q. Zhao, X. Sun, Y. Huo, Q. Chen, Y. Zhao*, R. Peng* , Z. Liu*. Nat. Biomed. Eng., 2024, 8, 561–578.

[2] W. Zhu, T. Wei, Y. Xu, Q. Jin, Y. Chao, J. Lu, J. Xu, J. Zhu, X. Yan, M. Chen, Q. Chen*, Z. Liu*. Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 820.

[3] Y. Li, X. Liu, L. Yu, X. Huang, X. Wang, D. Han,* Y. Yang,* Z. Liu*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145，45, 24506-24521.

[4] Y. Chao,  Z. Liu*. Nat. Rev. Bioeng., 2023, 1, 125-138.

[5] J. Shen, H. Gao, L. Chen, Y. Jiang, S. Li, Y. Chao, N. Liu, Y. Wang, T. Wei, Y. Liu, J. Li, M. Chen, J. Zhu, J. Liang, X. Zhou, X.feng*, P. Gu*, Q. Chen*,  Z. Liu*. Sci. Adv., 2023, 9, 4. 

[6] L. Sun, F. Shen, Z. Xiong, H. Yang, Z. Dong, J. Xiang, Q. Gu, Q. Ji, C. Fan, and Z.Liu*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 17, 7634-7645.

[7] H. Zhang, W. Zhu, Q. Jin, F. Pan, J. Zhu, Y. Liu, L. Chen, J. Shen, Y. Yang*, Q. Chen*, and Z. Liu*. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2021, 118(29): e2102957118.

[8] J. Xu, J. Lv, Q. Zhuang, Z. Yang, Z. Cao, L. Xu, P. Pei, C. Wang, H. Wu, Z. Dong, Y. Chao, C. Wang, K. Yang, R. Peng*, Y. Cheng* and Z. Liu*. Nat. Nanotechnol., 2020, 15, 1043-1052.

[9] Y. Chao, C. Liang, H. Tao, Y. Du, D. Wu, Z. Dong, Q. Jin, G. Chen, J. Xu, Z. Xiao, Q. Chen, C. Wang, J. Chen and Z. Liu*, Sci. Adv., 2020, 6(10),eaaz4204.

[10] Y. Chao, L.G. Xu, C. Liang, L.Z. Feng, J. Xu, Z.L. Dong, L.L. Tian, X. Yi, K. Yang*, Z. Liu*, Nat. Biomed. Eng., 2018, 2, 611-621

Email: zliu@suda.edu.cn