LIU, Zhuang
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 176. 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, New Cornerstone Science Foundation
2019 CSC-RSC Young Chemist Award, Chinese Chemical Society & the Royal Society of Chemistry
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
2015 NFSC Distinguished Young Scholar Award
2015 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2014 Young Chemist Award, Chinese Chemical Society
2013 Asian Rising Stars, 15th Asian Chemistry Congress, Singapore
2012 SCOPUS Young Researcher Award
2008 MRS Silver Award, Materials Research Society
Editorial Activities:
Associate Editor (2014-), Biomaterials
Associate Editor (2023-), EngMedicine
Editorial Board Member (2022-), Chemical Society Reviews
Editorial Board Member (2022-), Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials
Editorial Board Member (2020-), Advanced NanoBiomed Research
Editorial Board Member (2019-), Drug Delivery and Translational Research
Editorial Board Member (2018-), Acta Chimica Sinica
Editorial Board Member (2018-), Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
Editorial Board Member (2018-), Advanced Healthcare Materials
Editorial Board Member (2017-), Science China Chemistry
Editorial Board Member (2017-), Frontiers in Chemistry
Editorial Board Member (2017-), Advanced Therapeutics
Editorial Board Member (2017-), Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine
Editorial Board Member (2016-), ChemMedChem
Editorial Board Member (2014-), Nano Research
Editorial Board Member (2013-), Scientific Reports
Editorial Board Member (2012-), American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Guest Editor (2018), Nano Research
Guest Editor (2016), Nanoscale
Guest Editor (2015), Carbon
Guest Editor (2014), Advanced Healthcare Materials
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*. Nat. Commun., 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
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