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Zhang Miao
Mar 2023 - Oct 2025
Zhang Miao graduated from Peking University in 2010, where he obtained his B.Sc. in Pharmacy and M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He then worked as senior formulation scientist in the R&D department of Pfizer pharmaceutical company. In 2023, he obtained his Ph.D. Degree in National University of Singapore focusing on nanotechnology for cancer chemotherapy and gene therapy. He joined Dr. Ni’s lab in Mar. 2023, where he works on nanovaccine and immunotherapy for cancer treatment.
Yao Jingjing
Feb - Nov 2025
Jingjing Yao obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Jun 2022 from Central South University, Changsha, China. From Jan 2021 to Apr 2022, he was a joint Ph.D. student at the National University of Singapore. Between Sep 2022 and Feb 2025, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. In Feb 2025, he joined Dr. Ni's lab, where his research focuses on utilizing artificial intelligence for lipid nanoparticle design.
Zhang Ze
Aug 2024 - Jan 2026
Zhang Ze obtained his PhD. Degree (Healthcare Engineering) from Nanjing University in 2024. Then He joined Dr. Ni's lab in Aug. 2024. His major is nucleic acid chemistry, and he focus on nucleic acid functionality development and gene therapy.
Visiting Research Fellow
Li Bingyu
Aug 2022 - Jul 2023
Bingyu graduated from Tongji University in 2018, where he obtained his B.Sc. and Ph.D.in Biology. His research is focused on the drug delivery of cancer immunotherapy. He joined Dr. Ni's lab to study mRNA-based Immunotherapeutics design and its drug delivery for cancer immunotherapy.
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Wang Yongling
Yongling obtained his PhD. Degree from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. Currently, he works as Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China. He joined Dr. Ni's lab as visiting scholar to study nanomedicine design and its drug delivery for cancer immunotherapy.
Chen Shengqi
Jan - Dec 2024
Shengqi graduated from University of Science and Technology of China in 2016, where he obtained Ph. D. degree and Bachelor’s degree in polymer chemistry and physics. He then worked as an associate research fellow in Anhui University of Chinese Medicine focusing on nano formulations of Chinese medicine for cancer therapy. He joined in Dr. Ni’s lab in Jan. 2024, where he works on nanomedicine for cancer therapy via vascular mediation.
Hu Yaxin
Mar - Dec 2024
Yaxin obtained her PhD. Degree from Guizhou Medical Universtiy, Guiyang, China. Currently she works as attending doctor, in Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University. She joined Dr. Ni's lab as visiting scholar to study novel nucleic acid nanomedicine for cancer theranostics.
Tang Xianglong
Jul 2024 - Jun2025
Xianglong obtained his PhD. Degree from Nanjing Tech University, China. Currently, he works as associate researcher in Nanjing Brain Hospital. He joined Dr. Ni's lab as visiting scholar to study LNP design and cancer immunotherapy.
Joint Graduate Programme Student
Wu LiuSheng
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
Wu Liusheng graduated from Anhui Medical University with bachelor's degree and master's degree. Currently, he is a PhD student in Tsinghua University. Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC), he is conducting a one-year PhD training program between Tsinghua University and National University of Singapore. His current research focuses: LNP targeting T cells or macrophages in tumor immunity.
Cui Hengqing
Jan - Dec 2025
Hengqing graduated with a bachelor's degree from Xiamen University and obtained a master's degree from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a plastic surgeon currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Tongji University. In 2024, he joined Professor Ni's research team as a joint PhD student, focusing on anti-aging gene therapy.
Graduate Student
Shao Linshan
MSc-ABM capstone project, Feb - Nov 2024
Linshan earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology from University of Bristol and pursued a Master's degree in Applied Biomedicine in National University of Singapore.
Research Assistant
Han Xiaolin
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Xiaolin graduated from Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications in 2023, where he obtained his M.Sc. in Electronic Information, and graduated from Tianjin University in 2020, where he obtained his B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering. He has worked on synthesis of hierarchical gols nanoparticles. He joined Dr. Ni's lab to work on nasal delivery of lipid nanoparticle-mRNA vaccine.