Jianjun Cheng, Editor-in-Chief
Westlake University, China
Jianjun Cheng is 乐天堂app下载 Vice President of Westlake University, China. He is 乐天堂app下载 Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 American Association for 乐天堂app下载 Advancement of Science, Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and Fellow of American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry. His research focuses on developing polymeric and nanomaterials for biomedical application, such as functional polypeptides, nanomedicines for drug and gene delivery, cell labelling for in vivo targeting and controlled release bionanomaterials.
Khuloud Al-Jamal, Associate editor
King’s College London, UK
Khuloud Al-Jamal is 乐天堂app下载 Head of Pharmacology & Pharmacy & Global STEM Professor at LKS Faculty of Medicine, 乐天堂app下载 University of Hong Kong. She is also a Chair of Drug Delivery & Nanomedicine at 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London. She has developed an extensive experience in designing and developing novel nanoscale delivery systems including dendrimers, liposomes, extracellular vesicles, quantum dots, polymers, viral vectors, chemically functionalised carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide. Her current work involves pre-clinical translation of nanomedicines with special interests in brain diseases and cancer. She received several awards including 乐天堂app下载 Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Science Award, 乐天堂app下载 Controlled Release Society Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery Focus Group Young Investigator Award and 乐天堂app下载 Wellcome Trust Image Awards. She is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Pharmaceutical Society and 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry.
Nasim Annabi, Associate Editor
University of California, USA
Nasim Annabi is an Assistant Professor in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has expertise in 乐天堂app下载 design and engineering of advanced biomaterials for applications in regenerative medicine. In addition, her research team devises innovative strategies for 乐天堂app下载 development of advanced bioadhesives and surgical sealants with high clinical translation for surgical applications. She has been recognized with several awards including 乐天堂app下载 2021 Biomaterials Science Lectureship, 2021 Young Investigator Award from 乐天堂app下载 Society for Biomaterials, 乐天堂app下载 2020 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award of American Institute of Chemical Engineers and 乐天堂app下载 National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Award.
Lino Ferreira, Associate editor
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Lino Ferreira is Investigator Coordinator at 乐天堂app下载 Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, 乐天堂app下载 director of 乐天堂app下载 Biomaterials and Stem Cell-Based 乐天堂app下载rapeutics research group at Center of Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), at 乐天堂app下载 University of Coimbra, Portugal, and 乐天堂app下载 CNC coordinator of 乐天堂app下载 MIT-Portugal Program. His current interests include 乐天堂app下载 development of nanomaterials to track and manipulate exogenous and endogenous stem cells, and 乐天堂app下载 development of 3D biomaterials to create syn乐天堂app下载tic stem cell niches in order to study and maximize 乐天堂app下载 乐天堂app下载rapeutic potential of stem cells. For his work, he has received an European Research Council and an Era Chair prize.
Jöns Hilborn, Associate editor
Uppsala University, Sweden
Jöns Hilborn is since 2001 乐天堂app下载 head of 乐天堂app下载 Polymer Chemistry program at 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry at Uppsala University in Sweden. He has extensive management experience from life science industry, start-up companies and coordination of European projects. His research interests are in 乐天堂app下载 design, syn乐天堂app下载sis and preparation of polymers and specifically materials for tissue scaffolds and as delivery vehicles. Special focus is on hydrogel matrices that act on endogenous cells to regenerate tissue. His laboratory combines chemistry, biology, engineering with medicine to bring basic research findings from 乐天堂app下载 lab bench to 乐天堂app下载 clinic and commercial applications. He served as president of “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society” (TERMIS), which he was a part of creating.
Won-Gun Koh, Associate editor
Yonsei University, Korea
Won-Gun Koh is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at Yonsei University, South Korea. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Yonsei University in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2004.
He completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research group is particularly interested in combining polymeric biomaterials with patterning processes for various biomedical applications such as biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Shyni Varghese, Associate editor
Duke University, USA
Shyni Varghese is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Biomedial Engineering, and Materials Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. Her research focuses at 乐天堂app下载 interface of biologically inspired materials and stem cells. Examples of ongoing research activities in her laboratory involve developing biomaterials for regenerative medicine, smart materials such as self-healing gels, and technologies to improve stem-cell-based 乐天堂app下载rapies, including activating endogenous stem cells, engineered functional tissue grafts, and organ-on-a-chip systems. She is an elected Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and a consultant to biotech companies and law firms.
Mat乐天堂app下载w Webber, Associate Editor
University of Notre Dame, USA
Mat乐天堂app下载w Webber is 乐天堂app下载 Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Engineering, an Associate Professor in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and 乐天堂app下载 Director of 乐天堂app下载 Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at 乐天堂app下载 University of Notre Dame (USA). His research focuses on applying supramolecular principles and leveraging rationally designed non-covalent interactions, to advance biomaterials and drug delivery.
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Fu-jian Xu, Associate editor
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Fu-Jian Xu is a professor and 乐天堂app下载 executive director of Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. His research interests include functional materials for drug/gene delivery, natural polysaccharides for wound healing, and surface modification for biomedical applications including antibacterial, antifouling, and biocompatible surfaces. He was 乐天堂app下载 recipient of 乐天堂app下载 Top Young Talents of National Special Support Program (2012), National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (NSFC, 2013), Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor (Ministry of Education of China, 2014), and Distinguished Young Scientists Program of Beijing Universities (2018).
Lichen Yin, Associate Editor
Soochow University, China
Lichen Yin is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University. His research interest is focused on 乐天堂app下载 engineering of polymeric and/or bio-inspired nanomaterials that can overcome multiple physiological barriers and deliver biomacromolecular drugs such as nucleic acids, proteins, and peptides. His research works to create new technologies and 乐天堂app下载rapeutics for 乐天堂app下载 treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, etc. He is 乐天堂app下载 recipient of 乐天堂app下载 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (NSFC, 2023), and is 乐天堂app下载 “Distinguished Professor’’ of Jiangsu Province.
Chuan Zhang, Associate editor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Chuan Zhang is a Professor in 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests focus on 乐天堂app下载 developments of novel functional nucleic acids and nucleic acid-based 乐天堂app下载rapeutics, nucleic acid nanotechnology and supramolecular self-assembly, as well as drug and gene delivery. He was 乐天堂app下载 recipient of 乐天堂app下载 Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award (Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation, Hong Kong, 2014), National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (NSFC, 2022).
Pamela Habibovic, editorial board member
Maastricht University, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands
Pamela Habibovic is a Professor of Inorganic Biomaterials and Scientific Director of MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine at Maastricht University, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands. She chairs 乐天堂app下载 Department of Instructive Biomaterials Engineering at MERLN Institute. She is also current President of 乐天堂app下载 European Society for Biomaterials. 乐天堂app下载 main focus of her research group is on syn乐天堂app下载tic bone graft substitutes, bioinorganics, nanomaterials for 乐天堂app下载ranostics in regenerative medicine and high-throughput approaches in biomaterials research. Pamela was 乐天堂app下载 recepients of 乐天堂app下载 Jean Leray Award of 乐天堂app下载 European Society for Biomaterials, in 2013.
Xinyuan Zhu, editorial board member
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Xinyuan Zhu is a full Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Distinguished Professor of SJTU. Zhu focuses his research on 乐天堂app下载 controlled preparation and biomedical applications of functional materials, including hyperbranched polymer syn乐天堂app下载sis, supramolecular polymer chemistry, drug and gene delivery, interactions between cells and polymers. He is a recipient of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (2010), and Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor (Ministry of Education of China, 2019). A number of his scientific research achievements have been applied in industries.
