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Yiyun Cheng
Life Science
East China Normal University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Gene Therapy
Gene Delivery
Biomolecular
Carrier Development
Biomedical Therapy
Proteins
Peptides
Intracellular
Polymer Medicine
Hydrogels
Areas of Focus
- Gene delivery and gene therapy
- Intracellular delivery of proteins and peptides
- Polymer translation medicine
- Medical hydrogel materials
Work Experience
- 2009.02-2009.10: Postdoctoral Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
- 2010.03-present: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-2000: High School at Jiangyan High School, Jiangsu
- 2000-2004: Bachelor in Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
- 2004-2008: PhD in Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
- Published over 200 papers, cited over 10,000 times, listed as Highly Cited Researcher in China
Publications
- A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy, Xu J, Lv J, Zhuang Q, Yang Z, Cao Z, Xu L, Pei P, Wang C, Wu H, Dong Z, Chao Y, Wang C, Yang K, Peng R, Cheng YY, Liu Z, 2020
- Bifunctional and bioreducible dendrimer bearing a fluoroalkyl tail for efficient protein delivery both in vitro and in vivo, Lv J., Wang C, Li H, Li Z, Fan Q, Zhang Y, Li Y. Wang H, Cheng YY, 2020
- Fluoroalkylation promotes cytosolic peptide delivery, Rong GY, Wang CP, Chen LJ, Yan Y, Cheng YY, 2020
Awards
- 2019: Young Chemist Award from the Chinese Chemical Society
- 2017: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2016: Shanghai Youth May Fourth Medal
- 2015: Outstanding Academic Leader of Shanghai
- 2013: Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- 2011: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Anhui Province
