Basic Information
Name: Zhen Fan
Title: Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor
Email：fanzhen2018@tongji.edu.cn
Office address: Tongxin Building, Jiading Campus, Tongji University
Biography
Zhen Fan is a professor and Ph.D. supervisor in the department of polymeric materials at Tongji University. In 2009 and 2014, he earned his Bachelor and Ph.D. from University of Science and Technology of China and Jackson State University. Subsequently, he conducted postdoctoral research at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. In March 2018, he joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tongji University. To date, he has published over 40 papers as first author and corresponding author in leading international SCI journals.
Research Interests
1. Biomedical Polymeric Materials
2. Peptide Synthesis and Self-assembly
Education and Work Experience
Time |
Work experience |
2005-2009 |
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China |
2009-2014 |
Ph.D., Jackson State University |
2014-2018 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University |
2018-2022 |
Tongji University, Distinguished Researcher, Ph.D. Supervisor |
2023-present |
Tongji University, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor |
Academic Activities
Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, Young Editorial Board Member
Recent Selected Publications
1. A Peptide-Polyphenol Coated Polypyrrole Nanoparticle for Synergetic Attenuation of Aggregation and Cytotoxicity of Amyloid-β Fibrils. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2401208.
2. A polypeptide coating for preventing biofilm on implants by inhibiting antibiotic resistance genes, Biomaterials 2023, 293, 121957.
3. Intracellular Self-Assembly of Peptides to Induce Apoptosis against Drug-Resistant Melanoma, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 7337-7345.
4. Polymersome Wound Dressing Spray Capable of Bacterial Inhibition and H2S Generation for Complete Diabetic Wound Healing, Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33, 7972-7985.
5. Effective treatment of drug-resistant lung cancer via a nanogel capable of reactivating cisplatin and enhancing early apoptosis, Biomaterials 2020, 257, 120252.
Admissions and Recruitment Information
1. Thoughtful and aspiring master's and doctoral students are welcome to apply for our group.
2. Postdoctoral fellows with (polymer) material design and synthesis, intelligent flexible sensing devices, biomedical materials and devices and other related research backgrounds are welcome to join our group to carry out interdisciplinary research work.
