PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Dezhong Zhou

Polymer Chemistry and Physics

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Dezhong received his B.S. in Applied Chemistry from Hunan University, and his Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and Physics from Nankai University. After working as a Chemical Engineer at Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, SINOPEC, he carried out research as a research fellow at University College Dublin (UCD). Dezhong then moved to the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.

 

Contact Information:

Email: dezhong.zhou@xjtu.edu.cn

Address: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology (SCET), Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

  • Branching Matters for Gene Transfection: Highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s in combination with minicircle DNA for non-viral gene therapy of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa and neural degenerative diseases

  • Controlled Polymerization of Multivinyl Monomers: Structural manipulation, topological effects and biomedical applications