PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Dezhong Zhou

Polymer Chemistry and Physics

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

Dezhong received his B.S. in Applied Chemistry from Hunan University in 2007, and his Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and Physics from Nankai University under Prof. Tianying Guo in 2012. 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