South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology,
School of Emergent Soft Matter,
South China University of Technology
E-mail: tangw@scut.edu.cn
Mailing Address: 385 Wushan Rd, North Science Park #2, Guang Dong, Guang Zhou, 510640, China
EDUCATION
Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2014: Ph. D. in Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA.
Sep. 2004 - Jul. 2008: B. S. in Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China.
RESEARCH FIELD
Antimicrobial polymer, antimicrobial peptide drug delivery
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dec. 2017 - present: Associate Professor, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology in South China University of Technology. Research field: redox-responsive antibacterial materials; peptide self-assembly materials
Oct. 2014 – Aug. 2017: Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Advisor: Dr. Robert Langer. Research Topic: Development of a thermal-resistant and pH-responsive polymer microsphere platform for omni-micronutrients delivery.
Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2014: Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH. Research Assistant, Advisor: Dr. Matthew L. Becker. Research Topic: Using bioactive peptides-functionalized dendrons to improve the targeting of biomedicines for bone regeneration.
Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2009: Peking University, Beijing, China. College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, Research Assistant, Advisor: Dr. Dahui Zhao. Research Topic: Synthesis and characterization of Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s with hydrogen-bonded coplanar conformation.