Experience

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  Indiana university bloomington

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Visiting student

  Working in Dr. Hollenhorst‘s lab.

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  清华大学

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  Master of research

  Majored in polymer chemistry. Developed a one-pot strategy combining polymerization and enzymatic reaction.

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  Imperial college london

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2018

  Marie curie early stage researcher

  I'm a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the department of Chemical Engineering at the Imperial College London. I'm part of the Smart Nano-objects for Alteration of Lipid bilayers (SNAL) Initial Training Network, funded by EU 7th Framework Programme. My research focuses on synthesis and characterization of functional biomimetic materials for drug delivery, including amino-acid based polymers, nanogels and hydrogels. More details about SNAL could be found here.http://itn-snal.net/

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  University of cambridge

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Secondment

  Formulated dual-responsive hydrogels for probiotics delivery.

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  Cnrs - centre national de la recherche scientifique

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Secondment

  Explored the interactions between membrane-active polymers and giant lipid vesicles.

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  Biopharma group

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Secondment

  Improved red blood cells cryopreservation formulation by polymer-mediated trehalose delivery. Designed the project and worked alongside with the R&D team in Biopharma. Acquired experience with cryopreservation and basic concept of QbD.

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  Materialize.x

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Part-time consultant

  Developing formulations for a new bio-adhesive for wood manufacturing.

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  University of helsinki

  Jun 2018 - now

  PI (group leader) at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki.

  • Principal Investigator

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Jun 2018 - now