Vivian received a Ledell Family Endowed Research Scholarship!

Derek received a Warren College Undergraduate Research Scholarship!

Kun received a UCSD Friends Scholarship Award!

The Zhang Group presented three posters at the 32nd Research Expo in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD and received four major awards.
Ronnie received both the Nanoengineering Best Poster Award and the Rudee Outstanding Poster Award (grand prize)!
Kun and Tori received both the Innovation Award in Life Sciences and the Award for Best Use of the Literature!

Jonathan received a medical research fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)!

Jack and Ronnie's paper on biomimetic toxin nanosponges was accepted for publication in Nature Nanotechnology. [UCSD News] [MIT Tech Review] [Discovery] [NBC News] [ScienceOmega] [more]

Weiwei's paper on RBC-membrane-cloaked gold nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Advanced Materials.

Jack's paper on 'marker-of-self' functionalization of nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Nanoscale and was selected as a "Hot Article" by the journal.

Nu and Tori's paper on antimicrobial drug delivery to treat Propionibacterium acnes infection was accepted for publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Our invited 'News & Views' article on liposome-enabled, physical-action-based cancer therapy was published in Nature Chemistry.

Brian received an R25 graduate fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!

Marta and Jack co-authored paper on magnetic field responsive drug release was accepted for publication in Acta Biomaterialia.

Welcome Dr. Weiwei Gao, Serguey Parkhomovsky, Jingying Zhu, Miranda Tai, and Derek Oconnor to join the group!

Santosh's paper on drug loading and release kinetics of RBC membrane-cloaked nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Nanomedicine.

Ronnie's paper on large-scale fabrication of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Langmuir.

The Zhang Lab moves into a new home -- the brand new Structural and Materials Engineering Building on UCSD campus.

Li and Kun's paper on antimicrobial drug delivery to treat antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori was accepted for publication in Molecular Pharmaceutics.

Our invited comprehensive progress report on erythrocyte-inspired delivery systems was accepted for publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Dr. Zhang co-authored paper on ophthalmic drug discovery was accepted for publication in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

Kun received an International Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW)!

Welcome Dr. Michael Su, Dr. Radek Bialczak, and Vivian Qu to join the group!

The Zhang Group (Santosh, Jack, and Nu) gave three oral presentations at the 243rd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego, CA.

Dr. Zhang was selected to receive the 2012 Unilever Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) to recognize his original research in the field of colloid and surface chemistry. He will be giving the Unilever plenary lecture at the award ceremony during the ACS 86th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium in June, 2012 in Baltimore. [In the news]

Nu passed her Ph.D. dissertation defense. Congratulations, Dr. Pornpattananangkul!

Santosh's paper on Ptsome, a novel platinum-based nanostructure, was accepted for publication in Chemical Communications .

Dr. Zhang was invited to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of Langmuir for a three year term beginning January 1, 2012.

Jack passed his Ph.D. dissertation defense. Congratulations, Dr. Hu!

The San Diego Union Tribune featured the nanomedicine research in the Zhang Lab on its front cover page. [newspaper]

Santosh and Jack's paper on co-deliveirng hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry.

Welcome Brian Luk to join the group!

Jack was selected as one of the prestigious 2012 Siebel Scholars by the Siebel Foundation!

Corbin's paper on synthesis of drug delivery nanoparticles with pH-triggered PEG shedding was accepted for publication in Langmuir.

Dr. Zhang joined the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity.

Santosh and Jack's paper on dual-drug delivery with ratiometric control over drug loading was accepted for publication in Molecular Pharmaceutics.

Welcome Kevin Chen to join the group!

Jack's paper on red blood cell membrane-camouflaged polymeric nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [In the news] [NAE Radio] [more]

Ronnie received the Michael Addison Award, the highest honor for graduating seniors in the Warren College at UCSD (one winner per year)!

Corbin passed his Ph.D. dissertation defense. Congratulations, Dr. Clawson!

Ronnie received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship from the Department of Defense!

The Zhang Group presented two posters at the 30th Research Expo in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. Dr. Zhang gave a technical talk to the industrial attendees at the Research Expo on behalf of the Nanoengineering Department.

Victoria received a NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Award to support her summer research!

The Zhang Group (Santosh, Corbin, and Jack) gave three oral presentations at the 241st American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in Anaheim, CA.

Dr. Zhang received the Best Teacher Award from UCSD!

Jonathan received an M-STAR Award from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)!

Jack co-authored paper on micromachine-enabled circulating tumor cell isolation was accepted for publication in Angew Chem Int Ed. It was identified as a VIP paper and selected as a cover of the journal with a special highlight. This paper has been featured by Chemical & Engineering News, ChemistryViews and Chemistry World,

Welcome Joanthan Copp , David Atkins-Maters, Cody Carpenter, Stephan Abdo, and Michael Chen to join the group!

Nu and Li's paper on bacterial toxins triggered antibiotics release from liposomes was accepted for publication in J Am Chem Soc.
This paper has been featured by Chemical & Engineering News.

Dr. Santosh Aryal was promoted to Assistant Project Scientist!

Dr. Zhang gave an invited talk at the annual Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting in Boston.

Dr. Zhang gave an invited speech at the 2010 U.S.-Taiwan Biomedical Engineering Forum.

Ronnie's paper on quick synthesis of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Langmuir.

Jack won a poster award at the 8th international nanomedicine and drug delivery symposium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Welcome Dr. Ningning Cao , Kathy Stavropoulos and Victoria Fu to join the group!

Corbin co-authored paper on nanomotor-assisted nanoparticle delivery was accepted for publication in Small. [In the news]

Nu and Li's paper on antimicrobial drug delivery to treat drug-resistant staph infections was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.

Marta passed her Ph.D. dissertation defense. Congratulations, Dr. Sartor!

Welcome James Vecchio to join the group as a summer high school intern.

Corbin and Ronnie were selected to be a Gordon Scholar by the UCSD Gordon Center Graduate Leadership Program and the UCSD Gordon Center Undergraduate Leadership Program, respectively!

Welcome Soracha Kun Thamphiwatana to join the group!

Ronnie received a Warren College Undergraduate Research Scholarship!

Corbin co-authored paper on ion-loaded liposomes for DNA detection was accepted for publication in Analyst.

Nu received a UCSD Friends Scholarship Award!

Ronnie received a Calit2 Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship!

Santosh and Jack's paper on nanoparticle dual drug delivery was accepted for publication in Small.

Jack's paper on half-antibody targeted drug delivery was accepted for publication in Molecular Pharmaceutics.

The Zhang Group presented three posters at the 29th Research Expo in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. More photos are available at the Zhang Group's Facebook.

Nu's acne antimicrobial drug delivery research, "Treat Acne with Coconut Oil and Nano-Bombs", attracted extensive media attention [video].

Dr. Zhang received a Faculty Career Development Award from UCSD.

Welcome Kristin Chan, Connie Cheung and Rodger Yuan to join the group!

Nu's paper on gold nanoparticles mediated liposome fusion was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.

Welcome Sorena Rahmaniamand to join the group!

Dr. Zhang co-authored paper on spatiotemporal controlled delivery of nanoparticles to injured vasculature was accepted for publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Zhang group hosted a visit from Dr. Steven Sogo and his "Advanced Chemical Research" class at Laguna Beach High School. Dr. Sogo and his class (project leaders: Nick Brown, Nicolai Doreng-Stearns and Robert Chew) are planning to create lipid- and polymer-based nanoparticles for delivering synthetic antivenom.

Santosh and Jack's paper on the synthesis of polymer-cisplatin prodrug conjugate nanoparticles for acid-responsive drug delivery was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.

Dr. Zhang Kicked off the UCSD Nanomedicine Webinar Series, "Nanomedicine: New Strategies and Innovations to Understand, Treat and Monitor Disease", organized by the UCSD School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center.

Welcome Dr. Li Zhang to join the group!

Welcome Ronnie Fang to join the group!

Corbin co-authored paper on real-time monitoring of drug release from therapeutic nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Journal of Controlled Release.

Darren and Nu's paper on antimicrobial drug delivery for acne treatment was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
This paper has been selected for "Faculty of 1000 Medicine".

Welcome Sage Olson to join the group!

Darren Yang won the Huppert Memorial Award, the highest honor for senior undergraduate students in the Chemical Engineering Program at UCSD (one winner per year).

Dr. Zhang received a Hellman Faculty Fellow Award from the Hellman Family Foundation.

Marta Sartor received a San Diego Fellowship!

Darren Yang received an Amgen Scholarship!

Dr. Zhang was selected to receive the 2009 Victor K. LaMer Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) to recognize his graduate research and promise as a future investigator. As the 40th winner of this prestigious award, Dr. Zhang will be giving the LaMer plenary lecture at the ACS 83rd Colloid and Surface Science Symposium and the 13th IACIS International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science in June, 2009 in New York.

Welcome Zeling Xu and Linh Ton to join the group!

Welcome Dr. Santosh Aryal to join the group!

Welcome Dissaya Nu Pornpattananangkul to join the group!

Welcome Che-Ming Jack Hu, David Nguyen, and Darren Yang to join the group!

Welcome Corbin Clawson to join the group!

Welcome Marta Sartor to join the group!

Dr. Zhang was accepted as a participating member by the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD.

Dr. Zhang was appointed as a Founding Scientific Adviser of the Nanotechnology Research Foundation (NRF). NRF is a non-profit organization focused on supporting the acceleration of nanotechnology awareness, education, recognition, funding, research and American innovation.

Dr. Zhang was accepted as a participating faculty member by the newly founded Institute of Engineering in Medicine at UCSD.