Email address: shaoqingong@wisc.edu
B.S. 1991, Tsinghua University (China)
M.S. 1994, Tsinghua University (China)
Ph.D. 1999, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Also: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering; BIONATES theme faculty member at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery; Affiliate of UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, UW Eye Research Institute
Winner of the 2018-19 Kellett Mid-Career Award.
Research Description
Professor Gong's research group focuses on the design, synthesis/fabrication, and characterization of novel materials and devices. Many of the group's ongoing projects are multidisciplinary, bridging engineering with materials science, chemistry, and the life sciences. Some on-going efforts include:
- Multifunctional nanocarriers (e.g., unimolecular micelles, polymer vesicles, functionalized inorganic nanoparticles) for combined delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents which can be used to treat and diagnose various types of diseases (e.g., cancers, vascular diseases, liver diseases, and eye diseases)
- Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites for various applications including flexible electronics, supercapacitors, nanogenerators, actuators, and sensors.
- Cellulose nanofibril (CNF)-based aerogels
- Biobased plastics
Awards and Honors
Kellett Mid-Career Award | 2018 |
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | 2017 |
Board of Directors, Chinese American Society of Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology | 2016 |
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, UW-Madison | 2014 |
Vilas Associate Award, UW-Madison | 2014 |
Selected Publications
3D Microstructured Scaffolds to Support Photoreceptor Polarization and Maturation. Advanced Materials. 2018;30(39):e1803550. | .
Versatile Redox-Responsive Polyplexes for the Delivery of Plasmid DNA, Messenger RNA, and CRISPR-Cas9 Genome-Editing Machinery. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018/09/18th ed. 2018;10(38):31915-31927. | .
A paradigm of endothelium-protective and stent-free anti-restenotic therapy using biomimetic nanoclusters. Biomaterials. 2018;178:293-301. | .
PKM2 methylation by CARM1 activates aerobic glycolysis to promote tumorigenesis. Nature Cell Biology. 2017;19:1358-1370. | .
Neuroendocrine Tumor-Targeted Upconversion Nanoparticle-Based Micelles for Simultaneous NIR-Controlled Combination Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy, and Fluorescence Imaging. Advanced Functional Materials. 2017;27:1604671. | .