Zongmin Zhao
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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IL, 60612, United States
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Research Interests:
Drug delivery, biomaterials, cellular engineering, immunomodulation.
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PSCI Ph.D. Thesis Research (PSCI 599), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Seminar in Pharmacognosy (PMPG 595), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Seminar in Med Chem (MDCH 595), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Departmental Seminar (BPS 595), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
PDAT 5: Cardiovascular (PHAR 505), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
PDAT 5: Cardiovascular (PHAR 505), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Undergrad Res Pharm Sci (PSCI 380), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
PSCI Ph.D. Thesis Research (PSCI 599), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
Pharmacokinetics (PHAR 435), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
Selected Grants
Engineered macrophages for regulating inflammations in ARDS, Vahteich Award., 4/2023 - 3/2024, Obligated Amount: $50000; No Anticipated Amount Set
Selected Publications
Chao, Chih-Jia, Zhang, Endong, Zhao, Zongmin. (2023). Engineering cells for precision drug delivery: New advances, clinical translation, and emerging strategies. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 197, 114840. doi:10.1016/j.addr.2023.114840.
Zhang, Endong, Phan, Philana, Zhao, Zongmin. (2023). Cellular nanovesicles for therapeutic immunomodulation: A perspective on engineering strategies and new advances. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 13, (5), 1789-1827. doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2022.08.020.
Gao, Yongsheng, Ikeda‐Imafuku, Mayumi, Zhao, Zongmin, Joshi, Maithili, Mitragotri, Samir. (2023). A polymer‐based systemic hemostat for managing uncontrolled bleeding. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 8, (3), e10516. doi:10.1002/btm2.10516.
Liao, Xue, Gong, Guidong, Dai, Mengyuan, Xiang, Zhenyu, Pan, Jiezhou, He, Xianglian, Shang, Jiaojiao, Blocki, Anna Maria, Zhao, Zongmin, Shields, C Wyatt, Guo, Junling. (2023). Systemic Tumor Suppression via Macrophage‐Driven Automated Homing of Metal‐Phenolic‐Gated Nanosponges for Metastatic Melanoma. Advanced Science, e2207488. doi:10.1002/advs.202207488.
Chopade, Puja, Chopade, Neha, Zhao, Zongmin, Mitragotri, Samir, Liao, Rick, Suja, Vineeth Chandran. (2023). Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease therapies in the clinic. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 8, (1), e10367. doi:10.1002/btm2.10367.
Curreri, Alexander, Sankholkar, Disha, Mitragotri, Samir, Zhao, Zongmin. (2023). RNA therapeutics in the clinic. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 8, (1), e10374. doi:10.1002/btm2.10374.
Lenders, Vincent, Escudero, Remei, Koutsoumpou, Xanthippi, Armengol Álvarez, Laura, Rozenski, Jef, Soenen, Stefaan J, Zhao, Zongmin, Mitragotri, Samir, Baatsen, Pieter, Allegaert, Karel, Toelen, Jaan, Manshian, Bella B. (2022). Modularity of RBC hitchhiking with polymeric nanoparticles: testing the limits of non-covalent adsorption. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 20, (1), 333. doi:10.1186/s12951-022-01544-0.
Li, Bingbing, Teng, Chao, Yu, Huiling, Jiang, Xiaohong, Xing, Xuyang, Jiang, Qi, Lin, Chenshi, Zhao, Zongmin, Zhang, Ruifeng, He, Wei. (2022). Alleviating experimental pulmonary hypertension via co-delivering FoxO1 stimulus and apoptosis activator to hyperproliferating pulmonary arteries. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2022.12.002.
Zhang, Endong, Phan, Philana, Algarni, Hanan Ahmed, Zhao, Zongmin. (2022). Red Blood Cell Inspired Strategies for Drug Delivery: Emerging Concepts and New Advances. Pharmaceutical Research, 39, (11), 2673-2698. doi:10.1007/s11095-022-03328-5.
Professional Leadership
Prologue and Moderator, Cell as carriers of therapies: from factories to hitchhiking, 10/2022 - Present
Controlled Release Society (CRS) Bioengineering Focus Group, 8/2022 - Present
Notable Honors
2022, Emerging Voice in Drug Delivery (Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews), Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
2022, Emerging Leaders in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Research), Pharmaceutical Research
Education
Degrees:
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, United States, 2017
B.S., East China University of Science and Technology, China, 2013
Postgraduate Training:
Postdoc, Harvard University, United States, 2021
Selected Presentations
Zhao, Zongmin. (2022 October 01). Cell-Inspired Strategies for Precision Therapy and Drug Delivery. 2022 AAPS PharmSci360. Boston.