Research Interests

Dr. Gong’s research group focuses on the design, synthesis/fabrication, and characterization of novel materials and devices. Many of our on-going projects are multidisciplinary, bridging engineering with materials science, chemistry, and the life sciences. Ongoing efforts and interests include:

• • Multifunctional nanocarriers (e.g., unimolecular nanoparticles, polymer micelles and vesicles, polymer nanocages, 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, eye diseases, and brain diseases).
  • CRISPR genome editing
  • Cancer immunotherapy
  • Tissue engineering scaffolds
  • Antimicrobial materials
  • Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites for various applications, including flexible electronics, supercapacitors, nanogenerators, and sensors.

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Shaoqin Sarah Gong – Google Scholar
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Affiliations

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemistry
UW McPherson Eye Research Institute
UW Carbone Cancer Center
Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program

Education

• • BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • BS, Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Honors

• • Associate Editor: Med-X journal, 2023-Present
  • Retina Research Foundation Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professor, 2022–Present
  • Advancing Vision Science Professorship, 2021–Present
  • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Award, 2021
  • Draper Technology Innovation Fund Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2022
  • Kellett Mid-Career Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2018–2023
  • Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2017
  • NIH Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award for Faculty in Physical Sciences, 2013–2018
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2007–2012
  • Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, 2014–Present
  • Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2014–2016
  • Board of Directors, Chinese American Society of Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 2016–2023
  • Associate Editor for Biomaterials, 2014–2015
  • Editorial Board Member of Biomaterials, Theranostics, Biofabrication, and Nanotheranostics
  • Advisory Board Member of Biomaterials Science

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