The Hu Research Group - Functional Organic Materials
Principle Investigator
Xiaoran Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University 2-050 CST
Affiliation: BioInspired Institute
Email: xhu156 [at] syr.edu
Office Phone: (315)443-9489
Biography: Xiaoran grew up in Henan province in China and received a B.S. from Nanjing University. During his doctoral studies with Prof. Samuel Thomas at Tufts University, Xiaoran developed strategies to control the self-assembly of polymers with light. Xiaoran then conducted his postdoctoral research in polymer mechanochemistry at Caltech, mentored by Prof. Maxwell Robb. After that, Xiaoran joined Prof. Shaoyi Jiang and Prof. Geoffrey Coates's groups at Cornell, where Xiaoran focused his efforts on the design, synthesis, and understanding of lipids and polymers for gene delivery applications. Xiaoran joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 2022.
Education
Postdoc, 2021-2022, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering & Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell
Postdoc, 2017-2021, Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2017, Tufts University
B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2010, Nanjing University
Honors and Awards
2019 ACS PMSE Distinguished Poster Nominee
2018 Finalist, ACS Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science
2016 Tufts Graduate Student Research Competition Award
2016 Graduate Research Excellence at Tufts Fellowship
2016 Tufts Graduate Student Travel Award
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Xuancheng Fu
B.S., Jilin University, China
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Chemistry)
Xuancheng was raised in Jilin, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from ICCAS under the guidance of Professor Shu Wang, developing light-responsive biomaterials. Before joining Syracuse, Xuancheng was a lecturer at Beijing Sports University, where he conducted research on Point-of-Care Testing methods for doping detection. Xuancheng is interested in developing advanced materials systems for gene therapy applications. (NetID: xfu122)
Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Bowen Xu
Doctoral Student, 2022-present
B.E., Hefei University of Technology, China
M.S., University of Southern California
Bowen was raised in Xi'an, China. He received a master degree from USC before moving to Syracuse. Bowen is interested in developing gene-delivery materials. Outside of the lab, Bowen is an energetic person who likes basketball, skiing, and travel. (NetID: bxu102)
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We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive group culture where researchers from diverse backgrounds are equally welcomed and respected.