The researches in our group mainly focus on:

1, Nanochemistry. We actively explore new methodologies (reactions) for synthesizing nanomaterials, including dendrimers, supermolecular hydrogels, and inorganic nanoparticles for bioengineering applications.

2, Molecular and Cellular Imaging. We develop novel molecular probes for imaging or manipulating targeted biomolecules in normal and diseased states, usually for cancer early detection.

3, Imaging Modality. We combine different imaging modalities for disease diagnosis, therapy evaluation, et al.

Our lab welcomes students/scholars with diverse backgrounds and expertise including synthetic and analytical chemistry, protein and nanoparticle engineering, molecular and cellular biology, medical imaging, and many more. Each individual plays crucial roles in multiple research projects and learns knowledge from each other in the interdisciplinary projects as well. We provide an excellent research and training environment for Ph.D. scientists and graduate students, medical students and residents.

June 23, Congratulations! Hai-Dong Xu and Xiaotong Cheng's paper titled "Caspase-3-Triggered Intracellular Gadolinium Nanoparticle Formation for T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Apoptosis In Vivo." was accepted by **Nano lett., 2023. Congratulations to Hai-Dong and Xiaotong! DOI:** 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01787	Honor: 2023中国化学会第33届学术年会优秀墙报——刘筱阳 2023东南大学吴健雄生医学奖学金——刘筱阳 2023江苏省科研与实践创新计划项目——夏天天 2022东南大学博士研究生国家奖学金——程晓彤 2022东南大学吴健雄纪念基金女学人计划(10W)——程晓彤 2022东南大学博士新生奖学金——蒋翘楚 2022东南大学硕士研究生国家奖学金——胡心怡 2022人工智能与数字健康全国博士后青年科技人才扬子江论坛一等奖——蒋翘楚 2022江苏省科研与实践创新计划项目——刘筱阳 2021东南大学博士新生奖学金——刘筱阳 2021东南大学硕士研究生国家奖学金——蒋翘楚 2020东南大学博士研究生新生奖学金——高歌
June 22, Congratulations! Qiaochu Jiang and Wenjun Zhan's paper titled "Assembly drives regioselective azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction." was accepted by *Nat. Commun.* 2023. Congratulations to Qiaochu and Wenjun! DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39658-0
June 22, Congratulations! Wenjun Zhan, Lingling Xu, and Zhiyu Liu's paper titled "Tandem Guest-Host-Receptor Recognitions Precisely Guide Ciprofloxacin to Eliminate Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus." was accepted by *Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.* 2023. Congratulations to Wenjun, Lingling, and Zhiyu! DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306427	April 13, Congratulations! Yu Deng and Xiang Shi's paper titled "A Chemiluminescent Probe for Imaging Peroxynitrite in Inflammatory Cells and Tissues." was accepted by **Anal. Chem., 2023. Congratulations to Yu and Xiang! DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01124**
March 22, Congratulations! Xiaoyang Liu's paper titled "Apoptosis-Amplified Assembly of Porphyrin Nanofiber Enhances Photodynamic Therapy of Oral Tumor." was accepted by **J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023. Congratulations to Xiaoyang! News websites: https://news.seu.edu.cn/2023/0404/c5527a440833/page.htm https://bme.seu.edu.cn/2023/0329/c478a440054/page.htm https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SBR26qQYvFSwZk1UP6mXTw DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13189**	March 21, Congratulations! Xianbao Sun's paper titled "Facile Label-Free Three-Input Molecular Keypad Lock." was accepted by *Anal. Chem.* 2023. Congratulations to Xianbao! DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00412