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Guangjun Nie is a Professor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China. He obtained his Ph.D in Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Institute of Biophysics, CAS in 2002. Currently, he is a Chief Scientist of a MoST National Basic Research Program and National Distinguished Youth Scientist. He was awarded the Hundred Talent Program of CAS in 2008. He is regarded as one of the leading scientists in nanobiology and nanomedicine in China. He has a long standing interest in cancer biology, blood physiology and pathophysiology of human disorders involving disregulation of redox balance and metal metabolism. Currently, his main interests are design of bio-inspired materials to overcome the current barriers in tumor therapy and nanobiology. In particular, his group is working toward controlling the chemical properties of multi-functional nanoparticles in order to allow specific targeting and regulation of tumor cells and their microenvironment. His most recent research activities generated a group of interdisciplinary works in nanobiology, nanomedicine and blood physiology fields, including over 80 papers published in Acc Chem Res, Adv Mater, Angew Chem, Adv Funct Mater, Blood, Biomaterials, Br J Haematol, JACS, JBC, Scientific Reports and Small. He is an experienced supervisor of postgraduate students and collaborates widely both within China and internationally.

Dr. Chunxiao Zheng received her PhD in polymer science from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She spent more than 10 years at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and took various roles such as Beijing Rep, China Rep and then Chief Rep for the RSC in China. In 2017, Dr. Zheng joined ACS China office as the Director of Strategy & Scientific Advancement and led the society side activities for ACS in China.