Group Members
Group Leader
Keying GUO
Principal Investigator
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Group Members
Haoyang YAN
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Haoyang joined as a research assistant in March 2023. He received his bachelor’s degree in food science and engineering from Henan University of Technology. His research focused on the use of nanomaterials and biomolecules (aptamers, antibodies, etc.) to construct organic electrochemical biosensors for early diagnosis and screening of various diseases. Haoyang is interested in bioelectronics and biosensors using cutting edge OECT technology. Currently, Haoyang has started his master’s study at GTIIT.
Jiapeng LIU
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Jiapeng joined as a research assistant in April 2023. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in East China University of Science and Technology, and master’s degree in Northeast Normal University. During his master’s studies, he was a joint postgraduate student in Prof. Wang Lixiang’s group (CIAC) where he was trained to design, synthesize, and characterize the performance of narrowband dendritic thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials. He is interested in neuromorphic devices and memristors. Jiapeng would like to pursue PhD in the group fall 2023.
Yuexi LIN
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Yuexi joined as a research assistant in June 2023. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree in biotechnology and food Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion). Her research was focused on drug delivery strategies using nanostructured biomaterials (e.g., polymeric nanoparticles, porous silicon materials) in various therapeutic applications such as bone regeneration and tissue engineering. She joined the lab to work on porous silicon materials-related fields and would like to expand her knowledge by cooperating with the multidisciplinary team at this lab. Yuexi will start her PhD study at MIPS, Monash University end of 2023.
Runzhi ZHOU
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
In July 2023, Runzhi started working as a research assistant. He graduated from Shantou University with a master’s degree after earning his undergraduate degree from Nanjing Forestry University. He honed his expertise in the design, synthesis, and application of hollow nanoparticles to electrochemiluminescence (ECL) analytical detection in Prof. Gao Wenhua’s group while pursuing his master’s degree. His main research interests include the implementation of different nanomaterials for clinical applications (sensing, diagnosis, and therapies), such as organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). Runzhi will pursue his PhD in this group starting in the fall of 2023.
Jintao ZHENG
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Jintao joined as a research assistant in July 2023. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Guangdong Medical University and a master’s degree from Shantou University Medical College. During his master’s degree, he focused on the design, development, and synthesis of fluorescence biosensors, as well as tumor immunotherapy. He specializes in electrochemical sensors, particularly the investigation of organic electrochemical transistors. Jintao will begin his Ph.D. studies in our group in the fall of 2023
Shuming XIE
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Shuming joined as a research assistant in July 2023. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Yichun University and master’s degree from Guangxi University for Nationalities. Previously, he carried out researches on the design, synthesis, and characterization of biochar particle electrodes, the construction of three-dimensional electrochemical reactors, and the degradation mechanism of 4-chlorophenol. Currently, he is mostly focusing on the preparation of memristors and their application in neural computing in our Lab.
Jiacheng YU
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Jiacheng joined as a research assistant in July 2023. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering from Harbin University of Science and Technology, and his research was about design and Synthesis of fluorescent probes. He obtained his master’s degree in physical chemistry from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry CAS (TIPC). He devoted his research for his master’s degree in Prof. Shi Wensheng’s lab on the development as well as utilization of one-dimensional nanostructure silicon materials using for photoelectrochemical reaction. His main fields of interest in research are silicon materials’ surface and interface, as well as silicon nanostructure applications (photoelectrochemistry, sensors, drug administration, etc.). Starting in the fall of 2023, Jiacheng will work with this group in pursuit of his PhD.
Liang ZHENG
Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program
Liang joined the joint SMUST-Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in July 2023 as a master’s degree student. He graduated from Shenzhen University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. The main topic of his undergraduate project is the application of lithium sulfur battery interlayer. He joined the lab with the goal of developing biomaterials and biosensing systems leveraging his expertise in metal-organic frameworks and electrospinning.