Research Interest：
Professor Wei Zhao`s research interests include glycoscience with an emphasis on carbohydrate chemistry, glycopharmaceutical science, carbohydrate-based vaccines, drugs and immunotherapy, as well as the structural and mechanism-based design and synthesis of inhibitors and ligands.
Education History：
1.1995-1999, Shandong University, Bachelor of Chemistry
2.1999-2002, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Master of Chemistry
3.2002-2005, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Chemistry
Honors and Awards
Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications
1. Xue Zheng, Ke Sun, Yonghui Liu, Xiaona Yin, Haomiao Zhu*, Fan Yu*, Wei Zhao*, “Resveratrol-loaded macrophage exosomes alleviate multiple sclerosis through targeting microglia”, Journal of Controlled Release. 2023, 353, 675-684.
2. Kun Wang,Tong Zhang, Mingyang Liu, Danyang Wang, Haomiao Zhu, Zhaoyu Wang, Fan Yu*, Yonghui Liu*, Wei Zhao*, “Synthesis and immunological evaluation of Mincle ligands-based antitumor vaccines”, Chinese Chemical Letters. (2022), 108065.
3. Minglu Zhang, Shuo Wang, Yu Fu, Meng Meng *, Hongzhen Jin*, Wei Zhao*, “An isothiocyanate-functionalized self-immolative near-infrared fluorescence probe for cysteine sensing and bioimaging in living systems”, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical, 366 (2022) 132013.
4． Shuo Wang , Yueping Bai , Dayuan Wang, Yunqian Zhai, Yanqi Qiao, Xiujie Zhao, Yongmei Yin, Rimo Xi, Wei Wang, Wei Zhao*, Meng Meng*, “Reversing tumor to “Hot”: A NIR light-triggered carrier-free nanoplatform for enhanced tumor penetration and photo-induced immunotherapy”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 442, (2022) , 136322.
5. Haomiao Zhu, Kun Wang, Zhaoyu Wang, Danyang Wang, Xiaona Yin, Yonghui Liu*, Fan Yu*, and Wei Zhao*, “An efficient and safe MUC1-dendritic cell-derived exosome conjugate vaccine elicits potent cellular and humoral immunity and tumor inhibition in vivo”, Acta Biomaterialia, 2022, 138, 491–504.
