Invited Speakers

Guangjun Nie

CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety

Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China

Prof. Nie received his Ph.D degree from Institute of Biophysics, CAS. In 2008, he joined National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST). Dr. Nie was awarded the National Distinguished Youth Scientist award in 2013. Dr. Nie was a Chief Scientist of the National Basic Research Programs from 2012-2016 and 2018-2022. Dr. Nie is serving as an Executive Editor of Nano Letters. Dr. Nie is working in the field of functional biomaterials for regulation of tumor microenvironment and antitumor nanomedicines and nanovaccines. Dr. Nie has authored over 280 peer-reviewed papers, which have received a total citation of > 22,000 times based on Google Scholar, comprising papers published in Nature Biotechnology, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Nanotechnology, Science Translational Medicine, Cancer Research, Cell Chemical Biology, Circulation Research and Nano Letters. Dr. Nie is the Founding Chief Member of Materials Biology and Intelligent Theranostics Technology Division, Chinese Biophysical Society of China, serving active scientists in the multidisciplinary fields of biology, biotechnology, biomedical engineering and materials science. He is a fellow of AIMBE and RSC.

Representative Publications

[1] Liu G, Ma N, Cheng K, Feng Q, Ma X, Yue Y, Li Y, Zhang T, Gao X, Liang J, Zhang L, Wang X, Ren Z, Fu YX, Zhao X*, Nie Guangjun*. Bacteria-derived nanovesicles enhance tumour vaccination by trained immunity. Nature Nanotechnol. 2023 Dec 5. doi: 10.1038/s41565-023-01553-6. Online ahead of print

[2] Li S*, Lu Z, Wu S, Chu T, Li B, Qi F, Zhao Y, Nie Guangjun*. The dynamic role of platelets in cancer progression and their therapeutic implications. Nature Reviews Cancer. 2023 Dec 1. doi: 10.1038/s41568-023-00639-6. Online ahead of print

[3] Yale Yue, Jiaqi Xu, Yao Li, Keman Cheng, Qingqing Feng, Xiaotu Ma, Nana Ma, Tianjiao Zhang, Xinwei Wang, Xiao Zhao*, Guangjun Nie*, Antigen-bearing outer membrane vesicles as tumour vaccines produced by ingested genetically engineered bacteria, Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2022, 6(7):898-909.

[4] Jing Wang, Yiye Li, and Guangjun Nie*, Multifunctional biomolecule-based nanostructures for cancer targeting and therapy, Nature Reviews Materials, 2021, 6, 766-783 (cover article).

[5] Long Chen, Hao Qin, Ruifang Zhao*, Xiao Zhao, Liangru Lin, Yang Chen, Yixuan Lin, Yao Li, Yuting Qin, Yiye Li, Shaoli Liu, Keman Cheng, Hanqing Chen, Jian Shi, Gregory J. Anderson, Yan Wu*, Yuliang Zhao*, Guangjun Nie*, Bacterial cytoplasmic membranes synergistically enhance antitumor activity of autologous cancer vaccines, Science Translational Medicine, 2021 Jul 7;13(601):eabc2816.