Zhao Research Group
for Drug Delivery, Cellular Engineering, and Immunoengineering
College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Principal Investigator
Dr. Zongmin Zhao
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Associate Member, University of Illinois Cancer Center
Email: zhaozm@uic.edu
Education and Training
Postdoctoral Fellow: Harvard University, 2021
Ph.D.: Virginia Tech, 2017
B.S.: East China University of Science and Technology, 2013
Postdocs
Endong Zhang
Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences
B.S. Jilin University
Graduate Students
Chih-Jia (Bess) Chao
B.S. National Taiwan University
Hanan Algarni
M.S. Northeastern University
Philana Phan
B.S. New College of Florida
Edidiong Udofa
M.S. Aston University
PharmD/Undergraduate Students
Shiyi (Sherry) Lan
PharmD Class of 2025
Jiaxin Chloe An
PharmD Class of 2024
Jadyn Yang
PharmD Class of 2025
Laith Rahahleh
Freshman, UIC Biological Sciences
Mackenzie Ringer
Senior, UIC Biochemistry
Siwar Hamdi
Sophomore, UIC Biomedical Engineering
Kin Yung Maggie Deng
Sophomore, UIC Pharmaceutical Sciences
High School Students
Alumni
Disha Sankholkar: Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
Alisha Raiker: Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, MA
Jay Teamer: 2023.01-2023.03, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Elizabeth Gutierrez: 2022.10-2022.12, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Erol Ikiz: 2022.6-2022.8, SURF researcher, Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Springfield
Sonia Alavi: 2022.3-2022.5, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Ambar Rivera: 2022.1-2022.3, rotation student, Department of Chemical Engineering, UIC
Pariksha Thapa: 2021.8-2021.10, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC