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
An Lu Ph.D.
Ph.D. Peking University
Shan He Ph.D.
Ph.D. The University of Hong Kong
Qing Bao Ph.D.
Ph.D. Zhejiang University
Graduate Students
Chih-Jia (Bess) Chao (G4)
B.S. National Taiwan University
Philana Phan (G4)
B.S. New College of Florida
Edidiong Udofa (G3)
M.S. Aston University
Luyu Zhang (G2)
M.S. Fudan University
B.S. Fudan University
PharmD/Undergraduate Students
Rayyan Khan
Biological Sciences, UIC
High School Students
Alumni
Disha Sankholkar: Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
Alisha Raiker: Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, MA
Endong Zhang: 2021.10-2024.08, Postdoc, current: Research Fellow at FDA
Hanan Algarni: 2022.03-2024.03, PhD student, current: PhD student at College of Dentistry, UIC
Jiaxin Chloe An: 2022.10-2024.01, PharmD researcher, current: Global Regulatory Affairs Strategy Fellow at AstraZeneca/RPIF
Xiaoying Cai: 2024.01-2024.03, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Zuhur Almalki: 2023.10-2023.12, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Jason Shi: 2023.10-2023.12, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Abigail Gligor: 2023.10-2023.12, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Sara Elgendy: 2023.08-2023.10, rotation student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UIC
Ram Prajapati: 2023.6-2023.8, SURF researcher, University of New Hampshire
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
Siwar Hamdi: 2022.8-2023.5, undergraduate researcher, Biomedical Engineering, UIC
Laith Rahahleh: 2022.8-2022.12, undergraduate researcher, Biological 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
Jadyn Yang: 2022.1-2022.12, PharmD researcher, College of Pharmacy, UIC
Shiyi Sherry Lan: 2022.3-2022.12, PharmD researcher, College of Pharmacy, 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