Author Archives: Caowei

We are delighted to announce that members of the Cao Research Group have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements by receiving the Atom High-Tech Fellowship for Excellence. Chula Sa, a master student, and Ruotong, a Ph.D. student, were selected as recipients of this prestigious award in recognition of their excellent academic performance, research accomplishments,Continue reading “Congratulations to Our Students on Receiving the Atom High-Tech Fellowship and Scholarship for Excellence”

Prof. Cao visited Jilin University on July 18th, 2026. He gave a talk at the beautiful conference room of Supramolecular Building. It’s good to be back to my Alma Mater. Wish you all the best.

On March 26, Professor Zesheng An from Jilin University visited Beijing Normal University and delivered an inspiring lecture titled “New Strategies in Controlled Radical Polymerization.” In his talk, Prof. An introduced a series of innovative approaches developed by his group, including enzyme-initiated polymerization, supramolecular regulation, and triplet-state enhanced photopolymerization. These strategies effectively address key challengesContinue reading “Professor An Delivered a Lecture on Controlled Radical Polymerization”

On Jan 29, 2026, Professor Peng Zheng from Nanjing University, delivered an insightful talk titled “Radiation Catalytic Chemistry” at the College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University. Professor Zheng shared his cutting-edge research on AI-enabled protein design and its applications in mechanically stable proteins. The lecture attracted enthusiastic participation from faculty and students, sparking lively discussionsContinue reading “Professor Peng Zheng Shares Advances in AI Enabled Single Molecular Force Spectrascopy”

Congratulations to Ruotong Deng on receiving the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Students Basic Research Grant (PhD track)! Her project, “Mesoporous Selenomelanin” has received 300,000 RMB in research support. This outstanding achievement underscores her exceptional research capabilities and tremendous academic potential. We wish her continued success in her academic journey within ourContinue reading “Ruotong Deng Awarded National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant”

The final round of the Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship wrapped up on December 16. Lixia Liu talked about Targeting condensates to reduce tumor metastasis. Yuqing gave a nice overview on slef-immolative poly(thiocarbamate). Jian Wang delivery a talk on tumor-specific Sting agonist by prodrug dimer. Finally, Ruotong Deng gave the audience her insights on howContinue reading “Ruotong Deng Wins the 2025 Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship!”

From November 22 to 25, 2025, Prof. Wei Cao attended the Polymer Congress in Guangzhou and delivered a talk at the Biomedical Symposium, sharing recent advances from his group in polymeric biomaterials. Four group members—Jian Wang, Yining Ou, Lixia Liu, and Wei Chen—presented their latest research through poster sessions, showcasing diverse progress across the lab’sContinue reading “Cao Group Presented at the 2025 Polymer Congress in Guangzhou”

From October 18 to 20, 2025, Prof. Wei Cao attended the International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry held in Changchun, China. He delivered an invited talk titled Selenomelanin Polymer Materials, presenting his group’s recent progress in developing selenium-containing polymeric biomaterials for biomedical applications. The presentation drew strong interest from attendees and sparked engaging discussions on theContinue reading “Prof. Cao Delivered an Invited Talk at the Polymer Chemistry 2025”

From August 26 to 29, 2025, Prof. Wei Cao attended the 16th International Conference on the Chemistry of Selenium and Tellurium (ICCST-16), held in Halle, Germany. He delivered an lecture titled Selenomelanin Polymer Materials, sharing his group’s recent advances in the design and application of selenium-containing biomaterials. The talk sparked active discussions and drew greatContinue reading “Prof. Cao Delivered an Lecture at ICCST-16 in Germany”

On August 25th, 2025, Prof. Cao visited Freie Universität Berlin togther with Prof Huaping Xu from Tsinghua University and Hua Lu from Peking University. They were warmly hosted by Prof. Christian Hackenberger, Head of the Department of Chemical Biology. During the visit, Prof. Cao delivered a lecture on Polymer Materials for Chemo-Radiotherapies and Radiation ProtectionContinue reading “Prof Wei Cao Visited Freie Universität Berlin and Give a Talk”