Author Archives: Caowei

On November 18, 2024, Dr. Tiancong Zhao from Fudan University gave a compelling talk titled “Self-Assembled Mesoporous Drug Nanomedicine” to an engaged audience of our group and the undergraduate class of Pharmaceutical Sciences major at Beijing Normal University. Dr. Zhao, an accomplished researcher in mesoporous material design and biomedical applications, shared his innovative work onContinue reading “Prof. Tiancong Zhao Delivers Inspiring Talk on Mesoporous Nanomedicine at Cao Group”

On October 21, 2024, Dr. Yang Yang from Northwestern University delivered an enlightening talk at the Cao Group on his pioneering work in soft, sustainable ferroelectric materials. Dr. Yang, a key researcher in Professor Samuel I. Stupp’s lab, showcased a breakthrough in creating flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged to store energy or recordContinue reading “Dr. Yang Yang Presents on Soft Electroactive Materials at Cao Group”

On November 1, the second group stage of the Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship successfully concluded. Six participants presented diverse literature reports, covering organic solar cells, porous frameworks, bioorthogonal chemistry, catalytic anticancer therapy, boron-neutron capture therapy, and atom transfer radical polymerization. Wei Chen and Yin Liang excelled, securing their spots in the semifinals. With eachContinue reading “Second Group Stage of Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship Concludes”

We are thrilled to announce that Xuanying, currently a Senior undergraduate student in our group, has been accepted into the PhD program at Peking University. Over her time with us, she has shown remarkable growth and progress in peptide-related research. We wish her the best and continued success in her new journey at PKU!

The first group stage of the inaugural Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship has successfully concluded on Oct 12nd 2024. Xinyue Zhang and Chula Sa stood out among the 5 competitors in the Red Team, securing their spots in the semifinals. With strong presentations and critical insights into their selected papers, they impressed the judges andContinue reading “First Group Stage of Cao Group Literature Presentation Championship Concludes”

On Oct 11st 2024, Professor Yiyu Cai, Assistant Professor from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Macau University of Science and Technology, delivered a highly insightful talk at the Cao Group. Professor Cai, who completed his Ph.D. at Rice University and postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, shared his latest advancements inContinue reading “Professor Yiyu Cai from Macau University of Science and Technology Gives an Invited Talk”

Our paper in collaboration with Prof Huaping Xu on Assembly Regulates Gamma Radiation Polymerization of Polytelluoxane is published on Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Regulating chemical drug’s responsiveness to gamma radiation is crucial for achieving better therapeutic effects in cancer treatment. Most research focused on thermodynamic chemical structure design, while little attention was paid to kineticContinue reading “Our paper on Assembly Regulates Gamma Radiation Polymerization of Polytelluoxane is published on Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.”

On September 6, 2024, Professor Xiaobo Yang from Shenyang Normal University delivered a compelling lecture on “Green and Sustainable Synthetic Chemistry” at the invitation of Professor Wei Cao. Professor Yang discussed cutting-edge strategies for environmentally friendly chemical synthesis, focusing on transition metal catalyst and photo redox catalysis. His talk contributed to ongoing efforts in promotingContinue reading “Prof. Xiaobo Yang Delivers Talk on Green and Sustainable Synthetic Chemistry”

Our project led by Prof. Cao titled “Ionizing Radiation-Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization and Click Chemistry” has received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). In this project, we aim to explore precise control of chemical reactions using ionizing radiation, with potential applications in advanced polymer chemistry, material sciences and radiotherapy-directed drug activation.

On August 25, 2024, Professor Jiaxing Huang from Westlake University was invited by Professor Wei Cao to give a lecture titled “Materials Innovation for Better Living” at Beijing Normal University. Professor Huang shared his insights on “Industry of the Future” and the “microstructure-properties relationship” in materials science, discussing the significance of understanding microstructures in variousContinue reading “Professor Jiaxing Huang Delivers Lecture on Materials Innovation”