Zhi-Ping Xu

Senior Principal Investigatorgordonxu(at)szbl.ac.cn

Educational background&Work experience

2023 - PresentShenzhen Bay Laboratory Senior Principal Investigator

2017 - 2022Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology,The University of Queensland,Professor,Senior Group Leader

2012 - 2016Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology,The University of Queensland,Associate Professor,Group Leader

2003 - 2011Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology,The University of Queensland,Visiting Scholar/Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow

2001 - 2003University of North Texas,Postdoctoral Fellow

Research field

Focusing on clay nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine and therapeutic treatment of inflammatory diseases, including: 1.Multi-functional inorganic nanomaterials targeting the therapy of tumors, infectious Bowen diseases, pulmonary artery hypertension, acute liver failure and bone diseases;2.Novel adjuvant therapy of inflammatory diseases based on inorganic multifunctional nanomaterials;The mechanisms at the molecule, cell and tissue underlying the modulation of the inflammatory microenvironment and re-establishment of the immune balance.