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Dr Chengchen Zhang

 PhD
Lecturer

Research interests

  • Therapeutic and biosensing platforms
  • Material engineering
  • Antidrug Resistance

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Accepting applications from PhD students.

Connect with Chengchen

Email: Chengchen.Zhang@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7447741265

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About

Dr Chengchen Zhang is a Lecturer (aka Assistant Professor) in Digital Health & Biomedical Engineering, School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the 黑料社, UK. She is also a visiting scholar at UNSW and the University of Sydney in Australia. Dr Zhang has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles including ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Small, Chemistry of Materials, ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, and Applied Materials Today (). She was the 2023 Newton International Fellowship awardee from the Royal Society, UK.

Dr Zhang's focuses on developing innovative and intelligent therapeutic and biosensing platforms. Her team aims to achieve this by exploring multidisciplinary solutions rooted in pharmaceutical science, materials engineering, and computational methods.

Education & Employment

  • 2023/09-present  Lecturer, 黑料社, Southampton, UK.
  • 2023/09-Present  The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP, part-time), 黑料社, UK 
  • 2022/11-2023/07  Postdoctoral Researcher, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Mentor: Prof. Ewa M. Goldys)
  • 2019/05鈭2022/12 Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia (Supervisors: Prof. Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, Dr Dorna Esrafilzadeh)

Research Grants

  • 2024/06-2024/07 ECS Pump Priming Fund 2024, 黑料社, UK.   Solo PI
  • 2024/03-2026/03 International Exchanges 2023 (IEC\NSFC\233339). The Royal Society, UK.   Lead PI
  • 2024/03-2025/09 Research Grant (RG\R1\241228). The Royal Society, UK.   Solo PI
  • 2023/09-2025/08 Start-up and Seed Fundings, 黑料社, UK.   Solo PI
  • 2023/08 Newton International Fellowship (NIF\R1\231027) awardee. The Royal Society, UK. 
  • 2022/02 Development and Research Training Grant, University of New South Wales, Australia 

Honours and Awards

  • 2024 Dean鈥檚 Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Faculty, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, 黑料社, UK.
  • 2024 Awarded the Fellowship of the HEA (FHEA) by the Advance HE, UK
  • 2023 Accredited as a Global Talent in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Home Affairs, UK
  • 2023 Accredited as a Global Talent in Health Industries, Department of Home Affairs, Australia
  • 2023 Best Oral Presentation Award, 13th International NanoMedicine Conference, Australia
  • 2022 Best Poster Award, 2022 MRS Spring Meeting, Hawai鈥檌, USA

Editorial Activities

  • Associate Editor of Health Nanotechnology (2024/02-present)
  • Guest Editor of RSC Materials Advances for the theme collection 鈥淢aterial and device design for healthcare monitoring and therapeutics.鈥 (2023/09-present)
  • Review Editor of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology on 鈥淏iomaterials鈥 (2023/07-present)
  • Guest Editor of Biosensors for the special issue on 鈥淓nzyme-assisted Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) for the ultra-sensitive diagnosis鈥 (2023/02-2023/09)
  • Review Editor of Frontiers in Medical Technology on 鈥淒iagnostic and Therapeutic Devices鈥 (2022/11-present)
  • Regular Reviewer for International Journals: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Research, Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Biosensors, etc.

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