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Zhen Jiang Zhang

Zhen Jiang Zhang

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Bioengineering

CONTACT

zz32@rice.edu

WEBSITE(S)| Cancer Trailblazers

Research Areas

Dr. Zhang's work focuses on developing nanomaterials for the delivery of a wide variety of drugs to metastatic cancer cells in the circulation. One such therapeutic Jason interfaces with is Tumor necrosis factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL), and he works to package soluble TRAIL in a variety of nano carriers as well as work on fusogenic liposomes with TRAIL as the delivered drug to avoid endocytosis and endosomal encapsulation.

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