Tao, Wei - Harvard Medical School - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

个人简介

Dr. Wei Tao received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology, and Ph.D. in Biology from Tsinghua University. Dr. Tao completed his postdoctoral training at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has received multiple awards/grants including the U.S. METAvivor Early Career Investigator Award, Harvard Anaesthesia Department Basic Scientist Grant, Khoury Innovation Award, Center for Nanomedicine Research Fund, Stepping Strong Breakthrough Innovator Award, American Heart Association (AHA) Collaborative Sciences Award, MIT Technology Review Top Chinese Innovators Under 35 (TR35), World's Top 2% Scientists (from Mendeley Data, Elsevier), Microsoft Academic Top 5 Trending Authors in Nanotechnology (2016-2020) and Top Authors in Nanomedicine, Chemical Society Reviews Emerging Investigator, Nanoscale Emerging Investigator, Precision Nanomedicine Rising Talents, etc.

研究领域

Dr. Tao's primary research interest is in the design and synthesis of functional biomaterials, revealing nano-bio interactions (mechanism studies), and exploring their different biomedical applications including RNA therapeutics, cancer theranostics, wound healing, cardiovascular disease, bone regeneration, diabetes treatment and so on. His research thrusts include fundamental materials innovation as well as their various applications in translational medicine (not limited to the areas mentioned above). He is willing to have potential collaborators to expand the application fields of these materials. List of Research Areas: Biomaterials, RNA Therapeutics, Drug Delivery, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomedicine.

近期论文

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Chen W, Schilperoort M, Cao Y, Shi J, Tabas I, Tao W*. Macrophage-Targeted Nanomedicine for Diagnosis and Treatment of Atherosclerosis. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2021. Zhou J, Zhang Z, Joseph J, Zhang X, Ferdows BE, Patel DN, Chen W, Banfi G, Molinaro R, Cosco D, Kong N, Joshi N, Farokhzad OC, Corbo C, Tao W*. Biomaterials and Nanomedicine for Bone Regeneration: Progress and Future Prospects. Exploration 2021, in press. (Invited Perspective) Li S, Wang L, Gu Y, Lin L, Zhang M, Jin M, Mao C, Zhou J, Zhang W, Huang X, Corbo C, Tao W*, Lu E, Liu J. Biomimetic immunomodulation by crosstalk with nanoparticulate regulatory T cells. Matter (Cell Press) 2021, in press. Xiao Y, Tang Z, Huang X, Joseph J, Chen W, Liu C, Zhou J, Kong N, Joshi N, Du J, Tao W*. Glucose-responsive oral insulin delivery platform for onetreatment-a-day in diabetes. Matter (Cell Press) 2021, in press. Kong N, Zhang H, Feng C, Liu C, Xiao Y, Zhang X, Mei L, Kim JS, Tao W*, Ji X. Arsenene-mediated multiple independently targeted reactive oxygen species burst for cancer therapy. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 4777. Highlighted: Nature Portfolio | Bioengineering Community - “Multi-targeted reactive oxygen species burst for cancer therapy” Zhang X, Li L, Ouyang J, Zhang L, Xue J, Zhang H, Tao W*. Electroactive electrospun nanofibers for tissue engineering. Nano Today 2021, 39:101196. Zhang X, Koo S, Kim JH, Huang X, Kong N, Zhang L, Zhou J, Xue J, Harris MB, Tao W*, Kim JS. Nanoscale Materials-Based Platforms for the Treatment of Bone-Related Diseases. Matter (Cell Press) 2021, in press. Liu C, Sun S, Feng Q, Wu G, Wu Y, Kong N, Yu Z, Yao J, Zhang X, Chen W, Tang Z, Xiao Y, Huang X, Lv A, Yao C, Cheng H, Wu A, Xie T, Tao W*. Arsenene Nanodots with Selective Killing Effects and their Low-Dose Combination with ß-Elemene for Cancer Therapy. Advanced Materials 2021, doi:10.1002/adma.202102054. Ouyang J, Feng C, Zhang X, Kong N, Tao W*. Black Phosphorus in Biomedical Applications: Evolutionary Journey from Monoelemental Materials to Composite Materials. Accounts of Materials Research 2021, doi:10.1021/accountsmr.1c00039. (ACS Editors' Choice Featured) Farokhzad N, Tao W*. Materials Chemistry-Enabled Platforms in Detecting Sexually Transmitted Infections: Progress towards Point-of-Care Tests. Trends in Chemistry (Cell Press) 2021, doi:10.1016/j.trechm.2021.03.009. (Invited Review) Zhang X, Duan X, Hu Y, Tang Z, Miao C, Tao W*, Wu J. One-step and facile synthesis of peptide-like poly(melphalan) nanodrug for cancer therapy. Nano Today 2021, 37:101098. Ouyang J, Zhang L, Li L, Chen W, Tang Z, Ji X, Feng C, Tao N, Kong N, Chen T, Liu Y, Tao W*. Cryogenic Exfoliation of 2D Stanene Nanosheets for Cancer Theranostics. Nano-Micro Letters 2021, 13: 90. Chen W, Liu C, Ji X, Joseph J, Tang Z, Ouyang J, Xiao Y, Kong N, Joshi N, Farokhzad OC, Tao W*, Xie T. Stanene-Based Nanosheets for ß-Elemene Delivery and Ultrasound-Mediated Combination Cancer Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60(13): 7155-7164. (Angew. Chem. VIP and Front Cover Featured) Ji X, Ge L, Liu C, Tang Z, Xiao Y, Chen W, Lei Z, Gao W, Blake S, De D, Shi B, Zeng X, Kong N, Zhang X, Tao W*. Capturing functional two-dimensional nanosheets from sandwich-structure vermiculite for cancer theranostics. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1124. Highlighted: Nature Portfolio | Bioengineering Community - “Nature-Derived 2-Dimensional Materials for Cancer Therapy and Sustainable Solutions” Liu C, Shin J, Son S, Choe Y, Farokhzad N, Tang Z, Xiao Y, Kong N, Xie T, Kim JS, Tao W*. Pnictogens in Medicinal Chemistry: Evolution from Erstwhile Drugs to Emerging Layered Photonic Nanomedicine. Chemical Society Reviews 2021, 50(4): 2260-2279. Yang J, Zhang X, Liu C, Wang Z, Deng L, Feng C, Tao W*, Xu X, Cui W. Biologically Modified Nanoparticles as Theranostic Bionanomaterials. Progress in Materials Science 2021, 118: 100768. Tang Z, Zhang X, Shu Y, Guo M, Zhang H, Tao W*. Insights from nanotechnology in COVID-19 treatment. Nano Today 2021, 36:101019. (Most Downloaded Nano Today Articles - TOP 2) Liu Y, Wang J, Xiong Q, Hornburg D, Tao W*, Farokhzad OC. Nano-Bio Interactions in Cancer: from Therapeutics Delivery to Early Detection. Accounts of Chemical Research 2021, 54(2): 291–301. (Cover Featured) (Invited Review) Zhang Z, Tang Z, Farokhzad N, Chen T, Tao W*. Sensitive, Rapid, Low-cost and Multiplexed COVID-19 Monitoring by the Wireless Telemedicine Platform. Matter (Cell Press) 2020, 3(6): 1818-1820. (Invited Preview) Ouyang J, Ji X, Zhang X, Feng C, Tang Z, Kong N, Xie A, Wang J, Sui X, Deng L, Liu Y, Kim JS, Cao Y, Tao W*. In situ sprayed NIR-responsive, analgesic black phosphorus-based gel for diabetic ulcer treatment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 2020, 117(46): 28667-28677. Highlighted: Materials Research Society (MRS) Bulletin Materials News (MRS Bulletin 2021, 46(3): 199) Tang Z, Kong N, Zhang X, Liu Y, Hu P, Mou S, Liljeström P, Shi J, Tan W, Kim JS, Cao Y, Langer R, Leong K, Farokhzad OC, Tao W*. A materials science perspective on tackling COVID-19. Nature Reviews Materials 2020, 5(11): 847-860. (Front Cover Featured) Highlighted: Nature Portfolio | Bioengineering Community - “Tackling COVID-19 with materials science” Huang W, He L, Ouyang J, Chen Q, Liu C, Tao W*, Chen T. Triangle-Shaped Tellurium Nanostars Potentiate Radiotherapy by Boosting Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy. Matter (Cell Press) 2020, 3(5): 1725-1753. Ouyang J, Tang Z, Farokhzad N, Kong N, Kim NY, Feng C, Blake S, Xiao Y, Liu C, Xie T, Tao W*. Ultrasound Mediated Therapy: Recent Progress and Challenges in Nanoscience. Nano Today 2020, 35: 100949.