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Nanoscience and nanomedicine; biomedical science and engineering, near-infrared-II/short wavelength infrared (NIR-II/SWIR) molecular imaging for cancer and immunology; nano-vaccines.

Interdisciplinary research based on interface chemistry and polymer chemistry, focusing on the design, synthesis, and functions of crystalline polymer materials.

Organic Chemistry, Supramolecular Assembly, Crystalline Material Design (including MOFs, COFs, and Zintl clusters), and Electrochemical Engineering.

Advanced biomedical imaging, Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging, Super-resolution imaging.

Design, physics, and mechanism of organic/inorganic optoelectronic devices; plasmonic nanostructures, nanoscale structures, and the hybrid systems with organic/inorganic materials; the multi-physical (optical, electrical, and thermal) properties and applications of the hybrid systems.

The pathogenic mechanisms and host and viral determinants of emerging viral pathogens, with an emphasis on highly pathogenic coronaviruses.

Our independent research programs, at the interface between organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and materials science, are rooted in design of novel framework- and cluster-based catalysts for the advancement of sustainable chemical synthesis.

Synthetic biology and Intracellular transportation; the functions of Kinesin-1, a microtubule-based motor protein, in various cell types and its impact on cellular processes during development and disease.

Chemical synthesis, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology of biomacromolecules including peptides, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, spanning from innovative synthetic method development to biological studies and drug discovery, with an ultimate aim to develop novel therapeutics.

Rational synthesis of molecular carbons with non-alternant topologies; Atomically precise synthesis of cubic (3D) nanocarbon; Bottom-up organic synthesis of heteroatom-doped nanocarbon; Organic electronic nanodevices: organic memory and memristors, multi-functional integration of organic field-effect transistors, OLEDs, etc.

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), with a particular emphasis on ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC).

Micro/Nanomechanics; in situ Electron Microscopy; Nano-Manufacturing; Mechanical Metamaterial; Strain Engineering.

Liver transplant immunology & oncology; Novel theranostics for liver cancer metastasis and recurrence; Molecular imaging and bioprinting for cancer research and liver diseases.

The interface between host and pathogens (virus and parasites) to decipher their relationship in the molecular level, utilizing cutting-edge structural biology approaches.

The structure, microstructure, (mechanical, optical, electronic, thermodynamic) properties, and defects in crystalline materials via theoretical and computational methods.

Chemical biology and DNA nanotechnology; directed nucleic acid evolution of aptamers for translational biomedical application; interdisciplinary experimental approaches at the interface of biomedical science, chemistry and engineering to tackle major medical challenges.

New functional nanomaterials based on the non-equilibrium system such as light-powered nanomotor and chemical-powered active matters.

Advanced soft materials and devices that can naturally integrate with biological organs and tissues; Advanced fabrication techniques; Reconfigurable 3D structures.

The mechanistic basis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its implications for the development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.

Fundamental physics and practical applications in photonics; topological metamaterials and nonlinear metamaterials; the development of superimaging and metasurface optical devices.

Applied analysis and numerical computation of problems arising from quantum chemistry, wave propagation, multiscale problems, uncertainty quantification, nonlinear filtering problems, and deep learning methods.

Advanced 3D manufacturing of colloidal nanomaterials, nanodevices for IR/terahertz sensing, communication, and computing, photo(electro)chemical devices for biochemical sensing and solar energy conversion.