Education

2005-2008 Ph. D. in Chemistry, Clemson University
2001-2004 Ph. D. in Physics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
1998-2001 M. S. in Material Science, Jilin University, China
1994-1998 B. S. in Material Science, Qilu University of Technology, China

Professional Experience

2016-Present Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
2011-2016 Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, China.
2008-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, USA.
2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Clemson University, USA.

Research Interests

Multifunctional probes for biomedical diagnostics and therapeutics
Fluorescent semiconductor polymer dots for biological imaging and sensing
Single molecule techniques for biomolecular dynamics and cellular processes
Photophysics of semiconducting polymers and lanthanide materials
Design/construction of spectroscopic and imaging instrumentation

Dr.Wu is focused on the development of fluorescent probes, biosensors, spectroscopic and imaging techniques for biomedical applications. Specifically, He has developed fluorescent semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) with small size and high brightness for super-resolution optical imaging. He has developed robust polymer dot sensors for in vitro assays and in vivo dynamic glucose monitoring. He has also demonstrated enzyme-enhanced photodynamic effect from polymer-dot platforms for cancer treatment.

Honors and Awards

2012 Outstanding Young Scholars of National Science Foundation of China
2008 Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University
2007 Departmental Research Incentive Award, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University
2003 Da-Heng Optical Research Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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