Yali Zhang
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Emerging therapies are more likely to rely on the delivery of biological therapeutics to the cytosol. Nanoparticles (NPs) have shown significant potential for delivery and successfully entered clinical use. However, most nanoparticles taken up by endocytosis either accumulate in endosomes and lysosomes or are pumped out through exocytosis, where they are not active for therapeutic functions. Current studies on how to enhance endosomal escape and release are hampered by a lack of quantitative methodology to detect NP delivery efficiency. Dr Yali Zhang is a specialist in cellular and molecular biology with a focus on RNA, with expertise lies in unraveling the complex roles and regulatory mechanisms and driving innovative research and potential applications in RNA (AHM, IJMS, JCP, Biomedicines, etc.) She is now developing quantitative assays to probe endosomal escape and cytosolic delivery of NPs, which provides a better understanding of endocytosis pathways and is beneficial to nanomedicine engineering.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title Griffith University Australia Bachelor with first class honours University of South Australia Australia PhD -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country Postdoc fellowship The University of Adelaide Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
2018 Griffith University: Academic and lab demonstrator and assistant
2021 University of South Australia: Academic and lab demonstrator and assistant
2022 The University of Adelaide College/Kaplan: Academic teacher for biology
2024 The University of Adelaide: invited lecturer for Fundamental Materials
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor Development of Cancer-on-a-Chip Platforms for Drug Screening Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Max George Higham 2024 Co-Supervisor Development of conductive hydrogels for biomedical applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Zilin Ye -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2023 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Fighting Cancer with Space Nanomedicines The University of Adelaide - Master Full Time Isabel Elizabeth Lean
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