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Cecilia Leal

Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Cecilia Leal is currently serving as a Materials Science And Engineering Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate at Uiuc.

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Cecilia Leal

UIUC

Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate

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biophysics biomolecular engineering biomolecules lipids biopolymers drug delivery controlled release chemistry membranes polymer science biophysical chemistry nucleic acids membrane science molecular biology nanoparticle research biological macromolecules molecular liquids gene delivery physical chemistry nano-drug delivery membrane structure dna nanotechnology lipid chemistry liquid crystals nanomedicine lipid preparation lipid movement interface science material chemistry biomolecular structure amphiphilic system membrane formation polymer composites pharmaceutical nanotechnology polymer self-assembly proteinlipid interaction crystal engineering molecular science chemical sciences ionic conductors drug delivery systems molecular crystals surfactant solutions nucleic acid chemistry interface chemistry computational thinking ionic liquids molecular self-assembly solid-state ionics polymer nanotechnology ion structure micelles lipid science lipid nanoparticles adipose tissue porous carbon macromolecular chemistry interfacial studies electrode-electrolyte interfaces phase separation nanobiotechnology delivery systems sirna delivery lipid membranes liquid crystalline elastomer lipid phases ethylene glycol liquid crystalline phases anti-peg antibody mrna therapeutics salt-in-ionic liquids computational curriculum qd leds printing nozzle cl−sirna complexes rna interference nanomaterials material innovation nanotechnology biomedical engineering living systems materials science

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Author Correction: Controlled Patterning of Crystalline Domains by Frontal Polymerization. Nature (2025)

Justine E. PaulYuan GaoYoo Kyung GoLuis E. Rodriguez KoettAnisha SharmaManxin ChenJacob J. LessardTolga TopkayaCecilia LealJeffrey S. MoorePhilippe H. GeubelleNancy R. Sottos

biophysicscrystal researchcrystallographypolymer chemistrymaterials sciencepolymer sciencemolecular engineeringfrontal polymerizationmolecular biologymacromolecular architecturecrystal engineering

Bps2025 - Curvature Effects on Lipid Membrane Structure: A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study of Membranes With Pinned Edges. Biophysical Journal (2025)

James F. TallmanCecilia LealAntonia Statt

biophysicsmembrane systemsbiomolecular engineeringpinned edgesmolecular structuremolecular biophysicsmembraneslipidsmembrane sciencecurvature effectslipid membrane structuremembrane structure

Bps2025 - Diet-Induced Obesity Modulates Close-Packing of Triacylglycerols in Lipid Droplets of Adipose Tissue. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Kyungwon KoSarith BandaraWeinan ZhouLeo SvenningssonMarilyn Porras-GómezNurila KambarJulia Dreher-ThrelkeldDaniel TopgaardDiego Herńandez-SaavedraSayeepriyadarshini AnakkCecilia Leal

adipose tissueobesity medicinemetabolismlipid dropletslipid nutritionbiochemistrydiet-induced obesityphysiologylipidslipoprotein metabolismmetabolic syndromeobesity

Bps2025 - Impact of Pbd and Pcl Copolymer Inclusion on the Elasticity of Dppc and Dopc Membranes. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Nurila KambarJames F. TallmanMarilyn Porras-GomezAntonia StattCecilia Leal

biophysicsblock co-polymersdopc membranespolymeric surfacepolymer membranesmembrane structurematerials sciencepolymer sciencesoft mattermembranesmembrane sciencebiopolymersmembrane characterization

Bps2025 - Modeling Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Membrane Morphology. Biophysical Journal (2025)

James F. TallmanNurila KambarCecilia LealAntonia Statt

biophysicsmembrane formationpolymer membranesbiomoleculesmembranespolymer sciencemembrane sciencebiopolymersmembrane structure

Bps2025 - Temperature Responsive Out-Of-Plane Correlations of Phase-Separated Domains in Lipid Membranes Hybridized With Polypeptide Copolymers. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Bengu SengulCecilia Leal

biophysicsbiomolecular engineeringlipid membranesproteinlipid interactionbiomoleculesmembranespolymer sciencepolypeptide copolymersphase-separated domainsbiopolymersmembrane structure

Click Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Mrna to Metabolically Labeled Cancer Cells. Biochemistry (2025)

Zhengzhong TanLining ZhengYang BoNurila KambarHua WangCecilia Leal

azide groupsbiomolecular engineeringnano-drug deliverybiomoleculesbiochemistrytumor targetingnanomedicinenanoparticle researchcontrolled releaseclick lipid nanoparticlesdrug deliveryazide-labeled cells

Comment on: “Insight Into the Electrical Double Layer of Ionic Liquids Revealed Through Its Temporal Evolution”. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025)

Rosa M. Espinosa‐MarzalCecilia Leal

electrochemical interfacesinterface sciencematerials sciencenanotechnologyadvanced functional materialssurface scienceinterface (matter)interface chemistrycondensed matter physicselectrical double layersolid-state ionicstemporal evolutionionic liquidsphysicsionic conductorscharacterization (materials science)condensed matterapplied physicsion structure

Deleting Adipose Fxr Exacerbates Metabolic Defects and Induces Endocannabinoid Lipid, 2-Oleoyl Glycerol, in Obesity. Journal of Lipid Research (2025)

Weinan ZhouSarith R BandaraKyungwon KoOludemilade AkinrotimiDiego Hernández-SaavedraEmily RichterNoah BrauerTaylor J WoodwardHeather B BradshawCecilia LealSayeepriyadarshini Anakk

deletion leadsmetabolic pathwaysobesity medicinemetabolic healthmetabolismmolecular metabolismadipose fxrsystems biologyphysiologylipidsmetabolic regulationmetabolic disorderscell metabolismglucose homeostasismetabolic syndromeobesity

High-Density Brush-Shaped Polymer Lipids Reduce Anti-Peg Antibody Binding for Repeated Administration of Mrna Therapeutics. Nature Materials (2025)

Yufen XiaoXizhen LianYehui SunYun-Chieh SungAmogh VaidyaZexiang ChenAnkit GuptaSumanta ChatterjeeLining ZhengErick GuerreroXu WangLukas FarbiakYangyang YangMarc I. DiamondCecilia LealJeffrey G. McDonaldDaniel J. Siegwart

mrna therapeuticsantibody engineeringbiomolecular engineeringbiological macromoleculesanti-peg antibodybiomoleculesbiomedical engineeringcontrolled releaselipidstherapeutic targetspolymer-drug conjugategene therapydrug deliverybiopolymers

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Cecilia Leal

Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Cecilia Leal is currently serving as a Materials Science And Engineering Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Cecilia Leal

UIUC

Full Professor Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar Carle Illinois College of Medicine Affiliate

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Author Correction: Controlled Patterning of Crystalline Domains by Frontal Polymerization. Nature (2025)

Justine E. PaulYuan GaoYoo Kyung GoLuis E. Rodriguez KoettAnisha SharmaManxin ChenJacob J. LessardTolga TopkayaCecilia LealJeffrey S. MoorePhilippe H. GeubelleNancy R. Sottos

biophysicscrystal researchcrystallographypolymer chemistrymaterials sciencepolymer sciencemolecular engineeringfrontal polymerizationmolecular biologymacromolecular architecturecrystal engineering

Bps2025 - Curvature Effects on Lipid Membrane Structure: A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study of Membranes With Pinned Edges. Biophysical Journal (2025)

James F. TallmanCecilia LealAntonia Statt

biophysicsmembrane systemsbiomolecular engineeringpinned edgesmolecular structuremolecular biophysicsmembraneslipidsmembrane sciencecurvature effectslipid membrane structuremembrane structure

Bps2025 - Diet-Induced Obesity Modulates Close-Packing of Triacylglycerols in Lipid Droplets of Adipose Tissue. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Kyungwon KoSarith BandaraWeinan ZhouLeo SvenningssonMarilyn Porras-GómezNurila KambarJulia Dreher-ThrelkeldDaniel TopgaardDiego Herńandez-SaavedraSayeepriyadarshini AnakkCecilia Leal

adipose tissueobesity medicinemetabolismlipid dropletslipid nutritionbiochemistrydiet-induced obesityphysiologylipidslipoprotein metabolismmetabolic syndromeobesity

Bps2025 - Impact of Pbd and Pcl Copolymer Inclusion on the Elasticity of Dppc and Dopc Membranes. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Nurila KambarJames F. TallmanMarilyn Porras-GomezAntonia StattCecilia Leal

biophysicsblock co-polymersdopc membranespolymeric surfacepolymer membranesmembrane structurematerials sciencepolymer sciencesoft mattermembranesmembrane sciencebiopolymersmembrane characterization

Bps2025 - Modeling Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Membrane Morphology. Biophysical Journal (2025)

James F. TallmanNurila KambarCecilia LealAntonia Statt

biophysicsmembrane formationpolymer membranesbiomoleculesmembranespolymer sciencemembrane sciencebiopolymersmembrane structure

Bps2025 - Temperature Responsive Out-Of-Plane Correlations of Phase-Separated Domains in Lipid Membranes Hybridized With Polypeptide Copolymers. Biophysical Journal (2025)

Bengu SengulCecilia Leal

biophysicsbiomolecular engineeringlipid membranesproteinlipid interactionbiomoleculesmembranespolymer sciencepolypeptide copolymersphase-separated domainsbiopolymersmembrane structure

Click Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Mrna to Metabolically Labeled Cancer Cells. Biochemistry (2025)

Zhengzhong TanLining ZhengYang BoNurila KambarHua WangCecilia Leal

Comment on: “Insight Into the Electrical Double Layer of Ionic Liquids Revealed Through Its Temporal Evolution”. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025)

Rosa M. Espinosa‐MarzalCecilia Leal

Deleting Adipose Fxr Exacerbates Metabolic Defects and Induces Endocannabinoid Lipid, 2-Oleoyl Glycerol, in Obesity. Journal of Lipid Research (2025)

Weinan ZhouSarith R BandaraKyungwon KoOludemilade AkinrotimiDiego Hernández-SaavedraEmily RichterNoah BrauerTaylor J WoodwardHeather B BradshawCecilia LealSayeepriyadarshini Anakk

High-Density Brush-Shaped Polymer Lipids Reduce Anti-Peg Antibody Binding for Repeated Administration of Mrna Therapeutics. Nature Materials (2025)

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