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Jianjun Cheng

Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Bioengineering

Department of Bioengineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Jianjun Cheng is currently serving as a Bioengineering Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Uiuc.

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Jianjun Cheng

UIUC

Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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biomolecular engineering drug delivery biopolymers controlled release nanomedicine biomedical engineering nanoparticle research polymer chemistry polymer science nano-drug delivery biomolecules biological engineering pharmacology nanoparticles tumor targeting therapeutic nanomaterials pharmaceutical nanotechnology polymer-drug conjugate peptides polymer synthesis drug delivery systems therapeutic targets pharmaceutics biological macromolecules gene delivery synthetic macromolecule molecular engineering biomaterials drug targeting cellular therapy medicinal research polymer reaction molecular cancer cancer cells polymer degradation organic process research anti-cancer agents peptide science polymer composites macromolecular chemistry peptide engineering peptide synthesis photomedicine polymer engineering ethylene glycol cancer treatment polymerization kinetics cell-based drug delivery synthetic polypeptides supramolecular assemblies protein nanoparticles macromolecular architecture macromolecular science polymer nanotechnology antimicrobial compounds ring-opening polymerization supramolecular polymers smart polymers macromolecular systems polymer technology release mechanism polymer self-assembly bioconjugation cationic helical polypeptides polylactide nanoparticles non-viral gene delivery ring-opening metathesis polymerization altmetric attention score cell-penetrating peptides rna interference hindered urea bond biological environment quantitative loading efficiency biodegradable electronics polymeric micelles high drug loading nanomaterials material research materials science nanobiotechnology translational impact

Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Advances in Polypeptide Synthesis. Science China Chemistry (2025)

Honggui LvXueyan ZhangYu ZhaoJianjun Cheng

peptide engineeringchemical synthesispeptide synthesisbiomoleculesbiochemistryorganic synthesispolypeptide synthesispeptide sciencepeptides

Bioorthogonal Reaction-Mediated Photosensitizer–Peptide Conjugate Anchoring on Cell Membranes for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Biomaterials Science (2025)

Buwei HuChenlin JiZhuohang ZhouXuehan XuLuyi WangTingting CaoJianjun ChengRui Sun

cancer immunotherapycellular therapylong-term cell membranebiomolecular engineeringradiation oncologytumor retentiontherapeutic targetstumor targetingphotochemistrypeptide sciencephotomedicinephotodynamic therapyenhanced photodynamic therapypeptides

Controlled Synthesis of Telechelic Polypeptides via Polymerization of N -Carboxyanhydrides Mediated by Phosphate Kinetic Modulators. ACS Macro Letters (2025)

Tingting CaoChenlin JiQianyi QinHui WangYu ZhaoZiyuan SongJianjun Cheng

bioconjugationtelechelic polypeptidesbiomolecular engineeringbiological macromoleculespolymer chemistrypolymer synthesisbiomoleculesbiochemistrypolymer sciencemolecular engineeringcontrolled synthesissynthetic macromoleculeprotein engineeringphosphate kinetic modulatorspeptidesdrug deliverybiopolymers

Corrigendum to ‘the Use of Charge-Coupled Polymeric Microparticles and Micromagnets for Modulating the Bioavailability of Orally Delivered Macromolecules’ [Biomaterials Volume 29 Issue 9 (2008) 5825]. Biomaterials (2025)

Benjamin A TeplyRong TongSeok Y JeongGaurav LutherInes SherifiChristopher H YimAli KhademhosseiniOmid C FarokhzadRobert S LangerJianjun Cheng

nanoparticlesnanoparticle researchissue 9biomaterials designbiological engineeringbiomoleculesbiomedical engineeringdrug delivery systemsnanomedicinebiomaterialscontrolled releasecharge-coupled polymeric microparticlespharmaceuticspolymer-based magnetdrug deliverybiopolymers

Decreased Lymph Node Estrogen Levels Cause Non-Remitting Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Disease. PNAS Nexus (2025)

Shehata AnwarPo-Ching Patrick LinLazaro PachecoKazuhiro ImaiZhengzhong TanZiyuan SongYuki WakamatsuYoshihiro MinamiyaJianjun ChengCheMyong KoMakoto Inoue

immune responsesautoimmune diseasesimmunologic mechanismsimmune dysregulationreproductive immunologyendocrinologycell biologyimmunologyautoimmunitycyp19-rfp micems pathogenesisclinical proteomicscyp19 gene

Intermediate States Enable Keratin-Like α-To-β Transformations in Strain-Responsive Synthetic Polypeptides. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

Tianjian YangJianan MaoTianrui XueSiyu WuRuipeng LiYingying ChenAbrar A. SitabJianjun ChengYao Lin

macromolecular sciencemolecular engineeringmacromolecular architecturesynthetic macromoleculesynthetic polypeptidespolymer compositesprotein foldingpbls segmentsmacromolecular chemistrybiological macromoleculespolymer chemistryprotein designbiomoleculesbiophysicscompression moldingbiomolecular engineeringbiological engineeringbiomimetic materialsbiomolecular structurepolymer scienceprotein engineeringbiopolymers

Natural Supramolecular Photosensitizer With in Situ Switchable Photothermal/Photodynamic Effects as an Imaging Platform for Precise and Controlled Cancer Synergistic Therapy. Acta Materia Medica (2025)

Shiyao FuJianjun ChengHua ZhangHaitian ZhaoJiacheng WangJing WangXin Yang

nanoparticlesnanomedicinechemistrycancer imagingbi metal ionsradiation oncologynano-drug deliveryphotodynamic therapysupramolecular photochemistrybi npsmetal ionstherapeutic nanomaterialstumor targetingphotochemistrynanoparticle researchphotomedicinetransition metal chemistrydrug delivery

Star-Shaped Glatiramer Acetate Mitigates Pulmonary Dysfunction and Brain Neurodegeneration in a Murine Model of Cryptococcus-Associated Iris. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Shehata AnwarJinyan ZhouLauren KowalskiJoshua SaylorDevanshi ShuklaKatelyn BoetelZiyuan SongKamal SharmaJianjun ChengMakoto Inoue

therapeutic effectimmune responsesimmune dysregulationmurine modelbrain neurodegenerationinflammationbrain-immune interactionneuroimmunologyimmunologycell transplantationexperimental medicineimmunopathologycell deathallergy

Targeted Silencing of Engrailed-1 Reprograms Profibrotic Fibroblast Lineages for Scarless Wound Healing. Molecular Therapy (2025)

Xuehan XuLuyi WangXinyue BiTingting CaoMenghua GaoBuwei HuJiafeng ZhongChenlin JiRui SunChengjie SunYanjun ZhaoQin ZhouJianjun Cheng

stem cell researchcellular therapywound healingnovel therapiescell biologybiomedical engineeringmatrix biologyfibroblast growth factorsscarless wound healinggene therapy

Accelerated and Controlled Polymerization of N -Carboxyanhydrides Assisted by Acids. CCS Chemistry (2024)

Xingliang LiuJing HuangJiaqi WangHaonan ShengZhen YuanWanying WangWenbin LiZiyuan SongJianjun Cheng

organic process researchorganic chemistrybiomolecular engineeringbiological engineeringpolymer chemistrypolymeric surfacechemical sciencesnatural polymerspolymerization kineticspolymer sciencemolecular engineeringpolymer synthesispolymer degradationpolymer reactionbiopolymers

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Jianjun Cheng

Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Bioengineering

Department of Bioengineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Jianjun Cheng is currently serving as a Bioengineering Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Jianjun Cheng

UIUC

Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Advances in Polypeptide Synthesis. Science China Chemistry (2025)

Honggui LvXueyan ZhangYu ZhaoJianjun Cheng

peptide engineeringchemical synthesispeptide synthesisbiomoleculesbiochemistryorganic synthesispolypeptide synthesispeptide sciencepeptides

Bioorthogonal Reaction-Mediated Photosensitizer–Peptide Conjugate Anchoring on Cell Membranes for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Biomaterials Science (2025)

Buwei HuChenlin JiZhuohang ZhouXuehan XuLuyi WangTingting CaoJianjun ChengRui Sun

Controlled Synthesis of Telechelic Polypeptides via Polymerization of N -Carboxyanhydrides Mediated by Phosphate Kinetic Modulators. ACS Macro Letters (2025)

Tingting CaoChenlin JiQianyi QinHui WangYu ZhaoZiyuan SongJianjun Cheng

Benjamin A TeplyRong TongSeok Y JeongGaurav LutherInes SherifiChristopher H YimAli KhademhosseiniOmid C FarokhzadRobert S LangerJianjun Cheng

Decreased Lymph Node Estrogen Levels Cause Non-Remitting Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Disease. PNAS Nexus (2025)

Shehata AnwarPo-Ching Patrick LinLazaro PachecoKazuhiro ImaiZhengzhong TanZiyuan SongYuki WakamatsuYoshihiro MinamiyaJianjun ChengCheMyong KoMakoto Inoue

Intermediate States Enable Keratin-Like α-To-β Transformations in Strain-Responsive Synthetic Polypeptides. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

Tianjian YangJianan MaoTianrui XueSiyu WuRuipeng LiYingying ChenAbrar A. SitabJianjun ChengYao Lin

Shiyao FuJianjun ChengHua ZhangHaitian ZhaoJiacheng WangJing WangXin Yang

Star-Shaped Glatiramer Acetate Mitigates Pulmonary Dysfunction and Brain Neurodegeneration in a Murine Model of Cryptococcus-Associated Iris. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Shehata AnwarJinyan ZhouLauren KowalskiJoshua SaylorDevanshi ShuklaKatelyn BoetelZiyuan SongKamal SharmaJianjun ChengMakoto Inoue

Targeted Silencing of Engrailed-1 Reprograms Profibrotic Fibroblast Lineages for Scarless Wound Healing. Molecular Therapy (2025)

Xuehan XuLuyi WangXinyue BiTingting CaoMenghua GaoBuwei HuJiafeng ZhongChenlin JiRui SunChengjie SunYanjun ZhaoQin ZhouJianjun Cheng

stem cell researchcellular therapywound healingnovel therapiescell biologybiomedical engineeringmatrix biologyfibroblast growth factorsscarless wound healinggene therapy

Accelerated and Controlled Polymerization of N -Carboxyanhydrides Assisted by Acids. CCS Chemistry (2024)

Xingliang LiuJing HuangJiaqi WangHaonan ShengZhen YuanWanying WangWenbin LiZiyuan SongJianjun Cheng

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