Yun Wu

PhD

Yun Wu.

Yun Wu

PhD

Yun Wu

PhD

Research Topics

Cancer theranostics; biosensors; cancer biomarkers

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Research Expertise

Cancer nanotherapeutics, extracellular vesicles, biosensors, cancer liquid biopsy

Grants and Sponsored Research

  • September 2022–August 2027
    Lung cancer early detection and immunotherapy response prediction and monitoring with an Exo-PROS liquid biopsy assay
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $3,120,685
  • April 2023–March 2027
    Multifunctional Biodegradable Zwitterionic Polymer-Drug Conjugates for Multidrug
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $2,388,081
  • July 2022–June 2024
    Exosomal Thomsen-Friedenreich glycoantigen as a new biomarker for lung cancer screening and early detection
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $431,992
  • August 2020–July 2023
    An inflammation-induced fibrosis-on-chip system for the testing of anti-fibrosis drugs
    NHLBI
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $920,000
  • September 2021–June 2023
    Zwitterionic dendrimer-modified PEG for protein conjugation
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $433,902
  • March 2019–February 2023
    Exosome-Protein-microRNA-OneStop (Exo-PROS) biosensor: a new liquid biopsy for cancer screening and early detection
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $565,427
  • September 2019–August 2022
    Exosome Protein microRNA One Stop (Exo-PROS) biosensor: a new liquid biopsy for precision cancer immunotherpay
    Cancer Research Institute
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • September 2017–February 2022
    PFI: BIC: WearNet: Smart Health Monitoring & Diagnosis System Based on Wearable Nano-biosensing Networks
    NSF
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $1,047,141
  • October 2019–December 2021
    Development of Tumor Targeted Nanoparticles to Combat EGFR TKI Resistance
    American Lung Association
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • September 2015–August 2021
    Noninvasive Detection of Circulating RNAs for Lung Cancer Early Detection and Prognosis
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $1,279,946