Qiushi Distinguished Professor
School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University
Recipient of the Distinguished Young Scholar Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China (2024)
Associate Editor, Journal of Controlled Release

Web: https://person.zju.edu.cn/en/pingy 

Dr. Yuan Ping is currently a Qiushi Distinguished Professor at School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, and a recipient of the Distinguished Young Scholar Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2024. His research focuses on biomacromolecular drug delivery and gene therapy. His multidisciplinary research has produced more than 100 original research papers in drug delivery, gene therapy, biomaterials, and related fields. Dr. Ping serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Controlled Release and has received the Journal of Controlled Release Emerging Leader Award, the Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Investigator Award, and the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Scientist Medal.

Representative Publications

[1] C. Wang, Q. Pan, S. Chen, Y. Zhang, X. Xu, X. Yan, J. Guo, X. Chen, B. Li, G. Chimed, Z. Liu*, Y. Ping*. Strain-Promoted mRNA Transdermal Delivery by Lipoic Lipid Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Skin Genome Editing. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 34449-34465.

[2] X. Chen, M. Yang, Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, S. Wang, J. Meng, Z. Zhu, W. Li, W. Wei*, Y. Ping* (Lead contact), T. Liang*. Genetic Engineering of Systemically Injectable Oncolytic Viruses for Pyroptosis-Accelerated Cancer Virotherapy. Nat. Cancer 2026, 7, 207-223.

[3] Y. Chen, X. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. Wang, M. Yang, R. Wang, X. Yan, S. Shao, H. Xin, Q. Hu, W. Wei, Y. Ping*. Macrophage-specific in vivo RNA editing promotes phagocytosis and antitumor immunity in mice. Sci. Transl. Med. 2025, 17, eadl5800.

[4] Y. Chen, X. Chen, W. Bao, G. Liu, W. Wei, Y. Ping*. An oncolytic virus-T cell chimera for cancer immunotherapy. Nat. Biotechnol. 2024, 42, 1876-1887.

[5] X. Chen, S. Wang, Y. Chen, H. Xin, S. Zhang, D. Wu, Y. Xue, M. Zha, H. Li, K. Li, Z. Gu, W. Wei*, Y. Ping*. Non-Invasive Activation of Intratumoural Gene Editing for Improved Adoptive T-Cell Therapy in Solid Tumours. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2023, 18, 933-944.