Dr. Liangliang Hao

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

    • Postdoc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • Ph.D. Northwestern University

    • Honors and Awards

    • NIH-NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

    • American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

    • Ludwig Molecular Oncology Postdoctoral Fellowship

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship

    • International Institute for Nanotechnology Outstanding Research Award

    • Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society Nucleic Acid Research Award

    • Leading Edge Fellow, Inaugural HHMI Leading Edge Symposium

    • Bayer Lindau Fellow, Bayer Science & Education Foundation

    • Convergence Scholar, MIT Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine

Post-doc Associates

  • I am interested in developing delivery systems of biologics (especially nucleic acids), to realize translational precise theragnostics. I am also interested in merging data science and AI with therapeutics in my future work.

    Education:

    • PhD in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Utah 2017-2022

    • Master in Pharmaceutics at Peking University, China 2014-2016

    • Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Science at Peking University, China, 2010-2014

Graduate Students

  • I am interested in enhancing clinical usefulness of therapeutics through improving tissue targeting and reducing off-site toxicity. In the lab, I seek to engineer nanoscale delivery systems to precisely treat and sense tumors.

    Honors & Awards: SB2 Trainee

    Education: BS & MS in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University 2018-2022

Undergraduate Students

  • I am passionate about applications of genome editing and nanobodies' potential in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.

    BU ENG Dean’s List: 2021 Fall -2022 Fall

  • I am a Boston University Senior Undergraduate majoring in Bio-Medical Engineering in addition to studying pre-medicine coursework. I also play for the BU Men’s Soccer team.

    I am interested in researching and engineering biomarkers that are disease specific for point of care diagnostics and clinical applications.

    Patriot League Academic Honor Roll: 2021, 2022, 2023

  • I am a 4th year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate at Boston University graduating in Jan 2024. My research interests are synthetic biology, cellular circuits, and genetic engineering as it relates to CRISPR and other techniques. My interest in bioengineering is deeply rooted in the intersection of biology with engineering methodologies and I have received the Massachusetts High Demand Scholarship for my endeavors in the field.

  • I'm a junior at BU studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Public Health. My research interests are mainly focused on the development of the early-stage disease detection/treatment technologies and gene therapy to treat diseases that are not yet curable by medications, with the goal of alleviating the global health issues.