LIU Xi Qiu

Activités / CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Biomaterials, 2012, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R.China.
  Thesis adviser: Prof. Jun Wang
  Dissertation tittle: Nucleic acid and drug delivery by nanoparticle systems for cancer therapy
• B.S. in Biology, 2007, University of Science and Technology of China, P.R.China.

Professional experience

• Post-Doctoral Researcher (October 2012 - Present); Grenoble INP, LMGP, Grenoble, France; Adviser : Prof. Catherine Picart.
• Graduate Research Assistant (July 2007 - August 2012); University of Science and Technology of China, School of Life Sciences, Hefei, P.R.China.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant (October 2006 - June 2007); University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei, P.R.China.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant (April 2006 - October 2007); University of Science and Technology of China, Institute of Immunology, Hefei, P.R.China.

Awards and Scholarships

• ARC (Cancer Research Association) Scholarship, 2013-present
• Chinese Academy of Sciences President Award for the PhD defense, 2012
• Poster Award in 9th World Biomaterials Congress, 2012
• Outstanding Graduate award of University of Science and Technology of China, 2012
• GE Foundation Tech Award, 1st Prize, 2011
• Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhu Li Yue Hua Award for Graduate Students, 2011
• GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) scholarship for graduate students, 2010-2011
• DongGang scholarship for graduate students, 2008-2009

Selected Publications

1. LIU, XQ., Sun, CY., Yang XZ., and J Wang,
   Polymeric Micelle-Based Nanomedicine for siRNA Delivery, Part. Part. Syst. Charact., 2013, in press.
   
   
2. LiU, XQ., Xiong, MH., Shu, XT., Tang RZ., and J Wang.
   Therapeutic delivery of siRNA silencing HIF-1 Alpha with micellar nanoparticles inhibits hypoxic tumor growth. Mol. Pharm. 9, 2863-2874, 2012.
   
   
3. LIU, XQ., Song, WJ., Sun, TM., Zhang, PZ and J Wang.
   Targeted delivery of antisense inhibitor of miRNA for antiangiogenesis therapy using cRGD-functionalized nanoparticles. Mol. Pharm. 8, 250-259, 2011.
   
   
4. Yang, W., Pan, CY., LIU, XQ., and J Wang.
   Multiple functional hyperbranched poly(amido amine) nanoparticles: synthesis and application in cell imaging. Biomacromolecules 12, 1523-1531, 2011.
   
   
5. LIU, XQ., Du, JZ., Zhang, CP., Zhao, F., Yang, XZ., and J Wang.
   Brush-shaped polycation with poly(ethylenimine)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) side chains as highly efficient gene delivery vector. Int. J. Pharm. 392, 118-126, 2010.
   
   
6. Wu, J., LIU, XQ., Wang, YC and J Wang.
   Template-free synthesis of biodegradable nanogels with tunable sizes as potential carriers for drug delivery. J. Mater. Chem. 19, 7856-7863, 2009.
   
   
7. Yuan, YY., LIU, XQ., Wang, YC., and J Wang.
   Gold nanoparticles stabilized by thermosensitive diblock copolymers of poly(ethylene glycol) and polyphosphoester. Langmuir 25, 10298-10304, 2009.
   
   
8. Wang, YC., LIU, XQ., (co-first author), Sun, TM, Xiong, MH., and Wang, J.
   Functionalized micelles from block copolymer of polyphosphoester and poly(e-caprolactone) for receptor-mediated drug delivery. J. Control. Release 128, 32-40, 2008.