Editor Name: Zhuoya Wan

Designation: Research Fellow

Country: USA, Pennsylvania

University: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy

Email: zhw64@pitt.edu

Research Interest: Drug Delivery, Immunology, Computational Biology Cancer Immunotherapy, Leukemia

BIOGRAPHY:

Zhuoya Wan is a researcher of Pharmaceutical Science in Pharmaceutics and Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy. Wan is the recipient of the graduate student excellence award at University of Pittsburgh and selective oral presentation award at the ACS National Meeting, America Society of Chemistry. In addition, Wan is also a peer reviewer in BMC cancer, Cancer Biology& Therapy, and Bioscience Reports.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

University of Pittsburgh (PITT) 08/2017-Present PhD student, Pharmaceutical Science, Advisor: Song LiCenter for Pharmacogenetics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh (PITT) 08/2016-08/2017

M.S., Pharmaceutics, Advisor: Song Li Center for Pharmacogenetics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh

SiChuan University (SCU) 09/2011-09/2015

B.S., Pharmacy, Advisor: Zhirong Zhang and Yuan Huang

Sichuan University,West China School of Pharmacy

Positions and Employments

Research Fellow, Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, USA 2016-Present

Research Assistant, Key Lab of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China

SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS

1. Graduate Student Excellence Award ($2000), University of Pittsburgh, 2020

2. Selective Oral Presentation Award ($225), ACS National Meeting, America Society of Chemistry, 2019

3. Featured Media Interview: An interview with Zhuoya Wan in Cancer Immunotherapy, RxNet London, 2019

4. PITT-GPSG Travel Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 2019

5. Graduate Program Council (GPC) Travel Award, PITT School of Pharmacy, 2019

6. Editor of AAPS Pitt Student Chapter Newspaper 2018-2020 (Chief Editor in 2020)

7. Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh (2016-present)

8. Teaching Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh (2016-present)

9. National Scholarship (2012), Ministry of Education of China

10. First Class Scholarship (2012, 2014); Second Class Scholarship (2013), Sichuan University

11. National Undergraduate Research Achievement (2014), First Prize, China Association Higher Education

12. National Excellent Research Project Leader (2014), Innovation Program

13. Best Oral Presentation award of Medical Group, Top-3 Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, Annual Conference of Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2014), Sichuan University

14. Research essay was finally rewarded First Prize, Innovation Program (2014), Sichuan University

15. Excellent Graduation Project (2015), Sichuan University

16. Excellent Student Leader for Science Department (2014), Sichuan University

17. Excellent Student Leader of Academic Association (2013), Sichuan University

18. Founder and President of Drug Delivery System (DDS) Research Association in Sichuan University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Academic Members and Employments

Chair, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS), PITT Student Chapter (2017-2020)

Committee Member, Graduate and Professional Student Organization, PITT (2017-2019)

Committee Member, sub-group leader in restart-research group (COVID-9 Hazard Assessment), 2020 

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS)

Controlled Release Society (CRS)

American Chemical Society (ACS)

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)