Liangfang Zhang

Dr. Liangfang Zhang is the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chancellor Professor and Chair of the Aiiso Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at UC San Diego. He received his PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his postdoctoral training in Prof. Robert Langer’s laboratory at MIT. His research focuses on developing innovative biomimetic nanotechnologies for biomedical applications. He pioneered the cell membrane coating nanotechnology and demonstrated its broad utility in drug delivery, medical countermeasures, and vaccines. He has authored 330 publications and holds 140 patents and patent applications worldwide. Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2015), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2018), and the National Academy of Inventors (2020). He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2026.