Yoon Yeo

Yoon Yeo is the Associate Department Head and Lillian Barboul Thomas Professor at the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University. She is affiliated with the Biomedical Engineering unit and leads the Yeolab research group.

Her research spans drug delivery systems, nanoparticle engineering, cancer immunotherapy, and RNA-based therapeutics. She focuses on solid tumor targeting, opioid abuse deterrence, and extracellular vesicle delivery.

The 15 most recent articles highlight her work on STING agonist delivery, immunogenic cell death inducers, nanoparticle deformability, and RNA drug advancements. Key subfields include immunoactive polymers, multidrug resistance strategies, and microneedle technology.

Her contributions to the Journal of Controlled Release as an editor and thought leader are evident, with articles addressing peer review optimization and scientific collaboration.

Yoon Yeo's lab (Yeolab) develops innovative drug carriers for ocular neovascularization, sepsis treatment, and metastatic cancer. Current projects involve find-me nanoparticles and zwitterionic chitosan derivatives for anti-inflammatory therapies.