Li Zhe

Li Zhe is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, since May 2024. He previously served as Assistant Professor at the same department from 2023 to 2024. His educational background includes a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University (2019) under Prof. Chengde Mao, and a B.S. in Materials Chemistry from Peking University (2014).

• Research Focus: Protein design, DNA nanotechnology, bionanomaterials, and self-assembly
• Awards:
  • 2023 National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas)
  • 2019 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
  • 2019 M.G. Mellon Award in Analytical Chemistry
• Publications: His 20+ works in high-impact journals like Science and Nature Materials emphasize computational protein design, DNA crystal engineering, and molecular actuation systems.