Quanyin Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division
School of Pharmacy
UW Carbone Cancer Center
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof. Hu received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University under the supervision of Prof. Zhen Gu in 2018. From 2018-2020, he was a postdoc associate in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer in Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. Prof. Hu joined UW-Madison in 2020 as an assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division at the School of Pharmacy.
Cell Therapy
Immunotherapy
Personalized Therapy
Welcome to Hu CIPT lab at UW-Madison! The ultimate goal of our laboratory is to leverage the delivery approach to address current clinical challenges and facilitate translational research by combining cell therapy, immunotherapy, and personalized therapy. Specifically, by adopting the concept of “CIPT”, we are getting inspiration from natural cells to design our delivery tools and particularly interested in engineering cells and cell derivatives as vehicles for delivery of small/macromolecules, proteins, and antibodies to treat a broad array of diseases, including cancer, infectious disease, and autoimmune disease. We are also leveraging the interaction between synthetic materials and immune cells to modulate the immune response in a controllable fashion. To advance personalized therapy, neoantigen-based vaccination and microbiota research will be emphasized in our lab to transform traditional “one-size-fits-all” treatment to precision medicine for each individual.
Recent news:
Mar. 2024. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a talk at the 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring meeting, New Orleans.
Feb. 2024. Our research paper was accepted for publication in Med (Cell Press).
Feb. 2024. Dr. Hu was appointed as a Vilas Associate.
Feb. 2024. Our review paper was accepted for publication in the Advanced Sciences.
Jan. 2024. Our invited review paper was accepted for publication in the Bioactive Materials.
Nov. 2023. Our graduate student Sichen Yuan won the "Best in science" poster award in the Pancreas Cancer Awareness Event.
Nov. 2023. Dr. Hu was once again named Highly Cited Researchers in 2023 by Clarivate.
Nov. 2023. Our lab successfully renewed the pancreatic cancer grant.
Oct. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded the American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar Award.
Aug. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver an online seminar at Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
July. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded the 2023 Controlled Release Society (CRS) Immuno Delivery Focus Group Young Investigator Award and delivered a talk. Our postdoc Dr. Zhaoting Li was awarded a Trainee Award and delivered a talk.
July. 2023. Dr. Hu organized the 22nd iCANX Youth Talks on the topic of Immunodelivery.
July. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded The Early Career Innovator Award, a major campus award.
June. 2023. Dr. Hu delivered an invited talk at the 13th International NanoMedicine Conference, Sydney, AUS.
May. 2023. Our invited review paper was accepted for publication in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews!
May. 2023. Our lab was awarded a Pancreas Cancer Idea Development Award from the Pancreatic Cancer Task Force at UWCCC.
May. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a seminar at the Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering at The Indiana University Bloomington (IUB).
Apr. 2023. Our research article was accepted for publication in Nano Research!
Apr. 2023. Our research article was accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)!
Mar. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a talk as the Keynote Speaker at the 49th Northeast Bioengineering Conference at The Drexel University.
Mar. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded 2022 35 Top Chinese Innovators under 35 (TR35) by MIT Technology Review.
Mar. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a seminar in the Food Research Institute at The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mar. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a seminar in Pharmaceutical Sciences Department at The University of Illinois Chicago.
Feb. 2023. Our research article was accepted for publication in Science Advances!
Feb. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded the Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award for Inaugural Innovation Summit of Terasaki Institute!
Feb. 2023. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a talk on iCANX Talks, a global Scientific and Technological Innovation Ecological Platform for promoting science and innovation!
Jan. 2023. Dr. Hu was awarded 2022 Early Career Investigator Award from the METAvivor Foundation!
Dec. 2022. Our lab was awarded 2022 Fall Research Competition Award from Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education!
Dec. 2022. Dr. Hu was awarded 2022 iCANX Young Scientist Award!
Dec. 2022. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a seminar in the prestigious MIT Langer Lab Seminar Series!
Dec. 2022. Our review paper was accepted for publication in Chemical Society Reviews!
Dec. 2022. Dr. Hu was invited to deliver a seminar in the Center for Translational Stem Cell Biology at the University of Hong Kong (HKU)!
Nov. 2022. Dr. Hu was awarded the 2023 Journal of Nanobiotechnology Rising Star Award!
Nov. 2022. Dr. Hu was accepted to be affiliated with the Department of Materials Sciences & Engineering!
Nov. 2022. Dr. Hu was named Highly Cited Researchers in 2022 by Clarivate!
Nov. 2022. Dr. Hu was awarded the 2022 Badger Challenge Scholar Award! Congratulations!
Nov. 2022. Dr. Hu was awarded the 2023 BMES-CMBE Rising Star Junior Faculty Award! Congratulations!
Nov. 2022. Our invited review paper was accepted for publication in Advanced NanoBiomed Research. Congratulations
Oct. 2022. Dr. Hu will be featured on the Emerging Voices in Drug Delivery Issue in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, which highlights emerging scientists and leaders in the drug delivery field. Congratulations!
Oct. 2022. Dr. Hu was once again (single year 2019-2022) listed as the World's Top 2% Scientists, which was published in Mendeley Data from Elsevier. Congratulations!
Sep. 2022. Our research article was accepted for publication in Nature Communications!
Sep. 2022. Our research article was accepted for publication in Science Advances!
Sep. 2022. Our graduate student Yixin was awarded 2022 Thomas & Bonnie Minter Graduate Student Cancer Research Award!
Aug. 2022. Our Postdocs Zhaoting and Yu were awarded 2022 UWCCC Heidi Dvinge and Patti Keely Cancer Trainee Network Travel-Enrichment Awards!
Aug. 2022. Our invited review paper was accepted for publication in Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery!
Aug. 2022. Our lab was awarded a Renewal Pancreatic Cancer Grant from UWCCC Pancreatic Cancer Task Force!
July 2022: Our collaborative research paper was accepted for publication in Science Translational Medicine!
June 2022: Our Ph.D student Yixin Wang won a travel award from Pharmaceutical Sciences Department!
June 2022: Our review paper was accepted for publication in Chemical Society Reviews!
Apr. 2022: Our review paper was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry B!
Mar. 2022: Our research paper was accepted for publication in Nature Communications!
Jan. 2022: Our review paper was accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials!
Jan. 2022: Our lab was awarded The 2022 UWCCC Pancreas Cancer Research Task Force Investigator Initiated Project Award!
Jan. 2022: Our review paper was accepted for publication in Exploration!
Jan. 2022: Dr. Hu was selected for 2021 Journal of Nanobiotechnology Outstanding Editor Award!
Dec. 2021:Our lab was awarded a Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative Award from VCRGE!
Nov. 2021: Dr. Hu was invited to contribute a review article in Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery!
Nov. 2021: Our probiotics technology was selected as one of six finalists for competing for the WARF Annual Innovation Award!
Nov. 2021: Dr. Hu was selected as one of 2022 Emerging Investigators for Journal of Materials Chemistry B!
Oct. 2021: Our lab has been awarded a UWCCC Transdisciplinary Cancer Immunology-Immunotherapy Pilot Award!
Sep. 2021: Our very first research article has been accepted for publication in Nano Today!
Aug. 2021: Our Opinion review paper has been accepted for publication in Nano Today!
July. 2021: Our invited review paper has been accepted for publication in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews!
June. 2021: Dr. Hu has been invited to serve as a Young Star Editor for Nano Research (IF=8.897)!
May. 2021: Our review paper has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials!
May. 2021: Tina has been awarded Thomas & Bonnie Minter Graduate Student Cancer Research Award!
May. 2021: Our lab was invited to contribute a manuscript to Wiley's new journal - Exploration!
Apr. 2021: Our paper has been published on Nature Biomedical Engineering and featured by UW-Madison News! Read more
Apr. 2021: Our lab has been awarded CCSG grant from UWCCC!
Mar. 2021: Our review paper has been accepted for publication in Nano Today!
Mar. 2021: Our paper has been accepted for publication in Nature Biomedical Engineering!
Feb. 2021: Our very first review paper has been accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials!
Dec. 2020: Dr. Hu has been invited to serve as an Associated Editor for Journal of Nanobiotechnology (Springer Nature, IF=10.435)!
Oct. 2020: Dr. Liu and Tina joined CIPT lab!
July 2020: Hu CIPT lab officially opens!!!