江苏溧阳人。2010年毕业于东南大学化学化工学院，材料物理与化学专业博士，现为南通大学副研究员，硕士生导师。研究方向为纳米药剂学，主要以纳米材料（脂质体、聚合物）为载体实现药物对一些恶性疾病（如肿瘤）的靶向和药物在病灶区域的控制释放，最终提高传统药物的治疗作用。主持国家自然科学基金1项，市厅级基金多项；近三年发表SCI一区论文多篇。
代表性课题和文章：
低氧靶向控释磁性聚合物药物载体的构建及作用机制研究（81401506），国家自然科学基金，2015.1-2017.12，项目负责人
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