Junyang Qi, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Radiology
School of Medicine

I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. My work focuses on designing radiolabeled ligands, peptides, and nanomedicines for cancer imaging and therapy. With a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and several years of academic research experience, I bring a strong interdisciplinary skill set at the interface of chemistry, biology, and molecular imaging.

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I’ve led projects involving the development of small molecular probes and nanomedicine for PET, SPECT, NIRF, and photoacoustic imaging, as well as therapeutic platforms including chemotherapy, phototherapy, and targeted radionuclide therapy. I have extensive experience in in vivo tumor model development, pharmacokinetic analysis, imaging validation, and therapeutic evaluation, translating molecular designs into preclinical proof-of-concept data. I’m passionate about turning chemical and molecular tools into clinically actionable solutions. I’m currently exploring opportunities in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, particularly in radiopharmaceutical R&D, molecular imaging, and targeted oncology platforms.

Education & Training

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• PhD Sun Yat-sen University 06/2021

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Publications (6)

Top publication keywords:
PhotochemotherapyGlioblastomaNeoplasmsPhotoaffinity LabelsIsoxazolesProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesTumor MicroenvironmentNanostructuresPhosphorusPhotosensitizing AgentsCross-Linking ReagentsBrain NeoplasmsContainment of BiohazardsB7-H1 Antigen

• Black phosphorus nanosheets activate tumor immunity of glioblastoma by modulating the expression of the immunosuppressive molecule PD-L1.
  Biomaterials 2024 Xiong Y, He C, Qi J, Xiong M, Liu S, Zhao J, Li Y, Liu G, Deng W
• Self-assembled nano-photosensitizer for targeted, activatable, and biosafe cancer phototheranostics.
  Biomaterials 2022 Cheng K, Qi J, Zhang J, Li H, Ren X, Wei W, Meng L, Li J, Li Q, Zhang H, Deng W, Sun H, Mei L
• Developing Isoxazole as a Native Photo-Cross-Linker for Photoaffinity Labeling and Chemoproteomics.
  Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 2022 Cheng K, Qi J, Ren X, Zhang J, Li H, Xiao H, Wang R, Liu Z, Meng L, Ma N, Sun H
• Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation by Inorganic Nanomaterials: Recent Advances in Regenerative Medicine.
  Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2021 He F, Cao J, Qi J, Liu Z, Liu G, Deng W
• Biomimetic Black Phosphorus Nanosheet-Based Drug Delivery System for Targeted Photothermal-Chemo Cancer Therapy.
  Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2021 Cao J, Qi J, Lin X, Xiong Y, He F, Deng W, Liu G
• Heterobifunctional PEG-grafted black phosphorus quantum dots: "Three-in-One" nano-platforms for mitochondria-targeted photothermal cancer therapy.
  Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2020 Qi J, Xiong Y, Cheng K, Huang Q, Cao J, He F, Mei L, Liu G, Deng W