Office
(631) 216-2714
Email
Zhaoqing.Cong@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook University
MART 8M-0810
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Zhaoqing Cong, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Program
Imaging, Biomarker Discovery and Engineering Science
Department
Research Interest
Dr. Cong's research pioneers the development of nanoscale and molecular-level drug delivery platforms for cancer therapy. Drawing on expertise in clinical pharmacology, biomaterials, immunotherapy, and nanomedicine, my work focuses on two distinct yet complementary areas.
First, he develops peptide-based drug delivery systems. This includes utilizing non-genetic cellular modification and in situ cellular engineering of tumor tissues, as well as developing AI-powered, personalized peptide drug conjugates for neoantigen-based immunotherapy.
Second, he engineers micro/nano-robotic medical systems for diverse therapeutic applications. This novel platform, encompassing cell, herbal-derived, and hydrogel microrobots, has demonstrated robust efficacy in treating urologic cancers across multiple models (including MB49, T24, UMUC3, 5637, and PDX orthotopic models).
Education
Postdoc Fellow, Biochemistry, University of California, Davis
PhD, Pharmaceutics, Peking Union Medical College
BS, Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Publications
A complete list of publications can be found HERE.