The Molecular Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery Seminar Series Presents:
Dr. Xiuling Lu, Professor, University of Connecticut, and Associate Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research
From Nanomedicine Preparation to Translation
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PHR 4.114
In-Person/Hybrid
Xiuling Lu received her Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She was appointed as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2008 to 2011 prior to joining the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Lu’s research is focused on innovative nanotechnologies that target difficult-to-treat cancers, optimization and evaluation of drug formulations and pharmaceutical processing, as well as the use of versatile imaging tools to improve pharmaceutical product quality. Dr. Lu has been active in both translating potential therapeutics to the clinic and commercializing nanomedicines. One of her patents was licensed to a startup pharmaceutical company for commercialization. Her research is supported by NIH, American Cancer Society, NSF, FDA etc. Dr. Lu is a newly appointed Editor of AAPS Open, and also serving on the editorial board of AAPS PharmSciTech, Pharmaceutical Research, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, and Drug Delivery and Translational Research. Dr. Lu received the American Association of University Professors-UConn Excellence in Research and Creativity: Early Career Award in 2016 and the Dean Robert L. McCarthy Faculty Service Award in 2019 as well as the 2023 Research Advising Award. Dr. Lu was elected as the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) Fellow in 2023 and Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in 2025 based on her consistent innovative research, and its impact on patients with unmet needs.