Affiliation: Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Dr. Wei-Peng Li is a Yushan Young Scholar and Assistant Professor at the Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry in Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU). His research expertise is developing novel nanomaterials and microbial electrochemistry to overcome clinical challenges. Dr. Li has earned various academic awards including the Young Researcher Award from Taiwan Comprehensive University System, Postdoc Academic Publication Award, and Award for Excellent Contributions in Technology Transfer. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry under the supervision of Professor Chen-Sheng Yeh at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in 2015, he continued his studies in the same lab as a postdoctoral researcher until 2018, focusing on developing novel nanotechnology and its application in oncology, photochemical therapy and wound healing. Dr. Li is the first person to utilize diagnostic ultrasound to facilitate deep tissue target drug delivery of functional nanomaterials. From 2019-2020, he joined Professor Akihiro Okamoto’s group at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan where he eventually branched his studies towards microbial electrochemistry. Dr. Li is currently committed to researching nanotechnology as a means to improve the efficacy of photodynamic therapy.