Postdoctoral Researcher

Tong received his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in 2015. He then pursued his M.S. in Chemical Process Engineering and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, completing them in 2017 and 2023, respectively. Under the supervision of Prof. Cyrille Boyer, his research focused on organo-photocatalyst aqueous PET-RAFT polymerization and visible light-mediated polymerization for protein-polymer conjugation. During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 – 2021), Tong worked in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Peking University under the supervision of Prof. Weiping Gao, where he focused on the development of protein-polymer conjugates for therapeutic applications. In 2024, Tong joined Prof. Heather Maynard’s lab at UCLA, where his research focus on developing polymeric materials for on-demand glucagon release to prevent hypoglycemia. Outside the lab, Tong enjoys fishing and exploring the nature.