Lifan Hu
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Main Focus
I would like to design multimodal system which includes novel enzyme that enables bidirectional communication at biointerfaces to regulate cancer metabolism and remodel reaction network in cancer cells.
Curriculum Vitae
Lifan studied Pharmaceutics at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing (China), and received her bachelor’s degree in 2019. Then she continued to study at China Pharmaceutical University, and obtained her master’s degree in 2022. Her master's research focused on gene therapy to rare mitochondrial diseases.
In November 2022, she started with her PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.
Selected Publication
Hu, L.; Peng, W.; Yu, J.; Förch, L.; Mann, S.; Kuan, S. L.; Weil, T.: Bioactive Artificial Cells as Autonomous Metabolic Actuators Enable Bidirectional Communication with Tumor Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (51), pp. 47255 - 47265 (2025)
Peng, W.; Zhou, T.; Hu, L.; Vankann, V.; Bohn, T.; Bopp, T.; Kuan, S. L.; Weil, T.: Autonomous Activation of a Gated Chemiluminescent Photosensitizer Enables Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in Tumor Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (31), pp. 27822 - 27834 (2025)