Laboratory of Molecular Nanomedicines for Gene Therapy and Cancer Immunology

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Research
Our research focuses on developing novel nanomaterials to address significant biomedical challenges such as gene therapy and cancer immunology as well as studying the mechanisms of drug action in nanomedicine.
About Xiaomin
Xiaomin obtained his B.S. degree from the Department of Chemistry at Sichuan University. After graduation, he attended the University of Chicago in the United States, where he studied under Prof. Wenbin Lin and earned his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry and Chemical Biology in 2023. Subsequently, he conducted postdoctoral research on tumor immunology at the Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research at the University of Chicago, working with Professors Ralph R. Weichselbaum and Wenbin Lin. In January 2025, he will join Westlake University as an Assistant Professor.

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 Bifunctional Metal-Organic Framework Synergistically Enhances Radiotherapy and Activates STING for Potent Cancer Radio- Immunotherapy 

Chaoyu Wang#, Jinhong Li# , Xiaomin Jiang#, Xin Ma, Wenyao Zhen, Langston Tillman, Ralph R. Weichselbaum*, Wenbin Lin*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202417027

 STING activation disrupts tumor vasculature to overcome the EPR limitation and increase drug deposition 

Xiaomin Jiang, Taokun Luo, Kaiting Yang, Morten J Lee, Jing Liu, Langston Tillman, Wenyao Zhen, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin* (highlighted by UChicago news & UChicago BSD news!)
Sci. Adv. 10 (29), eado0082

 Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Layer Reprograms Cellular Metabolism to Enhance Photodynamic Therapy and Antitumor Immunity 

Gan Lin, Langston Tillman, Taokun Luo, Xiaomin Jiang, Yingjie Fan, Gang Liu, Wenbin Lin*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202410241.

 STING agonist-conjugated metal-organic framework induces artificial leukocytoid structures and immune hotspots for systemic antitumor responses 

Taokun Luo#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Yingjie Fan, Eric Yuan, Jinhong Li, Langston Tillman, Wenbin Lin*
Natl. Sci. Rev. 2024, 10, nwae167.

 Phosphate Coordination to Metal-Organic Layer Secondary Building Units Prolongs Drug Retention for Synergistic Chemoradiotherapy 

Taokun Luo#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Jinhong Li#, Geoffrey T Nash, Eric Yuan, Luciana Albano, Langston Tillman, Wenbin Lin*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202319981.

 Immunogenic Bifunctional Nanoparticle Suppresses Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 in Cancer and Dendritic Cells to Enhance Adaptive Immunity and Chemo-Immunotherapy 

Jing Liu#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Youyou Li, Kaiting Yang, Ralph R Weichselbaum*, Wenbin Lin*
ACS Nano 2024, 18, 6, 5152–5166.

 Nanoscale covalent organic framework with staggered stacking of phthalocyanines for mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy 

Jing Liu, Dong Won Kang, Yingjie Fan, Geoffrey T Nash, Xiaomin Jiang, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 1, 849–857.

 Mechanoregulatory Cholesterol Oxidase‐Functionalized Nanoscale Metal–Organic Framework Stimulates Pyroptosis and Reinvigorates T Cells 

Wenyao Zhen, Taokun Luo, Zitong Wang, Xiaomin Jiang, Eric Yuan, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
Small 2023, 2305440.

 Nanoscale Coordination Polymer Synergizes Photodynamic Therapy and Toll-Like Receptor Activation for Enhanced Antigen Presentation and Antitumor Immunity 

Xiaomin Jiang, Jing Liu, Morten J. Lee, Cheng Peng, Taokun Luo, Langston Tillman, Ralph R. Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
Biomaterials 2023, 302, 122334.

 Co-delivery of Three Synergistic Chemotherapeutics in A Core-Shell Nanoscale Coordination Polymer for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer 

Xiaomin Jiang, Morten J. Lee, Taokun Luo, Langston Tillman, Wenbin Lin*
Biomaterials 2023, 301, 122235.

 Nanoscale Metal–Organic Framework with an X-ray Triggerable Prodrug for Synergistic Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy 

Ziwan Xu, Wenyao Zhen, Caroline McCleary, Taokun Luo, Xiaomin Jiang, Cheng Peng, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 18698-18704.

 Metal‐Organic Layer Delivers 5‐Aminolevulinic Acid and Porphyrin for Dual‐Organelle‐Targeted Photodynamic Therapy 

Taokun Luo, Yingjie Fan, Jianming Mao, Xiaomin Jiang, Luciana Albano, Eric Yuan, Tomas Germanas, Wenbin Lin*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301910.

 Pharmacological ascorbate potentiates combination nanomedicines and reduces cancer cell stemness to prevent post-surgery recurrence and systemic metastasis 

Xiaomin Jiang, Jianqiao Liu, Jianming Mao, Wenbo Han, Yingjie Fan, Taokun Luo, Junjie Xia, Morten J Lee, Wenbin Lin*
Biomaterials 2023, 295, 122037.

 A Three-in-One Nanoscale Coordination Polymer for Potent Chemo-Immunotherapy 

Jing Liu#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Xuanyu Feng, Morten J Lee, Youyou Li, Jianming Mao, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
Small Method. 2023, 2201437.

 Two-stage SN38 release from a core–shell nanoparticle enhances tumor deposition and antitumor efficacy for synergistic combination with immune checkpoint blockade 

Xiaomin Jiang, Morten Lee, Junjie Xia, Taokun Luo, Jianqiao Liu, Megan Rodriguez, Wenbin Lin*
ACS Nano 2022, 16, 21417–21430

 Zinc cyclic di-AMP nanoparticles target and suppress tumours via endothelial STING activation and tumour-associated macrophage reinvigoration 

Kaiting Yang#, Wenbo Han#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Andras Piffko, Jason Bugno, Chuanhui Han, Sirui Li, Hua Liang, Ziwan Xu, Wenxin Zheng, Liangliang Wang, Jiaai Wang, Xiaona Huang, Jenny PY Ting, Yang-Xin Fu, Wenbin Lin*, Ralph R Weichselbaum*
Nat. Nanotech. 2022, 17, 1322-1331.

 TLR3 agonist nanoscale coordination polymer synergizes with immune checkpoint blockade for immunotherapy of cancer 

Yingying Li#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Taokun Luo, Junjie Xia, Morten J Lee, Ralph R Weichselbaum*, Wenbin Lin*
Biomaterials 2022, 290, 121831.

 A 2D Nanoradiosensitizer Enhances Radiotherapy and Delivers STING Agonists to Potentiate Cancer Immunotherapy 

Taokun Luo, Geoffrey T Nash, Xiaomin Jiang, Xuanyu Feng, Jianming Mao, Jianqiao Liu, Aditya Juloori, Alexander T Pearson, Wenbin Lin*
Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2110588.

 Tumor‐Activatable Nanoparticles Target Low‐Density Lipoprotein Receptor to Enhance Drug Delivery and Antitumor Efficacy 

Xiaomin Jiang, Wenbo Han, Jianqiao Liu, Jianming Mao, Morten J Lee, Megan Rodriguez, Youyou Li, Taokun Luo, Ziwan Xu, Kaiting Yang, Marc Bissonnette, Ralph R Weichselbaum, Wenbin Lin*
Adv. Sci. 2022, 2201614.

 Nanoscale coordination polymers for combined chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy of metastatic cancer 

Youyou Li, Wenbo Han, Chunbai He, Xiaomin Jiang, Yingjie Fan, Wenbin Lin*
Bioconjugate Chem. 2021, 32, 2318-2326.

 Nanoscale metal–organic framework confines zinc-phthalocyanine photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy 

Taokun Luo, Geoffrey T Nash, Ziwan Xu, Xiaomin Jiang, Jianqiao Liu, Wenbin Lin*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 34, 13519–13524.

 Supramolecular metal-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and cancer therapy 

Xiaomin Jiang, Chunbai He, Wenbin Lin*
Curr. Opin. in Chem. Biol., 2021, 61, 143-153.

 Point-source burst of coordination polymer nanoparticles for tri-modality cancer therapy 

Xiang Ling#, Wenbo Han#, Xiaomin Jiang#, Xing Chen, Megan Rodriguez, Pingping Zhu, Tong Wu, Wenbin Lin*
Biomaterials 2021, 270, 120690.

 Sequential treatment of bioresponsive nanoparticles elicits antiangiogenesis and apoptosis and synergizes with a CD40 agonist for antitumor immunity 

Xiang Ling, Xiaomin Jiang, Youyou Li, Wenbo Han, Megan Rodriguez, Ziwan Xu, Wenbin Lin*
ACS Nano 2021, 15, 765-780.

 Nanoscale metal–organic frameworks stabilize bacteriochlorins for type I and type II photodynamic therapy 

Taokun Luo, Kaiyuan Ni, August Culbert, Guangxu Lan, Zhe Li, Xiaomin Jiang, Michael Kaufmann, Wenbin Lin*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 34, 13519–13524.

 The cytochrome c–cyclo [6] aramide complex as a supramolecular catalyst in methanol 

Wang Pan, Lijun Mao, Mingsong Shi, Yonghong Fu, Xiaomin Jiang, Wen Feng, Youzhou He, Dingguo Xu, Lihua Yuan*
New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 3857-3866.
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