Welcome to the Tao Lab!
Exploiting nanotechnology, synthetic biomaterials, and “living materials” in translational medicine for better human healthcare
Research Interest
Recent Publications
• Zhou Z, … , Tao W*. Nanomedicine-based strategies for the treatment of vein graft disease. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2024, doi: 10.1038/s41569-024-01094-y.
• He Z, … , Tao W*. Resolvin D1 delivery to lesional macrophages using antioxidative black phosphorus for atherosclerosis treatment. Nature Nanotechnology 2024, 19(9): 1386-1398.
• Li Y, … , Tao W*. Nanosensitizer-mediated augmentation of sonodynamic therapy efficacy and antitumor immunity. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6973.
• Tang Z, … , Tao W*. Inhaled mRNA nanoparticles dual-targeting cancer cells and macrophages in the lung for effective transfection. PNAS 2023, 120(44): e2304966120.
• Chen S, ... , Tao W*. Nanotechnology-based mRNA vaccines. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2023, 3: 63.
• Liu C, ... , Tao W*. mRNA-based cancer therapeutics. Nature Reviews Cancer 2023, 23(8): 526-543.
• Ouyang J, … , Tao W*. Oral hydrogel microbeads-mediated in situ synthesis of selenoproteins for regulating intestinal immunity and microbiota. JACS 2023, 145(22): 12193–12205.
• Yu L, … , Tao W*. In Situ Separable Nanovaccines with Stealthy Bioadhesive Capability for Durable Cancer Immunotherapy. JACS 2023, 145(15): 8375-8388.
• Huang X, ... , Tao W*. The landscape of mRNA nanomedicine. Nature Medicine 2022, 28(11): 2273–2287.
• Huang X, ... , Tao W*. Nanotechnology-based strategies against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nature Nanotechnology 2022, 17 (10): 1027–1037.
• Kong N, … , Tao W*. Intravesical delivery of KDM6A-mRNA via mucoadhesive nanoparticles inhibits the metastasis of bladder cancer. PNAS 2022, 119(7): e2112696119.
• Huang X, … , Tao W*. Synthesis of siRNA nanoparticles to silence plaque-destabilizing gene in atherosclerotic lesional macrophages. Nature Protocols 2022, 17(3):748–780.
• Chen W, … , Tao W*. Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2022, 19(4): 228–249.
• Ji X, … , Tao W*. Capturing functional two-dimensional nanosheets from sandwich-structure vermiculite for cancer theranostics. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1124.
• Ouyang J, … , Tao W*. In situ sprayed NIR-responsive, analgesic black phosphorus-based gel for diabetic ulcer treatment. PNAS 2020, 117(46): 28667-28677.
• Tang Z, … , Tao W*. A materials science perspective on tackling COVID-19. Nature Reviews Materials 2020, 5(11): 847-860.
• Kong N, Tao W*, et al. Synthetic mRNA nanoparticle-mediated restoration of p53 tumor suppressor sensitizes p53-deficient cancers to mTOR inhibition. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11(523): eaaw1565.
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Interested in our lab? Let’s Work Together!
We’re always welcoming self-funded joint postdoc/student positions. Please send the CV and names of three references to Dr. Tao (wtao@bwh.harvard.edu) with a title line containing the exact phrase "Joint postdoc/student".