1. Education Background
B. Eng., Henan University, 1997-2001
M. Sc., Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2001-2004
Ph. D., Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Prof. Shu Wang, advisor), 2004-2007
2. Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico (Prof. David G. Whitten, advisor), 2007-2010
Associate Professor, Shaanxi Normal University, 2010-2014
Professor, Shaanxi Normal University, starting from 2014.10
3. Research Interests
Organic molecular probes, including functional conjugated polymers, chemiluminescence probes, NIR-II small molecular probes and nanomaterials, and their biomedical applications— biosensing, bioimaging, antitumor therapy, antibacterial research.
4. Representative Publications
1. Ling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Benkai Bao, Meiqi Li, Mengpan Zhang, Junqing Wang, Jian Wang and Yanli Tang*, Conjugated Oligomer-Based NIR-II Chemiluminescence Nanosensor for In Vivo Imaging, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35(40), 2424286.
2. Xinyi Zhang, Ling Li, Yuxin Ren, Meiqi Li, Yanli Tang*, Organic NIR-II Nanofluorophore with Ultrahigh Quantum Yield for Vessels Imaging and Fluorescence Image-Guided Surgery, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35(3), 2413341.
3. Yuxin Ren, Xinyi Zhang, Ling Li, Qiong Yuan, Benkai Bao, Meiqi Li and Yanli Tang*，Donor modulation brings all-in-one phototheranostics for NIR-II imaging-guided type-I photodynamic/photothermal synergistic cancer therapy, Chem. Sci. 2025, 16(12), 5089-5098.
4. Xinyi Zhang, Ling Li, Yuxin Ren, Meiqi Li, Xinyi Ma, Yajie Long, Junqing Wang, and Yanli Tang*, Nitric Oxide-Activatable NIR-II Organic Small Molecule for Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Synergistic Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy, Chem. Sci. 2025, 16(33), 15194-15205.
5. Ling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Qiong Yuan, Yuze Wang, Benkai Bao, Meiqi Li, and Yanli Tang*, Chemiluminescent Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Deep-Tissue Inflammation Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, The Journal of American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 5927 -5939.
6. Benkai Bao, Qiong Yuan, Qian Feng, Ling Li, Meiqi Li, Yanli Tang*, Regulating signal pathway triggers circular ROS production for augmenting oxidative stress by enzyme-activated nanoparticles, CCS Chemistry 2024, 6, 693-708.
7. Junni He,† Yuze Wang,† Yuxin Ren,† Qiong Yuan, Ziqi Zhang, Ling Li, Benkai Bao, Wenhua Jia, Xinyi Zhang, Meiqi Li and Yanli Tang*, Calcium-Mediated Cell Adhesion Enhancement-Based Antimetastasis and Synergistic Antitumor Therapy by Conjugated Polymer−Calcium Composite Nanoparticles, ACS Nano 2024, 18, 24953-24967.
8. Qiong Yuan, Jia Yin, Ling Li, Benkai Bao, Xinyi Zhang, Meiqi Li, Yanli Tang*, Conjugated Polymer Composite Nanoparticles Augmenting Photosynthesis-Based Light-Triggered Hydrogel Promotes Chronic Wound Healing, Adv. Sci. 2024, 11, 2304048.
9. Ling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Meiqi Li, Benkai Bao, Junqing Wang, Mengpan Zhang and Yanli Tang*, Near-Infrared Unimolecular Chemiluminescence Probes for Deep-Tissue Imaging, Anal. Chem. 2024, 96(44), 17698-17710.
10. Qiong Yuan, Benkai Bao, Meiqi Li, Ling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yanli Tang*, Bioactive Conjugated Polymer-Based Biodegradable 3D Bionic Scaffolds for Facilitating Bone Defect Repair, Adv. Healthc. Mater. 2024, 13(7), 2302818. (Front cover)
11. Benkai Bao, Ling Li, Meiqi Li, Yajie Long, Yuanyuan Zhu, Jia Yin, Xinyi Zhang, Yanli Tang*, Biomimetic Composite Nanoparticles with Immune Modulation and CRISPR Gene Editing for Enhancing Mild Photothermal Therapy-Based Synergistic Antitumor Therapy, Biomacromolecules, 2025, 26(8), 5245-5257.
12. Meiqi Li, Ling Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Mengpan Zhang, Junqing Wang, and Yanli Tang*, Conjugated Polymer-Based Injectable Hydrogel for Programmed Antibiofilm and Anti-Inflammation Therapy to Promote Diabetic Wound Healing, J. Med. Chem. 2025, 68(16), 17808-17822.
13. Yuze Wang, Qiong Yuan, Meiqi Li, and Yanli Tang*, Cationic Conjugated Microporous Polymers Coating for Dual-Modal Antimicrobial Inactivation with Self-Sterilization and Reusability Functions, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2213440.
14. Rongrong Huang, Meiqi Li, Dehui Lin, Yangtao Shao, Congdi Shang, Qianqian Liu, Guijun Liu, Nan Li, Rong Miao, Haonan Peng*, Yanli Tang*, Yu Fang*, A fluorescent film sensor for high-performance detection of Listeria monocytogenes via vapor sampling, Aggregate 2023, 4, e203.
15. Min Yang,† Hao Zhao,† Ziqi Zhang, Qiong Yuan, Qian Feng, Xinrui Duan, Shu Wang and Yanli Tang*, CO/light dual-activatable Ru(II)-conjugated oligomer agent for lysosome-targeted multimodal cancer therapeutics, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12(34), 11515-11524.
16. Ziqi Zhang, Qiong Yuan, Meiqi Li, Benkai Bao, and Yanli Tang*, A Ratiometric Fluorescent Conjugated Oligomer for Amyloid β Recognition, Aggregation Inhibition and Detoxication, Small 2021, 17(52), 2104581.
5. Awards and Honors
A recipient of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Young Scientists Fund;
Leading Talent for Science and Technology Innovation in Shaanxi Province (for Middle-aged and Young Scholars);
Leading Head of Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team in Shaanxi Province;
First Prize of Shaanxi Higher Education Institutions Science and Technology Award
6. Academic Services
Editorial Advisory Board Member of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
