Dr. Ruiyao Wangs research area is on medicinal chemistry based on crystal engineering and coordination chemistry, which aims to develop new medicines underpinned by supramolecular chemistry, coordination and/or organometallic chemistry and crystal engineering, such as pharmaceutical polymorphism, pharmaceutical co-crystallization, as well as Pt(IV) complex-based prodrugs. Currently, Dr. Wangs research focuses on the development of 1) novel pharmaceutical cocrystals; 2) novel drug-drug pharmaceutical cocrystals for antitumor drugs; 3) targeted Pt(IV) complex-based prodrugs for antitumor applications; and 4) drug formulation. Dr. Wang joined XJTLU in December, 2012 as an Associate Professor. Prior to XJTLU, Dr. Wang worked as the X-ray Lab manager and departmental X-ray crytsallographer at the Chemistry Department of Queens University, Canada (2002-2012), post-doctorial fellow and research associate at the University of Arizona, US and Queens University (1998-2001). He received his PhD from Peking University in 1997, and MS from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS. Dr. Wang has published over 170 research papers (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dNtV9HMAAAAJ&hl=en), and 3 book chapters. He also owns one US/Canada patent and two Chinese patents.

Dr. Ruiyao Wangs research area is on medicinal chemistry based on crystal engineering and coordination chemistry, which aims to develop new medicines underpinned by supramolecular chemistry, coordination and/or organometallic chemistry and crystal engineering, such as pharmaceutical polymorphism, pharmaceutical co-crystallization, as well as Pt(IV) complex-based prodrugs. Currently, Dr. Wangs research focuses on the development of 1) novel pharmaceutical cocrystals; 2) novel drug-drug pharmaceutical cocrystals for antitumor drugs; 3) targeted Pt(IV) complex-based prodrugs for antitumor applications; and 4) drug formulation.

Senior Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China-2022 to present

Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China-2012 to 2022

X-ray Lab Manager/Departmental Crystallographer, Chemistry Department, Queen’s University, Canada - 2002 to 2012

Research Associate, Chemistry Department, Queen’s University, Canada - 2000 to 2002

Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Arizona, USA - 1998 to 2000

Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China - 2012 to Present

Teaching Assistant/Lecturer/Associate Head of the Department, Chemistry Department, College of Art and Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, China - 1983 to 1998

1995 Guanghua Scholarship for PhD Students, Peking Uiniversity, China