Xinyuan Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences department at the College of Pharmacy of the University of Rhode Island. He has an educational background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Nanjing University, China). He has postdoctoral training mainly in the transdermal drug and vaccine delivery and vaccine adjuvant field (Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital). He is among the firsts to explore laser-assisted powder drug and vaccine delivery. His current research focuses on developing laser-based powder drug and vaccine delivery platforms to improve drug and vaccine efficacy and develop novel physical and improved chemical adjuvants to boost vaccination. Dr. Chen has 22 peer-reviewed publications and 3 book chapters. His research is mainly supported by the National Institute of Health that includes K99/R00 Career Development Award, R21, and R01 grants.
Pharmaceutical Sciences