General

Lele Li, Professor

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing, China, 100890

leleli@nanoctr.cn

Research Areas

Biomaterials;

Bionanotechnology;

Bioimaging;

Drug delivery

Education

Sept. 2005–July 2010

Ph. D.; College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering                

Peking University, China

Advisor: Prof. Chun-Hua Yan


Sept. 2001–July 2005

B.S.; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering                 

Inner Mongolia University, China


Experience

   
Work Experience

Nov. 2012June 2016

Postdoctoral Research Associate                                  

The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT

Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School;

Advisor: Prof. Daniel S. Kohane and Prof. Robert Langer


Sept. 2010–Nov. 2012

Postdoctoral Associate; Department of Chemistry                   

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Advisor: Prof. Yi Lu


Publications

   
Papers

1. Lele Li, Rong Tong, Mengyuan Li, Daniel S. Kohane*, “Self-assembled Gemcitabine-Gadolinium Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cancer Therapy” Acta Biomater. 2016, 33, 34-39.

2. Le-Le Li, Yi Lu*, “Regiospecific Hetero-Assembly of DNA-Functionalized Plasmonic Upconversion Superstructures” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5272-5275.

3. Lele Li, Rong Tong, Hunghao Chu, Weiping Wang, Robert Langer*, Daniel S. Kohane*,Aptamer Photoregulation In Vivo” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2014, 111, 17099-17103. 

4. Li Gao, Le-Le Li, Xiaolong Wang, Peiwen Wu, Yang Cao, Bo Liang, Xin Li, Yuanwei Lin, Yi Lu*, Xuefeng Guo*, “Graphene-DNAzyme Junctions: A Platform for Direct Metal Ion Detection with Ultrahigh Sensitivity” Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2469-2473. 

5. Xiaoxia Hu, Ting Wei, Jie Wang, Zi-En Liu, Xinyang Li, Binhao Zhang, Zhihao Li, Lele Li*, Quan Yuan*, “Near-Infrared-Light Mediated Ratiometric Luminescent Sensor for Multimode Visualized Assays of Explosives” Anal. Chem. 2014, 86, 10484-10491.

6. Le-Le Li, Peiwen Wu, Kevin Hwang, Yi Lu*, “An Exceptionally Simple Strategy for DNA-Functionalized Up-Conversion Nanoparticles as Biocompatible Agents for Nanoassembly, DNA Delivery, and Imaging” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 2411–2414.

7. Le-Le Li, Mengying Xie, Jie Wang, Xinyang Li, Cheng Wang, Quan Yuan*, Dai-Wen Pang*, Yi Lu*, Weihong Tan, “A Vitamin-responsive Mesoporous Nanocarrier with DNA Aptamer-mediated Cell Targeting” Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 5823-5825

8. Le-Le Li, Ruobing Zhang, Leilei Yin, Kezhi Zheng, Weiping Qin, Paul R. Selvin, Yi Lu*, “Biomimetic Surface Engineering of Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles as Versatile Bioprobes” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6121-6125.

9. Le-Le Li, Qian Yin, Jianjun Cheng, Yi Lu*, “Polyvalent Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Aptamer Bioconjugates Target Breast Cancer Cells” Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2012, 1, 567-572. 

10. Le-Le Li, Pinghua Ge, Paul R. Selvin, Yi Lu*, “Direct Detection of Adenosine in Undiluted Serum Using a Luminescent Aptamer Sensor Attached to a Terbium Complex” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 7852-7856.

11. Le-Le Li, Xue-Feng Fu, Zhen Ren, Ya-Guang Zhao, Wei Feng, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Superlattice Hybrids Consisting of Periodic and Alternating Cores of Porphyrin Molecules Separated by Nanoscale Silica Walls” Langmuir 2010, 26, 15730–15733.

12. Le-Le Li, Hao Sun, Yan-Chun Bai, Chen-Jie Fang, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Orientational Organization of Organic Semiconductors within Periodic Nanoscale Silica Channels: Modification of Fluorophore Photophysics through Hierarchical Self-Assembly” Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 4716-4724.

13. Le-Le Li, Jun Xu, Quan Yuan, Zhen-Xing Li, Wei-Guo Song, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Facile Synthesis of Macrocellular Mesoporous Foam-like Ce-Sn Mixed Oxide with Nanocrystalline Frameworks by Using Triblock Copolymer as Single-Template” Small 2009, 5, 2730-2737.

14. Le-Le Li, Hao Sun, Chen-Jie Fang, Quan Yuan, Ling-Dong Sun, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Mesostructured Hybrids Containing Potential Donors and Acceptors with Molecular-scale and Meso-scale Segregation and Ordering: Toward the Development of Smart Materials through Hierarchical Self-assembly” Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 4589-4597.

15. Le-Le Li, Wen-Tao Duan, Quan Yuan, Zhen-Xing Li, Hao-Hong Duan, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Hierarchical g-Al2O3 Monoliths with Highly Ordered 2D Hexagonal Mesopores in Macroporous Walls” Chem. Commun. 2009, 6174-6176.

16. Le-Le Li, Ling-dong Sun, Ya-Wen Zhang, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Functional-Template Directed Self-Assembly (FTDSA) of Mesostructured Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials” Sci. China Ser. B 2009, 52, 1759-1768.

17. Le-Le Li, Chen-Jie Fang, Hao Sun, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Hierarchical Self-assembly of pH-Responsive Nanocomposites with Molecular-scale and Mesoscale Periodicities” Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 5977-5986.

18. Le-Le Li, Wei-Ming Zhang, Quan Yuan, Zhen-Xing Li, Chen-Jie Fang, Ling-Dong Sun, Li-Jun Wan, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Assisted Green Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Porous SnO2 and Their Gas Sensor Behaviors” Cryst. Growth Des. 2008, 8, 4165-4172.

19. Le-Le Li, Chen-Jie Fang, Quan Yuan, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Stabilization of Facial Isomer of Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinate) Aluminum though Confinement in Silica-Surfactant Mesostructures” Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 90, 231908.

20. Le-Le Li, Hao Sun, Chen-Jie Fang, Jun Xu, Jing-Yi Jin, Chun-Hua Yan*, “Optical Sensors Based on Functionalized Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 for the Detection of Multianalytes (H+, Cu2+) in Water” J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 4492–4498.


Research Interests

Bionanomaterials; Bionanotechnalogy

Honors & Distinctions

Thousand Talent Program