Alfred Deakin Professor, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine
Biography
Professor Duan's research focuses on developing nucleic acid aptamer technology platforms for cancer biotechnology, focusing on cancer stem cell-targeted drug, siRNA and miRNA delivery using nanoparticles as well as aptamer-based molecular imaging for early detection of cancer and accurate staging. He heads a cross-disciplinary and translational research team consisting of cancer biologists, oncologists, molecular and cell biologists, material scientists, organic chemists, drug developers, pharmaceutical scientists and mechanical and electronic engineers across several faculties, research centres and teaching hospitals in Deakin.
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