Educations and Work Experiences：

PhD., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, (2001.09-2006.09）

Postdoc, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Germany), (2006.10-2007.09)

Postdoc, Duke University (USA), (2007.10-2010.06)

GCOE Research Feloow, The University of Tokyo (Japan), (2010.07-2012.03)

Prof. Shaanxi Normal University (From 2012 to now)

Research interests:

Polymer Surface and Interface

Colloid and Interface

Awards and Honors:

First Prize of the Shaanxi Patent Award, 2025

Grand Prize for Outstanding Scientific and Technological Research Achievements of Higher Education Institutions in Shaanxi Province, 2025

First Prize of the Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Award, 2024

Qingshan Science and Technology Award, 2023

Second Prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, 2022

First Prize of the Science and Technology Award of Higher Education Institutions in Shaanxi Province, 2021

Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Biomedical Polymer Materials Branch, Chinese Society for Biomaterials, 2019

Outstanding Young Faculty Award, 3rd “Dongfang Jiaohua Cup” National Colloid and Interface Chemistry Competition, 2017

11th Shaanxi Youth Science and Technology Award, 2016

Research Projects as Principal Investigator:

1. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 52225301, “Controllable Aggregation and Interfacial Adhesion of Biomacromolecules”, January 2023-December 2027, RMB 4.00 million.

2. Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 52533003, “Pesticide Reduction and Efficiency Enhancement Based on Amyloid-Like Protein Membranes”, January 2026-December 2030, RMB 2.30 million.

3. Key Program of Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. U2541264, “Amyloid-Like Protein Binders for High-Solid-Content Propellants”, January 2026-December 2030, RMB 2.59 million.

4. Subproject of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology, Grant No. 2020YFA0710402, “Simulation of Biomineralization Processes and Development of Biomimetic Dental Repair Methods”, December 2020-November 2025, RMB 4.00 million.

5. Outstanding Young Research Team Program, Ministry of Education, Grant No. GK202305001, “Regulation of Protein Aggregation and Its Applications in Human Health”, January 2023-December 2024, RMB 4.00 million.

Representative Publications:

1. Hao Ren*, Qianhui Zhang, Kai Wang, Siqi Xu, Wei Liu, Fei Tao, Qian Han, Shuting Miao, Yingying Zhang, Yonggang Liu, and Peng Yang*. Living/controlled supramolecular protein polymerization. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2025, 122, e2510077122.

2. Yongchun Liu, Shuting Miao, Hao Ren, Lihua Tian, Jian Zhao, Peng Yang*, Synthesis and functionalization of scalable and versatile 2D protein films via amyloid-like aggregation, Nat. Protoc., 2024, 19, 539-564.

3. Chengyu Fu, Zhengge Wang, Yingtao Gao, Jian Zhao, Yongchun Liu, Xingyu Zhou, Rongrong Qin, Yanyun Pang, Yingying Zhang, Bowen Hu, Songpei Nan, Jinrui Zhang, Xu Zhang, Peng Yang*, Sustainable Polymer Coating for Stainproof Fabrics. Nat. Sustain., 2023, 6, 984-994.

4. Yingying Zhang, Yongchun Liu, Yonggang Liu, Ping Zuo, Shuting Miao, Bowen Hu, Yu Kang, Wei Liu, Qingmin Yang, Hao Ren*, Peng Yang*, α-Helix-Mediated Protein Adhesion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 17125-17135.

5. Yongchun Liu, Fei Tao, Shuting Miao, Peng Yang*. Controlling the Structure and Function of Protein Thin Films through Amyloid-Like Aggregation. Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 3016-3027