Dr. Wen Shi received his bachelor of science in Pharmacy from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2009 and obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2015. His doctoral research was focused on developing novel, biodegradable peptide, and polymer conjugates for cancer imaging and drug delivery. He joined Duan Lab in 2018 as a postdoc research associate and became an instructor in 2021 at the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center. His research interest includes the development of hydrogel-based materials for 3D culture, tissue engineering, drug screening, and drug delivery.