2005年7月获复旦大学生物科学专业学士学位；2010年7月获复旦大学生物化学与分子生物学专业博士学位。2010年11月至2014年1月在美国伊利诺伊大学香槟分校从事博士后研究工作。2014年1月加盟苏州大学功能纳米与软物质研究院，被聘为教授、博士生导师。详细介绍：2005-2010年在复旦大学生命科学学院作为博士研究生从事蛋白质、核酸等生物大分子药物给药系统研究。2010-2014年在美国伊利诺伊大学香槟分校从事水溶性多肽、聚酯、多糖及其纳米载体的开发并研究其在基因治疗中的应用。2007年以来在Angew Chem Int Ed，Adv Mater，JACS，Chem Sci，Biomaterials，J Control Release等生物材料知名期刊上发表学术论文40余篇，多篇论文被包括C&EN News，Materials View China，Fierce Drug Delivery，Illinois News在内的媒体作为亮点报道。获中国专利3项，美国专利1项。 招生：本课题组热忱欢迎有志从事科研工作的本科生、硕士研究生和博士研究生到课题组学习工作。招生方向包括‘化学’（05方向）、‘材料学’（03方向）、以及‘生物化学与分子生物学’（01-03方向）。欢迎具有高分子化学、材料、或生物医学背景的同学报考。有疑问请随时邮件联系lcyin@suda.edu.cn。 代表性论文（♯为并列第一作者，*为通讯作者）：1. Rujing Zhang, Nan Zheng, Ziyuan Song, Lichen Yin*, Jianjun Cheng*. The effect of side-chain functionality and hydrophobicity on the gene delivery capabilities of cationic helical polypeptides. Biomaterials, 2014, 35, 3443-3454.2. Lichen Yin ♯, Xin Zhao♯, Shizhao Ji, Chunbai He, Guangyi Wang*, Cui Tang*, Shaohua Gu*, Chunhua Yin. The use of gene activated matrix to mediate effective SMAD2 gene silencing against hypertrophic scar. Biomaterials, 2014, 35, 2488-2498.3. Nan Zheng#, Lichen Yin#, Ziyuan Song, Liang Ma, Haoyu Tang, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Hua Lu, Jianjun Cheng*. Maximizing gene delivery efficiencies of cationic helical polypeptides via balanced membrane penetration and cellular targeting. Biomaterials, 2014, 35, 1302-1314.4. Lichen Yin, Ziyuan Song, Kyung Hoon Kim, Nan Zheng, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Jianjun Cheng*. Non-viral gene delivery via membrane-penetrating, mannose-targeting supramolecular self-assembled nanocomplexes. Adv Mater, 2013, 25, 3063-3070.5. Lichen Yin♯, Haoyu Tang#, Kyung Hoon Kim, Nan Zheng, Ziyuan Song, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Hua Lu, Jianjun Cheng*. Trigger-responsive helical polypeptides capable of reducing toxicity and unpacking DNA: toward nonviral gene delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2013, 52, 9182-9186.6. Lichen Yin, Ziyuan Song, Qiuhao Qu, Kyung Hoon Kim, Nan Zheng, Catherine Yao, Isthier Chaudhury, Haoyu Tang, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Fatih M. Uckun, Jianjun Cheng*. Supramolecular self-assembled nanoparticles mediate oral delivery of therapeutic TNF-α siRNA against systemic inflammation. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2013, 52, 5757–5761.7. Haoyu Tang#, Lichen Yin#, Kyung Hoon Kim, Jianjun Cheng*. Helical poly(arginine) mimics with superior cell-penetrating and molecular transporting properties. Chem Sci, 2013, 4, 3839-3844.8. Chunbai He♯, Lichen Yin ♯, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin. Trimethyl chitosan-cysteine nanoparticles for systemic delivery of TNF-α siRNA via oral and intraperitoneal routes. Pharm Res, 2013, 30:2596-2606.9. Lichen Yin, Ziyuan Song, Kyung Hoon Kim, Nan Zheng, Haoyu Tang, Hua Lu, Nathan P. Gabrielson, Jianjun Cheng*. Reconfiguring the architectures of cationic helical polypeptides to control non-viral gene delivery. Biomaterials, 2013, 34, 2340-2349.10. Chunbai He♯, Lichen Yin ♯, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin. Multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles for oral delivery of TNF-α siRNA to macrophages. Biomaterials, 2013, 34, 2843-2854.11. Zhonghai Zhang♯, Lichen Yin♯, Chunlai Tu, Ziyuan Song, Yanfeng Zhang, Yunxiang Xu, Rong Tong, Qin Zhou, Jie Ren*, Jianjun Cheng*. Redox-responsive, core cross-linked polyester micelles. ACS Macro Lett, 2013, 2, 40-44.12. Zhonghai Zhang ♯, Lichen Yin ♯, Yunxiang Xu, Rong Tong, Yanbing Lu, Jie Ren*, Jianjun Cheng*. Facile functionalization of polyesters through thiol-yne chemistry for the design of degradable, cell-penetrating and gene delivery dual-functional agents. Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13, 3456-3462.13. Lichen Yin, Jieying Ding, Jing Zhang, Chunbai He, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Polymer integrity related absorption mechanism of superporous hydrogel containing interpenetrating polymer networks for oral delivery of insulin. Biomaterials, 2010, 31, 3347-3356.14. Xin Zhao♯, Lichen Yin♯, Jieying Ding, Cui Tang, Shaohua Gu, Chunhua Yin*, Yumin Mao*. Thiolated trimethyl chitosan nanocomplexes as gene carriers with high in vitro and in vivo transfection efficiency. J Control Release, 2010, 144, 46-54.15. Lichen Yin, Jieying Ding, Chunbai He, Liming Cui, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Drug permeability and mucoadhesion properties of thiolated trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles in oral insulin delivery. Biomaterials, 2009, 30, 5691-5700.16. Lichen Yin, Xin Zhao, Liming Cui, Jieying Ding, Miao He, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of superporous hydrogel containing interpenetrating polymer networks. Food Chem Toxicol, 2009, 47, 1139-1145.17. Lichen Yin, Ziming Zhao, Yizhe Hu, Jieying Ding, Fuying Cui, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Polymer–protein interaction, water retention, and biocompatibility of a stimuli-sensitive superporous hydrogel containing interpenetrating polymer networks. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008, 108, 1238-1248.18. Lichen Yin, Jieying Ding, Likun Fei, Miao He, Fuying Cui, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Beneficial properties for insulin absorption using superporous hydrogel containing interpenetrating polymer network as oral delivery vehicles. Int J Pharmaceut, 2008, 350, 220-229.19. Lichen Yin, Likun Fei, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Synthesis, characterization, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of interpenetrating polymer network–superporous hydrogel containing sodium alginate. Polym Int, 2007, 56, 1563-1571.20. Lichen Yin, Likun Fei, Fuying Cui, Cui Tang*, Chunhua Yin*. Superporous hydrogels containing poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)/O-carboxymethyl chitosan interpenetrating polymer networks. Biomaterials, 2007, 28, 1258-1266.