Lei Tao，Associate Professor
Address：Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Chemistry-Building-402, 100084
Phone (Office)：086-10-62794694
Email：leitao@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
Education:
BS: 1994/09-1999/07
University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
MS: 1999/09-2002/07
University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering. Supervisor: Prof. Caiyuan Pan
PhD: 2003/10-2006/09
University of Warwick (UK), Department of Chemistry. Supervisor: Prof. David Haddleton
Work experience:
2006.12 ~ 2008.7 UCLA (USA), Post-doc（Prof. Heather Maynard）
2008.9 ~ 2010.8 UNSW (Australia), Post-doc（Prof. Tomas Davis）
2010.10 ~ 2016.7 Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry, Associate Researcher
2016.7 ~ now Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry, Associate Professor
Research interests:
--Polymer synthesis methodology
--New functional polymers via multicomponent reactions
--Self-healing/adapting hydrogels and bio-applications
Awards
2021, Outstanding Reviewer of Polymer Chemistry (Journal)
2019, Clarivate, Highly cited researcher (Cross-field); Top Peer Reviewer
2018, Clarivate, Highly cited researcher (Cross-field)
2018, The first prize of the 8th young teachers teaching competition of Tsinghua University
Selected Publications
1. Zeng, Y.; He, X. Z.; Ma, Z. Y.; Gou, Y. Z.; Wei, Y.; Pan, S. Y.; Tao, L.*, Coral-friendly and Nontransdermal Polymeric UV Filter via the Biginelli Reaction for In Vivo UV Protection. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2023, 4 (3), 101308.
2. Xu, Z. Y.; Liu, G. Q.; Gao, L. J.; Xu, D.; Wan, H. X.; Dai, X. B.; Zhang, X. Y.; Tao, L.*; Yan*, L. T., Configurational Entropy-Enabled Thermostability of Cell Membranes in Extremophiles: From Molecular Mechanism to Bioinspired Design. Nano Lett.; 2023, 23 (3), 1109-1118.
3. Zeng, Y.; Liu, G. Q.; Lv, T.; He, X. Z.; Wei, Y.; Pan, R. H.; Yang, L.*; Tao, L.*, Antioxidant Polymers via the Ugi Reaction for In Vivo Protection of UV-Induced Oxidative Stress. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34 (6), 2645–2654.
4. He, X. Z.; Yang, L.; Liu, G. Q.; Wei, Y.; Zeng, Y.; Tao L.*, Polymer Chelator Prepared via the Kabachnik-Fields Reaction for the In Vivo Prevention of Heavy-Metal Damage. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34 (21), 9558-9568.
5. He, X. Z.; Zeng, Y.; Liu, G. Q.; Tian, Y.; Wei, Y.; Zhao, L. Y.; Yang, L.*; Tao, L.*, Magnetic Self-Healing Hydrogel from Difunctional Polymers Prepared via the Kabachnik-Fields Reaction. ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11 (1), 39-45.
6. Liu, G. Q.; Xu, Z. Y.; Dai, X. B.; Zeng, Y.; Wei, Y.; He, X. Z.; Yan, L. T.*; Tao, L.*, De Novo Design of Entropy-Driven Polymers Resistant to Bacterial Attachment via Multicomponent Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (41), 17250-17260.
7. Liu, G. Q.; Zeng, Y.; Lv, T.; Mao, T. F.; Wei, Y.; Jia, S. J.; Gou, Y. Z.; Tao, L.*, High-throughput preparation of radioprotective polymers via Hantzsch's reaction for in vivo X-ray damage determination. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11 (1), 6214.
8. Liu, G. Q.; Zhang, Q.; Li, Y. S.; Wang, X.; Wu, H. B.; Wei, Y.; Zeng, Y.; Tao, L.*, High-Throughput Preparation of Antibacterial Polymers from Natural Product Derivatives via the Hantzsch Reaction. Iscience 2020, 23 (1), 100754.
9. Li, Y. S.; Yang, L.; Zeng, Y.; Wu, Y. W.; Wei, Y.; Tao, L.*, Self-Healing Hydrogel with a Double Dynamic Network Comprising Imine and Borate Ester Linkages. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (15), 5576-5583.
10. Mao, T. F.; Liu, G. Q.; Wu, H. B.; Wei, Y.; Gou, Y. Z.; Wang, J.; Tao, L.*, High Throughput Preparation of UV-Protective Polymers from Essential Oil Extracts via the Biginelli Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (22), 6865-6872.
11. Sun, Q.; Liu, G. Q.; Wu, H. B.; Xue, H. D.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, Z. L.; Wei, Y.; Wang, Z. M.; Tao, L.*, Fluorescent Cell-Conjugation by a Multifunctional Polymer: A New Application of the Hantzsch Reaction. ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6 (5), 550-555.
12. Xue, H. D.; Zhao, Y.; Wu, H. B.; Wang, Z. L.; Yang, B.; Wei, Y.; Wang, Z. M.; Tao, L.*, Multicomponent Combinatorial Polymerization via the Biginelli Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (28), 8690-8693.
13. Yang, B.; Zhang, X. Y.; Zhang, X. Q.; Huang, Z. F.; Wei, Y.*; Tao, L.*, Fabrication of aggregation-induced emission based fluorescent nanoparticles and their biological imaging application: recent progress and perspectives. Mater. Today 2016, 19 (5), 284-291.
14. Tao, L.*; Zhao, Y.; Yang, B.; Wei, Y.; Wu, H. B., Multicomponent Click Chemistry in Polymer Synthesis - New Opportunity for Polymer Chemistry. Acta Polym. Sin. 2016, 11, 1482-1494.
15. Zhang, Q. D.; Zhang, Y. L.; Zhao, Y.; Yang, B.; Fu, C. K.; Wei, Y.; Tao, L.*, Multicomponent Polymerization System Combining Hantzsch Reaction and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer to Efficiently Synthesize Well-Defined Poly(1,4-dihydropyridine)s. ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4 (1), 128-132.
