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Functional Products from Medicinal and Edible Plants
We identify bioactive components in medicinal and edible plants and develop functional products with nutritional and health value.
Natural productsFunctional foods
JIA LIFE SCIENCE LABORATORY
Molecule-guided nanodelivery and cancer immunotherapy
We study antigen nanocapsules, targeted liposomes, switchable nanocarriers, and immune activation mechanisms for cancer diagnosis, therapy, and vaccine development.
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OpenCollaboration model
LAB PROFILE
From molecular design to testable immune delivery
JIA Lab connects antigen delivery, targeting recognition, cytoplasmic release, and immune-pathway activation to develop material strategies for cancer therapy and vaccines.
Natural products Immune regulation Precision delivery
RESEARCH
Three connected research themes
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Immune Adjuvants from Medicinal Plants
We screen and prepare immune adjuvants from medicinal plant extracts and investigate how they regulate immune responses.
Immune regulationPlant extracts
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Nanocarriers and Personalized Cancer Vaccines
We build nanocarrier systems and personalized cancer vaccines to strengthen anti-tumor immunity and improve treatment outcomes.
NanocarriersCancer vaccines
PUBLICATIONS
From mechanistic discovery to testable models
We organize evidence openly and reproducibly, keeping every conclusion connected to data and experiment.
All publicationsA Biodegradable Antigen Nanocapsule Promotes Anti-Tumor Immunity via the cGAS-STING Pathway
Xiangqian Jia, Hang Chen, Mengling Wu, Luyao Wang, Tiantian Li, Jing Ma, Xueqing Yi, Pengcheng Tan, Peiyuan Zheng, Juanjuan Du
Synergetic Tumor Probes for Facilitating Therapeutic Delivery by Combined Functionalized Peptide Ligands
Xiangqian Jia, Mingmei Guo, Qiuju Han, Yuwei Tian, Yafei Yuan, Zihua Wang, Yixia Qian, Weizhi Wang
PEOPLE
Different expertise, shared progress
We bring together backgrounds in pharmacy, biology, materials, and computation to study natural products, immune regulation, and nanodelivery at JIA Lab.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Xiangqian Jia
Associate Professor / Master's Supervisor
He studies functional products from medicinal and edible plants, immune adjuvants, and nanodelivery systems with an emphasis on translational value.
The most valuable questions often require us to move fluently between scales.JIA Lab
LAB NOTES
What is happening in the lab
Lab update
The first JIA Lab website is live
The site will share research progress, publications, team updates, and opportunities.
Opportunities
We are looking for curious life scientists
Students with backgrounds in cell biology, omics, or quantitative imaging are welcome to get in touch.