Departmental News

Dr. Qi (Tony) Zhou, an assistant professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, is promoted to associate professor with tenure effective from August 10, 2020. Dr. Zhou obtained his bachelor degree in Pharmaceutics from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (China), and worked in a major pharmaceutical company for two years. Upon obtained his PhD in pharmacy from Monash University in 2011, he had received postdoctoral training at the University of Sydney until he joined Purdue University as an assistant professor in 2015.

An article by IPPH Prof. Qi “Tony” Zhou has won "2019 APS Outstanding Contribution Awards" from the journal “Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (Impact Factor 4.0)”. This award is to recognize the excellent contribution of the article with a title "Pulmonary delivery of nanoparticle chemotherapy for the treatment of lung cancers: challenges and opportunities" (doi:10.1038/aps.2017.34 ) to the journal. IPPH Prof. Tonglei Li is a co-author of this article.

New support may help Purdue University scientists target what they call one of the greatest threats to human health – antimicrobial resistance.. A Purdue team has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for its work to treat antibiotic-resistant lower respiratory infections – the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide.

Dr. Tony Zhou, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, is the recipient of the Emerging Scientist Award from The Aerosol Society in UK.