Perry Research Group
Xianci Zeng

Xianci Zeng (she/her)

PhD Student

Email: xiancizeng@umass.edu

Office Address:

N560 Life Sciences Laboratory
240 Thatcher Road
Amherst, MA 01003

Mailing Address:

159 Goessmann Laboratory
686 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003

Biographical Statement

Xianci Zeng is studying the effect of excipients complex coacervation with a goal of encapsulating and stabilizing biologic materials.

Publications

  1. J.W.P. Zajac, P. Muralikrishnan, I. Tohidan, X. Zeng, C.L. Heldt, S.L. Perry, S. Sarupria, "Flipping Out: Role of Arginine in Hydrophobic Interactions and Biological Formulation Design," Chemical Science (2025) (accepted). [PDF]
  2. P.U. Joshi, C. Decker, X. Zeng, A. Sathyavageeswaran, S.L. Perry, C.L. Heldt, "Design Rules for the Sequestration of Viruses into Polypeptide Complex Coacervates," Biomacromolecules, (2024), 25(2), 741-753.[PDF]
  3. Q. Liang, H. Jin, Z. Wang, Y. Xiong, S. Yuan, X. Zeng, D. He, S. Mu, "Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Reverse-Encapsulation Co-NC@Mo2C Complex for Efficient Overall Water Splitting," Nano Energy, (2019), 57, 746-752. [PDF]

Honors and Awards

2021 Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Travel Award