Research Approach

• The NITE Lab at Dankook University develops nanomedicine platforms for immunotherapy. We engineer various types of nanomaterials including cell-derived vesicles, polymeric nanoparticles, and lipid nanoparticles to target immune and organ-specific cells and precisely modulate immune responses for tissue regeneration and cancer therapy.

• By tuning targeting ability—tropism, surface chemistry and affinity— and payloads, we leverage context-dependent immune suppression or activation to restore tissue function.

• We apply these platforms to treat myocardial infarction and other degenerative conditions (skin, spinal cord, bone) and to cancer immunotherapy in animal models.