Principle Investigator

Qi (Tony) Zhou

Jack and Barbara McCoy Professor in Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics 

Education

2007-2012    PhD in Pharmacy, Monash University, Australia

2004-2007    MSc in Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore

1997-2001    BEng in Pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China

Working Experience

2025-Present Jack and Barbara McCoy Professor in Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Purdue University 

2024-2025     Jack and Barbara McCoy Associate Professor in Industrial and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Purdue University 

2020-2025     University Faculty Scholar Associate Professor, Purdue University

2015-2020     Assistant Professor, Purdue University

2013-2015     Australian Biomedical Early Career Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australian equivalent of NIH) & University of Sydney

2012-2013     Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sydney

2011-2012     Research Fellow, Monash University

2001-2003     Formulation Scientist, Shenzhen Neptune Pharmaceutical, China

Editorial and Review Contribution

2024-present Editorial Board Member, Pharmaceutics

2023-present   Associate Editor, Frontiers in Pharmacology

2023-present Editorial Board Member, Chinese Chemical Letters

2022-present   Editorial Board Member, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

2021-present Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

2020-present Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

2018-present Editor, AAPS PharmSciTech

2018-present Editorial Board Member, Pharmaceutical Research

2017-present Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

2017-present Editorial Board Member, Current Pharmaceutical Design

2022 Guest Editor, thematic issue of ‘Advances in pulmonary drug delivery systems and inhalation formulations’, Pharmaceutical Research.

2020 Guest Editor, thematic issue of “Advances in solid formulations of pharmaceutical biologics - formulation, manufacturing, characterization and stability”, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

2017 Guest Editor, thematic issue of ‘Formulation and Manufacturing of Solid Dosage Forms’, Pharmaceutical Research.

2015 Guest Editor, thematic issue of ‘Advances in powder engineering and technology for pharmaceutical solid dosage forms’, Current Pharmaceutical Design.

2014 Guest Editor, thematic issue of ‘Emerging formulation design and drug delivery systems for inhaled therapy’, Current Pharmaceutical Design.

Professional Activity

2023               Advisory Board, Next Generation Inhalation Delivery Summit

2021-present  Scientific Advisor, Drug Delivery to Lungs Conference

2019            Advisory Board, 3rd Annual Inhalation & Respiratory Drug Delivery Congress

2018           Organizing Committee Co-Chair, 15th Garnet E. Peck Symposium

2014-2015     Executive Organizing Committee, Inhalation Asia 2015

Award and Scholarship

2024        Fellow, AAPS

2024        High Impact Paper Award, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Journal

2023    High Impact Paper Award, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B Journal

2022    Young Investigator Award, Pharmaceutics Journal. 

2021    Emerging Leader Award, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)

2021    Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Purdue University

2020    University Faculty Scholar Award, Purdue University

2020    Teaching & Learning Innovation Award, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

2019    Emerging Scientist Award, The Aerosol Society

2019    Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

2018    Rising Star Scholarship Award, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE)

2018    Chaney Family Early Faculty Scholar Award, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University

2017    Showalter Trust Research Award, Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust

2017    New Investigator Award, International Society of Aerosols in Medicines (ISAM)

2016 Emerging Researcher Award, International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation (IPEC)

2015    Postdoctoral Fellow Award, AAPS

2014    Australian Endeavor Fellowship, Australian Government

2013         Australian Biomedical Early Career Fellowship (equivalent to NIH K01), NHMRC

2012         Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award in Pharmaceutical Technologies, AAPS

2011    Postgraduate Publications Award, Monash University 

2010    Excipients Graduate Student Award, International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation (IPEC)

2007-2011    International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University

2005-2007    University Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore