He earned his doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Florida International University. He served as a post-doctoral fellow at Widener University prior to joining Temple University. His current research interests are the development of targeted drug delivery systems utilizing natural or induced inflammatory responses in human endothelium, including the synthesis and characterization of nano-sized drug carriers, drug payload internalization and controlled release. The work conducted by Dr. Yuan Tang is motivated but not restricted by applications in the fields of nanotechnology, molecular imaging, drug delivery and radiation oncology. Dr. Yuan Tang has several publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals such as Nanomedicine and Pharmaceutical Research.