He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 2004, and worked as a Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for two years. He was on faculty of University of Central Florida and Worcester Polytechnic Institute before joining Northeastern in 2014. His research interest is nanomedicines, where he uses nanoparticles to detect multiple biomarkers, to enhance radiation therapy, to kill bacteria, and to find out fake drugs.