ZHOU Xintong, originally from Xiamen, Fujian, joined Prof. ZHAO’s team in 2023 as a research assistant and is now pursuing her PhD. She holds an MSc in Pharmaceutics from University College London and a BSc in Traditional Chinese Medicine from China Pharmaceutical University. Before joining Prof. ZHAO’s team, she worked as a research assistant in the Vaccine R&D Department at Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd. (INNOVAX). Xintong is passionate about interdisciplinary research, with interests spanning drug delivery, biomaterials, and tissue engineering.