Yue Xu, PhD

Dr. Yue Xu is a UHN-PRiME postdoctoral fellow in Bowen Li’s lab at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, whose research integrates artificial intelligence with molecular design and drug delivery to accelerate biomedical discovery. Trained in medicinal and lipid chemistry with a Ph.D. from China Pharmaceutical University, Dr. Xu brings a computational lens to experimental science, building AI-guided platforms to drive innovation in nanomedicine.

His current focus is on developing a high-throughput screening platform that leverages machine learning to optimize lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for mRNA delivery. By combining modular lipid synthesis with real-time data acquisition and AI-driven modeling, his work enables rapid identification of delivery vectors with superior in vivo performance across intranasal, intratumoral, and systemic routes.He aims to lead interdisciplinary research programs in academia or industry that harness AI not as a tool, but as a scientific partner in the lab.