Miffy Hok Yan Cheng

Assistant Professor · Additional Faculties & Departments · University of British Columbia

Quick answer: Miffy Hok Yan Cheng is Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.

⭐ The LEGenD lab is actively recruiting postdoc, graduate and undergraduate students! If you are interested, please contact Miffy with a cover letter and CV at miffy.cheng@ubc.ca.

Research interests

Nanomedicine, Drug delivery systems, Phototherapy, Cancer imaging, Gene therapy, Biochemistry, Theranostics, Biophysics, RNA therapeutics

Selected publications (since 2023)

[2025] M. H. Y. Cheng", Y. Zhang, K. Fox, J. Leung, C. Strong, E. Kang, Y. Chen, M. Tong, E. Jan, O.Y. L. Ip, C. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, K. Saatchi, U. Häfeli, A. Abdolahzadeh, D. Witzigmann, P. R. Cullis", Liposomal Lipid Nanoparticles for Extrahepatic Delivery of mRNA, Nat Commun 16, 4135, 2025 "Corresponding Author [2023] M. H. Y. Cheng*", J. Leung*", Y. Zhang, C. Strong, G. Basha, A. Momeni, Y. Chen, E. Jan, A. Abdolahzadeh, X. Wang, J. A. Kulkarni, D. Witzigmann, P. R. Cullis", Induction of Bleb Structures in Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations of mRNA Leads to Improved Transfection. Adv. Mater. 2023, 2303370. "Corresponding Author *Contributed equally

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Frequently asked questions

Is Miffy Hok Yan Cheng hiring PhD students at University of British Columbia?

Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: The LEGenD lab is actively recruiting postdoc, graduate and undergraduate students! If you are interested, please contact Miffy with a cover letter and CV at miffy.cheng@ubc.ca..

What does Miffy Hok Yan Cheng research?

Nanomedicine, Drug delivery systems, Phototherapy, Cancer imaging, Gene therapy, Biochemistry, Theranostics, Biophysics, RNA therapeutics

Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.

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