On invitation of Professor Liu Ruinhui of School of Material Science and Engineering, ECUST, Prof. Xu Xiaoyang from New Jersey Institute of Technology  paid a visit to ECUST  on Dec. 26th  , 2016 and gave a lecture entitled “Engineering Nanoparticles for Diagnostics and Therapeutics” which was focused on the development of new nanoparticles in self-assembly control, biological diagnostics, bio-imaging, anticancer drug delivery, and targeted therapies. During the Question and Answer section, Professor Xu responded in detail to the questions raised by teachers and students present at the lecture.