Dr. Wenbin Lin is the James Franck Professor of Chemistry, Radiation and Cellular Oncology, and the Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research. He is also a member of Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Chicago. Dr. Lin obtained his BS from the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, China and his PhD under the tutelage of Prof. Gregory S. Girolami and Prof. Ralph G. Nuzzo from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow with Professor Tobin J. Marks at Northwestern University. Dr. Lin was a faculty member at Brandeis University (1997-2001) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001-2013).

Dr. Lin’s research efforts focus on designing molecular materials for sustainability and human health and has published over 430 peer-reviewed articles with >75,000 citations.  In particular, the Lin lab pioneered the development of metal-organic framework (MOF) catalysts for many transformations and invented nanoscale MOFs and nanoscale coordination polymers for biomedical applications. Five of these innovative nanomaterials have entered clinical trials. He has been among the most cited chemists since 2014 and was selected as one of the top 10 chemists in the 1999-2009 decade based on per article citations. Dr. Lin is the founder of two clinical stage biopharmaceutical companies and has received numerous professional honors for his contributions to functional molecular materials. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011) and the European Academy of Sciences (2023).