Welcome to the Multiscale Biomaterials Engineering (MBE) Laboratory!
Our laboratory is dedicated to the research and education on developing multiscale (quantum, nano, micro, and macro) biomaterials and devices reinforced by artificial intelligence technology to (1) engineer, bank, and deliver small molecules, genes, peptides/proteins, cells, tissues, and organs; and (2) create 3D biomimetic systems in vitro with bioinspired spatiotemporal complexity. The ultimate goal is to deliver innovative solutions for improving the safety and efficacy of early detection and treatment of diseases including but not limited to cancer, infertility, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders.
News
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2024.08 Congratulations to Samm! A paper with her as the first author on enhanced cryopreservation of ovarian follicles with an automatic ice-seeding device is accepted for publication in Journal of Medical Devices.
2024.07 Wenquan, Wei, Zhiyuan, and George attended the Society for Cryobiology 2024 Annual Meeting (CRYO2024) in Bethesda, MD. Wenquan successfully moderated a session on new devices and clinical implementation of thermal medicine as the session chair; Wei successfully moderated a session on real world cryopreservation from running biobanks, upgrading processes to cGMP, and accurate data tracking; and Wei and Zhiyuan presented the latest work in the lab on developing ingenious technologies for cell/tissue/organ banking and 3D culture of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for mass production of superb-quality human iPSC spheroids and human iPSC-derived beating cardiac organoids, respectively. George learned a lot on the field of Cryobiology and made many friends. Good work Wequan, Wei, Zhiyuan, and George!
2024.06 Congratulations to James! A paper with him as the first author on engineering in vitro models of human blood-brain barrier (BBB) is accepted for publication in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
2024.06 James Shamul begins his new position in the lab as a postdoc after completing his PhD from UMD in Bioengineering.
2024.05 Congratulations to Dr. He! His startup, HOHCells, LLC, is awarded the prestigious MSCRF Commercialization Program grant, to develop biomedical devices for 3D culture and banking of human iPSCs and their derivatives with high viability and function.
2024.04 James Shamul successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on glioblastoma stem cell isolation and targeting with a nanoparticle-based therapy to eliminate recurrence. Congratulations, Dr. Shamul!!
2024.01 George Strawbridge joined our lab as an undergrad researcher. George is a junior cell biology and genetics major at UMD. Welcome George!
2023.12 Samm Stewart successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on cryopreservation and mechanical (viscoelastic) characterization of ovarian tissue. Congratulations, Dr. Stewart!!
2023.12 Congratulations to Dr. He for being elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts! More…
2023.12 Congratulations to our lab for receiving an NIH R01 award on developing innovative immunotherapy strategies for combating cancer metastasis!
2023.11 Alisa White successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on developing innovative deep learning-reinforced microfluidic technologies and nanotechnology for engineering islets to treat type 1 diabetes. Congratulations, Dr. White!!
2023.10 Dr. He was named as one of the two Executive Co-Chairs to help organize the Society for Cryobiology Annual Meeting 2024 (CRYO2024) in the Washington DC metro area.
2023.10 James and Hyeyeon attended the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting in Seattle and delivered multiple oral presentations on their ongoing research.
2023.10 Congratulations to Dr. He for being appointed as one of the two Editor-in-Chiefs of the ASME Journal of Medical Devices! His term will start on January 1, 2024.
2023.09 Tiancong Ma joined our lab as a postdoc after conducting nanotoxicity research in UCLA. Tiancong obtained his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and bachelor’s degree in polymer science and engineering from South China University of Technology. Welcome Tiancong!
2023.08 Mitsuo Kumagai joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student after earning his bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from UMD. Mitsuo also conducted undergraduate research in our lab. Welcome Mitsuo!
2023.07 Congratulations to Samm! A paper with her as the first author on investigating the viscoelastic heterogeneity in ovarian tissue is accepted for publication in Acta Biomaterialia.
2023.04 Congratulations to our lab for receiving an NIH R01 award on engineering 3D microvascularized tumors for cancer drug discovery targeting cancer metastasis!
2023.04 Allie, Wenquan, Samm, and Alisa attended the Society for Biomaterials 2023 conference in San Diego to present on their ongoing research. Samm was awarded the STAR award for her abstract. Good work Allie, Wenquan, Samm, and Alisa!
2023.03 Congratulations to Dr. He and Wenquan! Their invention on “In-situ cryo-immune engineering (ICIE) for cancer immunotherapy” is nominated as a finalist for the University of Maryland’s Invention of the Year awards in 2022!!
2023.02 Ingrid Roselyn Dukundane joined our lab as a PhD student. She received her BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester! Welcome Ingrid!
2023.01 Congratulations to Wenquan! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Nature Communications.
2022.12 Dr. Wei Liu joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Wei received his PhD in bioengineering with a focus on cryobiology from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Welcome Wei!
2022.11 Check out the Engineering at Maryland Magazine news story where James and Dr. He speak about the lab’s current work on the development of novel therapies for glioblastoma.
2022.09 Congratulations to Alisa! She received a travel award to attend the AIMBE Public Policy Institute in October in Washington, DC.
2022.09 Congratulations to our lab for receiving the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Validation Program award. This award funds faculty at Maryland-based Universities/Research Institutes with IP for stem cell-based technologies that require additional validation before the creation of start-up companies.
2022.08 Congratulations to Alisa! She has been appointed a full voting member of the IACUC.
2022.08 Congratulations to Samm! She received the 2022 Fischell Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering.
2022.07 Congratulations to Allie! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
2022.04 Congratulations to our lab for receiving an NIH R01 grant on investigating the foreign body responses to implanted biomaterials!
2022.03 Ana Fisk and Zeyu Zhong joined our lab as undergrad researchers. Ana is a junior and Zeyu is a sophomore of bioengineering at UMD. Welcome Ana and Zeyu!
2022.02 Congratulations to Alisa! She received the prestigious NIH F31 fellowship from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in support of her doctoral studies.
2022.02 Congratulations to Bin! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Bioactive Materials.
2022.02 Congratulations to Jiangsheng and James! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Nanomaterials.
2022.01 Congratulations to Jiangsheng! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Nano Today.
2021.12 Congratulations to our lab for receiving a UMD Brain and Behavior Institute Seed Grant Program award on early detection of neurodegenerative diseases (awarded to Dr. He and Dr. Cheng Gong in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as the PIs together with Dr. Julia Biernot in the Department of Neurology as the co-I)! More…
2021.10 Congratulations to Allie! A review paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Journal of Heat Transfer.
2021.07 Congratulations to Bin! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Bioactive Materials.
2021.06 Congratulations to Haishui Huang (a former PhD student)! A paper with him as the leading author and Dr. He as a co-corresponding author was accepted for publication in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
2021.06 Zhiyuan (Calvin) Wang joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student after earning his master’s degree in Material Science and Engineering from Columbia University. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from Fudan University. Welcome Zhiyuan!
2021.05 Congratulations to Hyeyeon! She received the NCI Cancer Research Training Award (NCI CRTA) fellowship through the UMD-NCI Partnership for Integrative Cancer Research Program in support of her doctoral studies.
2021.05 Congratulations to our lab for receiving a Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) discovery grant on human iPSCs-based cardiac tissue engineering and regeneration (awarded to Dr. He as the PI together with Dr. John P. Fisher as the co-I and Dr. Zhenguo Liu as the collaborator)!
2021.05 Congratulations to Jiangsheng and James! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Small.
2021.04 Congratulations to Bin, Weijie, and Samm! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Bioactive Materials.
2021.04 Congratulations to Allie and Mingrui! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
2021.03 Congratulations to Alisa and Yuntian! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Small.
2021.03 Hyeyeon Gong joined our lab as a PhD student. She received her MS degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and BS degree in Advanced Materials Engineering from Yonsei University and Hannam University in Korea, respectively. Welcome Hyeyeon!
2021.03 Congratulations to Tommy! He received the 2021 Fischell Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
2021.01 Congratulations to Hao and Bin! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
2021.01 Check out the UMD BIOE news story “Waging War on Metastatic Cancer,” where Dr. He speaks about the lab’s recent works in cancer research.
2020.12 Congratulations to Hai! A paper with him as the leading author was accepted for publication in Nature Communications.
2020.10 Congratulations to Samm! A perspective paper with her as the first author was accepted for publication in CryoLetters.
2020.06 Congratulations to James! James was one of six students recognized by the department with the Extraordinary Service Award for his outstanding acts of service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020.06 Congratulations to Jiangsheng! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials.
2020.05 Congratulations to Samantha! She was awarded the 2020 BIOE Outstanding Junior Award.
2020.05 Congratulations to James! He received the NCI Cancer Research Training Award (NCI CRTA) fellowship through the NCI-UMD Partnership for Integrative Cancer Research Program in support of his doctoral studies on developing novel therapeutic strategies for brain cancer.
2020.04 James, along with graduate students from local universities, has been helping DiPole Materials make filters for much-needed medical masks. Way to help out James!
2020.04 Congratulations to our lab for receiving an NIH Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN) R01 grant (awarded to Dr. He as the contact PI together with Dr. Xiongbin Lu in Indiana University School of Medicine and Dr. Katherine Tkaczuk at the University of Maryland School of Medicine).
2020.04 Congratulations to Hai and Pranay! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Advanced Science.
2020.03 Fighting against the coronavirus: James and another BIOE PhD student have spearheaded a medical supplies drive to benefit area health care workers treating COVID-19 patients! More…
2020.03 Congratulations to Samantha! She received the Maryland Summer Scholars Award to support her undergraduate research over the summer of 2020.
2020.01 Congratulations to Allie! He has been awarded an NCI Fellowship to develop novel microfluidic technologies for cancer detection.
2020.01 Dr. Xiaogang Xu joined our lab as a visiting scholar from Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China, where he is a faculty member. Before joining our lab, he was a visiting scholar in the NIH/NHLBI iPSC core. Welcome Xiaogang!
2019.12 Congratulations to Alisa! Her very first paper as the first author was accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
2019.11 Congratulations to Bin! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Advanced Therapeutics.
2019.11 Congratulations to Yuntian and Hai! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Nano Letters.
2019.10 James was awarded the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices (REFI) Travel Fellowship. Congrats James!
2019.10 Alisa presented in the Cell Detection section in the Nano and Micro Technologies track on her work on deep learning enabled on-chip extraction at the annual BMES meeting in Philadelphia.
2019.09 Congratulations to Jiangsheng! He received the Postdoctoral Achievement Award from the Fischell Department of Bioengineering in recognition of outstanding achievement.
2019.08 Dr. Wenquan Ou joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Wenquan received his PhD from the College of Pharmacy at Yeungnam University in Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea. Welcome Wenquan!
2019.08 Alisa and Jiangsheng gave podium presentations at the annual Bioengineering Department Retreat, and Alisa won the award for “Most Innovative Project”. Congratulations Alisa!
2019.08 Dr. Elyahb Allie Kwizera joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Allie received his PhD from the University of Memphis. Welcome Allie!
2019.06 Dr. He, Jiangsheng, Alisa, and Samm attended SB3C- Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference in Seven Springs, PA. Jiangsheng, Alisa, and Samm all gave great podium presentations. Congratulations to Samm for placing 1st in the PhD Student Paper Competition for the Cellular Mechanics, Drug Delivery, and Therapeutics session!
2019.05 Alyssa Arminan joined our lab as an undergrad researcher. Alyssa is a sophomore of bioengineering at UMD. Welcome Alyssa!
2019.05 Dr. Hao Chen joined our lab as a visiting scholar from Anhui Normal University, School of Physics and Electronic Information, where he is a faculty member. Before joining our lab, he was a visiting scholar in Georgetown University. Hao is a welcome addition to the champion He Lab basketball team. Welcome Hao!
2019.04 Congratulations to Samm! She received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award.
2019.03 Congratulations to the He Lab Basketball Team (Samm, Jiangsheng, James, and Hao) for winning the championship of the second annual Fischell Classic BioE Basketball Tournament! They won the title by beating the Senior BioE Dream Team (Drs. White, Scarcelli, Helim, Fisher, and He) in the final.
2019.01 Congratulations to Jiangsheng! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Nature Nanotechnology. In the news: UMD-Led Research Finds New, Targeted Treatment Approach for an Aggressive Breast Cancer.
2019.01 Robert Choe joined our lab as rotation graduate (doctoral) students. Robert obtained his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Duke University. Welcome Robert!
2019.01 Samantha Kraus and David Regenold joined our lab as undergrad researchers. Both Samantha and David are sophomore of bioengineering at UMD. Welcome Samantha and David!
2019.01 Congratulations to Mingrui and Jiangsheng! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
2018.12 Tia Puskar joined our lab as an undergrad researcher. Tia is a freshman of bioengineering at UMD. Welcome Tia!
2018.11 Congratulations to Jiangsheng! A paper with him as the co-first author was accepted for publication in Nature Communications.
2018.09 Congratulations to Alisa! She received funding from NIH/NIBIB to support her doctoral research in our lab.
2018.08 Congratulations to Samm! Her very first paper after she joined our lab in January 2018 was accepted for publication in Langmuir.
2018.08 Prof. Xing-jie Liang from the National Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of China visited our lab. We look forward to potential future collaborations!
2018.07 Congratulations to our lab alumnus, Prof. Wujie Zhang, for being highlighted as one of the 20 Young Pacesetters under 40 in the ASEE-Prism magazine!
2018.06 James Shamul joined our lab as a PhD student after receiving his BS degree in Biomedical Engineering and MS degree in Engineering Management (Biomaterials focus) all from Johns Hopkins University. James is a recipient of the prestigious A. James Clark Doctoral Fellowship. Welcome and Congratulations James!
2018.06 Dr. Weijie Li joined our lab as a visiting scholar. Weijie is a faculty member in the School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Welcome Weijie!
2018.05 Tommy Liang and Maxwell Hakun joined our lab as undergrad researchers. Tommy is a rising sophomore and Max is a rising junior of bioengineering at UMD. Welcome Tommy and Max!
2018.04 Prof. Changsheng Liu from East China University of Science and Technology and Prof. Ning Gu from Southeast University visited our lab. We look forward to potential future collaborations!
2018.04 John Lin joined our lab as a research staff. John received his BS degree in biology from Ohio State University and MS degree in biomedical sciences from Rutgers University. Welcome John!
2018.04 Congratulations to Dr. He! He was elected and inducted as a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. Read more…
2018.04 Congratulations to Hai! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in ACS Central Science.
2018.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab for receiving an NIH R43 SBIR grant together with our collaborator in Tissue Testing Technologies, Charleston, SC, to develop novel nanotechnology-enabled organic solvent-free cryopreservation technology to bank bone marrow-derived stem cells for tissue regeneration.
2018.02 Congratulations to Hai! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Nature Communications. In the news: UMD Researchers Develop Breakthrough Technique to Combat Cancer Drug Resistance.
2018.01 Samantha Stewart and Alisa White joined our lab as rotation graduate (doctoral) students. Samantha obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of South Carolina. Alisa studied biomedical engineering at Northwestern University receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 2015 and a Master of Science degree in 2016. Welcome Samantha and Alisa!
2018.01 Congratulations to Mingrui! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in ACS Sensors.
2018.01 Dr. Bin Jiang joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Jiang obtained his Ph.D. from University of Macau. Welcome Dr. Jiang!
2017.07 Congratulations to Hai, Pranay, and Yichao! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in ACS Central Science.
2017.06 Congratulations to Pranay and Hai! A paper with them as the co-first authors was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
2017.03 Congratulations to Matt! His research poster was ranked first in the health and medicine engineering section at the 2017 Ohio State Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.
2017.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab for receiving an NIH R01 together with our collaborator in Massachusetts General Hospital to develop novel microfluidic technology for biomimetic 3D culture and cryopreservation of ovarian follicles to restore and preserve female fertility.
2016.12 Matthew Becker receives the OSU CoE Undergraduate Honors Research Scholarship. Congratulations! Matt.
2016.12 Pranay Agarwal successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!!! Dr. Agarwal.
2016.09 Congratulations to Shuting! A paper with her as the first author was accepted for publication in Nature Communications.
2016.09 Congratulations to our MBE lab for receiving an NSF grant to explore the application of nanotechnology in cell preservation at ambient temperature for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
2016.07 Congratulations to Mingrui! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Analytical Chemistry.
2016.07 Congratulations to our MBE lab for receiving an NIH R01 together with collaborators in University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to develop novel nanotechnology-based strategies for targeting the p53 deficiency in human cancer.
2016.05 Shuting Zhao successfully defended her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!!! Dr. Zhao.
2016.05 Basia Gabela-Zuniga joined our lab as an OSU SROP Summer Research Assistant. Basia is a rising junior of Bioengineering at University of California, Merced. Welcome Basia!
2016.05 Congratulations to Shuting! A paper with her as the first author was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
2016.05 Congratulations to Mingrui! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Molecular Pharmaceutics.
2016.04 Congratulations to Jiangsheng for receiving the prestigious Pelotonia Postdoctoral Fellowship!
2016.04 Congratulations to Hai! A paper with him as the first author was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
2016.04 Haishui Huang successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!!! Dr. Huang.
2016.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab for receiving an NIH R01 together with collaborators in OSU Veterinary Medicine to develop novel norovirus vaccines using biomaterials.
2016.03 Congratulations to Peter Bielecki for receiving the prestigious NSF graduate fellowship! Peter was an undergraduate research assistant in our lab during his junior and senior years and graduated with research distinction. Peter was also a recipient of the OSU College of Engineering undergraduate research scholarship.
2016.03 Dr. He visited and delivered an invited talk in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at University of Toronto, Canada.
2016.02 Congratulations to Shuting! Based on her research abstract, she was selected by the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Program at Northwestern University to speak at their BME seminar, as part of the the Midwest BME Graduate Student Speaker Exchange program.
2016.01 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a collaborative paper with Prof. G. Zhao’s group in USTC was accepted for publication in Acta Biomaterialia.
2016.01 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper first authored by Jenna was accepted for publication in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.
2015.10 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper first authored by Hai was accepted for publication in Nature Communications.
2015.10 Congratulations to our MBE lab, an invited editorial paper first authored by Hai was accepted for publication in Nanomedicine.
2015.09 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper first authored by Hai was accepted for publication in Advanced Materials.
2015.09 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a collaborative paper with Prof. Xongbin Lu at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center was accepted for publication in BioEssays.
2015.09 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (co-first authored by Haishui and Jung) was accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials.
2015.09 Dr. He was appointed as an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Medical Devices.
2015.08 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Hai) was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
2015.08 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Haishui) was accepted for publication in Lab on a Chip.
2015.08 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Jung) was accepted for publication in Cryobiology.
2015.07 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (co-first authored by Haishui and Mingrui) was accepted for publication in Small.
2015.07 Dr. He was elected as the Vice Chair (3-year term followed by a 3-year term as the Chair) of the ASME Biotransport & Heat and Mass Transfer In Biotechnology Committee.
2015.07 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a collaborative paper with Prof. G. Zhao’s group in USTC was accepted for publication in Applied Thermal Engineering.
2015.06 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Jung) was accepted for publication in Scientific Reports.
2015.05 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (co-first authored by Wei and Hai) was accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
2015.05 Congratulations to Jenna for successfully defending her master’s thesis and obtaining her master’s degree!
2015.04 Dr. He delivered an invited talk in Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Akron, Akron, OH.
2015.04 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (co-first authored by Pranay and Jung) was accepted for publication in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.
2015.04 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Jung) was accepted for publication in Cryobiology.
2015.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Hai) was accepted for publication in Chemical Communications.
2015.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a collaborative work led by Prof. Xiongbin Lu at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was accepted for publication in Nature.
2015.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (co-first authored by Hai, Wei, and Allison) was accepted for publication in Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
2015.03 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Wujie) was accepted for publication in Archives of Stem Cell Research.
2015.02 Congratulations to our MBE lab, a paper (first authored by Wei) was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
2015.01 Dr. He visited and delivered an invited talk at Anhui Blood Center, Hefei, China
2014.12 Dr. He delivered an invited talk at the One-Day Conclave on Nanobiotechnology held in Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India
2014.12 Dr. He delivered an invited talk at the Indo-US Workshop on Nanoengineering in Medicine held in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2014.11 Dr. He delivered an invited talk in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2014.11 Dr. He delivered an invited talk in the Edison Biotechnology Institute at Ohio University, Athens, OH.
2014.09 Congratulations to Haishui! A paper first-authored by him was accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters.
2014.08 Tyler Heisler-Taylor joined our lab as an Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation graduate (doctoral) fellow after obtaining his bachelor’s degree with honors in physics (major) and computer information science (minor) from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Tyler will be co-advised by Dr. He in BME and Dr. Colleen Cebulla in Ophthalmology. Welcome Tyler!
2014.08 Dr. Hao Peng joined our lab as a Visiting Scholar. Dr. Peng is a Plastic Surgeon and Associate Prof. in the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at Xianya 3rd Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. His is interested in applying micro and nanoscale biomaterials to tissue engineering for burns and plastic surgery. Welcome Dr. Peng!
2014.07 Dr. He co-chaired two sessions on “Energy-Based Cancer Therapies”, delivered an invited talk on “The role of mechanical cues in miniaturized 3D culture of embryonic stem cells and ovarian follicles” for a session on “Cell-Biomaterial Interface”, and delivered an invited keynote talk on “Microscale biomaterials and devices for cell cryopreservation by low-CPA vitrification” for a session on “Micro/Nano Technology in Cryopreservation” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics in Boston, MA.
2014.07 Dr. Wei Rao delivered a podium presentation on “Nanodrugs enhance energy-based therapy of cancer stem-like cells” for a session on “Energy-Based Cancer Therapies: Mechanisms Across Scales” at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics in Boston, MA.
2014.07 Congratulations to Shuting! A paper first-authored by her was accepted for publication in Integrative Biology.
2014.06 Allison Zhong joined our lab as an OSU College of Medicine SUCCESS Summer Research Assistant. Allison is a rising junior of Chemical Biology at University of California, Berkeley. Welcome Allison!
2014.06 Congratulations to Wei and Shuting! A paper co-first-authored by them was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
2014.04 Congratulations to Shuting for receiving the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Med into Grad Scholars Fellowship!
2014.03 Congratulations to Jung, Pranay, and Haishui! A paper co-first-authored by them was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
2014.02 Dr. Hai Wang joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Wang obtained his Ph.D. from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology at Chinese Academy of Science. Welcome Dr. Wang!
2014.02 Shuting Zhao and Haishui Huang delivered two podium presentations, respectively, at the ASME 3rd Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology in San Francisco, CA. Shuting’s talks were on developing microscale biomaterials to engineer pluripotent stem cells for cardiac regeneration and to enrich cancer stem-like cells. Haishui’s talks were on developing novel approaches to extract particles in microfluidics on-chip and to bank pluripotent stem cells.
2014.02 Dr. He delivered a keynote talk on biomimetic 3D microtissue engineering at the ASME 3rd Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology in San Francisco, CA.
2013.12 Congratulations to Dr. Hai Wang for receiving the prestigious Pelotonia Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Wang will join our lab in February 2014 as a Pelotonia postdoctoral research fellow.
2013.12 Dr. He visited and delivered four invited talks at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei University, and Anqing Normal University.
2013.12 Dr. He visited the National Institute of Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Osaka University in Japan as a member of a team of 10 young US scientists selected by NSF to participate the 2013 US-Japan Young Scientists Symposium on Nano-Bio. Dr. He also delivered two talks at University of Tokyo and Kyoto University.
2013.11 Congratulations to Wei (Rao)! A paper first-authored by her was accepted for publication in Technology.
2013.11 Congratulations to Jack and Ben for their successful engineering design projects with and presentations to middle schoolers in KIPP Academy in Linden, OH as part of the OSU College of Engineering inaugural program of Translating Engineering Research to K-8. Jack (in red shirt) was featured on a movie clip in a news article talking about his summer research on microencapsulation in our lab for this program.
2013.10 Congratulations to Wei (Rao)! A paper first-authored by her was accepted for publication in Acta Biomaterialia.
2013.09 Congratulations to Pranay (Agarwal)! A paper first-authored by him was accepted for publication in Lab on a Chip.
2013.06 Jack Jones joined our lab as an OSU College of Engineering Translating Engineering Research to K-8 Program Research Assistant. Jack is a rising sophomore of Chemical Engineering at Ohio State. Welcome Jack!
2013.06 Sanaya Shroff joined our lab as a Summer Research Intern. Sanaya is a rising sophomore of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University. Welcome Sanaya!
2013.06 Adriano Bellotti joined our lab as an OSU College of Medicine SUCCESS Summer Research Assistant. Adriano is a rising junior of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University. Welcome Adriano!
2013.06 Congratulations to Jung (Choi)! A paper first-authored by him was accepted for publication in Tissue Engineering.
2013.02 A total of 6 presentations were delivered at the ASME 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology by Shuting Zhao (2 on developing novel microscale biomaterials for stem cell based therapy and tissue regeneration using electrospray), Pranay Agarwal (2 on developing novel microscale biomaterials for assisted reproduction and stem cell based tissue regeneration using microfluidics), and Wei Rao (2 on developing novel combined therapies of nanoparticle-mediated delivery of anticancer compounds and thermo/cryo therapy for improved cancer destruction).
2013.02 Dr. He chaired multiple sessions at the ASME 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology including “Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery” and “Tissue Engineering with Controllable functional Properties”.
2013.01 Congratulations to Jung (Choi)! A paper first-authored by him was accepted for publication in PLOS ONE.
2013.01 Dr. He delivered an invited talk at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American College of Cryosurgery.
2012.12 Peter Bielecki receives the OSU CoE Undergraduate Honors Research Distinction Scholarship. Congratulations! Pete
2012.11 Congratulations to Shuting (Zhao) and Wujie (Zhang)! A paper co-first-authored by them was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry B: Materials for Biology and Medicine.
2012.09 Benjamin Weekes joined our lab as an undergrad researcher. Ben is a junior of biomedical engineering at OSU. Welcome! Ben.
2012.08 Jenna Dumbleton joined our lab as a rotation graduate (doctoral) student after obtaining her bachelor’s degree in chemistry (major), math (minor), and molecular and cellular biology (minor) from Albion College, MI. Welcome! Jenna.
2012.08 Mingrui Sun joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student after obtaining his bachelor’s degree in bioelectric engineering from Peking University. Welcome! Mingrui.
2012.08 Haishui Huang joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student after obtaining his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in thermofluid engineering and science from Xi’an Jiaotong University. Welcome! Haishui.
2012.06 Kaileen Zhang joined our lab as a Summer High School Research Assistant. Kaileen is a rising junior in Jerome High School, Dublin, OH. Welcome Kaileen!
2012.06 Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes joined our lab as an OSU College of Medicine SUCCESS Summer Research Assistant. Izmarie is a rising senior in the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR. Welcome Izmarie!
2012.06 Joe Jeffrey joined our lab as a Summer High School Research Assistant. Joe is a rising junior in St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus, OH. Welcome Joe!
2012.05 Dr. He delivered an invited talk at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH.
2012.05 Shuting Zhao joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student. Shuting obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Zhejiang University and Cornell University, respectively. Welcome! Shuting.
2012.04 Dr. He delivered a talk for the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Seminar at University of Wisconsin, Madison as part of the Big10 BME Seminar Exchange Program 2011-12.
2012.04 Dr. Zhang (Wujie) accepted an offer to join Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, as an Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering. Dr. Zhang joined our lab at University of South Carolina in January, 2008 and obtained his Ph.D. in May, 2011. He is then trained in our lab at OSU as a postdoc starting from July, 2011.Congratulations!!! Professor (to be) Zhang
2012.03 Dr. He was named as an American Cancer Society Research Scholar which was formally recognized during a reception jointly held by the American Cancer Society and the James Comprehensive Cancer Center in OSU. Dr. He was presented with an official certificate of the honor by Dr. Michael A. Caligiuri, the JL Marakas Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Professor of Cancer Research, CEO of James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute, and Director of the James Comprehensive Cancer Center. More…
2011.11 Dr. Wei Rao joined our lab as a postdoc. Dr. Rao obtained her Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before joining us, Dr. Rao was a postdoctoral researcher in Virginia Commonwealth University. Welcome! Wei.
2011.11 Dr. He gave an invited talk for the 2011 AES Teleconference Workshop on the Management of Burns and Electrical Injuries.
2011.11 Peter Bielecki joined our lab as an undergrad researcher. Peter is a junior of biomedical engineering at OSU. Welcome! Peter.
2011.11 Dr. He gave an invited talk at the Third OSU Annual CoE/SoM Symposium on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
2011.10 Dr. He gave an invited talk for the Research-In-Progress seminar in the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at OSU.
2011.10 Dr. Jung K. Choi joined our lab as a postdoc after obtaining his Ph.D. from Seoul National University, Korea. Welcome! Jung.
2011.09 Pranay Agarwal joined our lab as a graduate (doctoral) student. Before joining us, Pranay was a graduate researcher in Columbia University. Welcome! Pranay.
2011.07 Our laboratory is now moved and housed in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and College of Medicine at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2011.07 Dr. He joined The Ohio State University as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering.
2011.06 Dr. He chaired the Targeted Delivery and Electroporation Session at the 2011 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA.
2011.06 Wujie Zhang was selected as one of the 36 finalists nationally for Ph.D. level presentation competition at the 2011 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA. Congratulations!
2011.06 Kyle Gilstrap successfully defended his master’s thesis. Congratulations!!!
2011.05 Dr. Zhang (Wujie) received Student Travel Award sponsored by NSF to attend the 2011 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. Congratulations!
2011.04 Dr. He was awarded an American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar Grant (RSG) with research focused on nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery and minimally invasive therapy for improving the safety and efficacy of cancer treatment. Dr. Xiongbin Lu at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is a co-investigator on this grant. In the news: Dr. Phelps from ACS talks about this project during an interview.
2011.04 Wujie Zhang successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations!!! Dr. Zhang
2011.03 Dr. He delivered an invited talk for the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Seminar at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2011.02 Dr. He delivered an invited talk for the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Seminar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2011.01 Dr. He was awarded an NIH R01 grant by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) with research focused on microscale biomaterials for assisted reproductive technology and regenerative medicine. Dr. Gabor Szalai is a co-investigator on this grant.
2010.11 Keith Moore in Dr. Jay Potts lab in the USC School of Medicine together with Wujie Zhang in our lab won the poster competition at the North Carolina Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (NC TERM) conference. The poster was chosen from more than 100 presented in the conference. Congratulations! Keith and Wujie
2010.10 Dr. He gave an invited talk for the Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar in the Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina.
2010.09 Dr. He was awarded an NSF grant with research focused on quantifying the biotransport phenomena in engineering and further banking living (embryonic stem) cells using microscale biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
2010.08 Dr. He gave an invited plenary talk at the 7th National Conference on Cryobiology and Biomedical Devices of China, Shanghai, China.
2010.08 Dr. He gave an invited talk at the 6th World Congress on Biomechanics/14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Singapore.
2010.08 Dr. He co-chaired the Biotransport Track and Sessions at the 6th World Congress on Biomechanics/14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Singapore.
2010.07 Dr. He gave an invited talk in the Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
2010.07 Dr. He was awarded a grant by the Wendey Will Case Cancer Fund (WWCCF) to develop a combined therapy for improved cancer treatment.
2010.06 Dr. He gave two talks at the 2010 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, Florida.
2010.06 Our paper entitled “Collapse temperature of solutions important for lyopreservation of living cells at ambient temperature” was selected as the cover story of the June 1st issue of Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
2010.05 Dr. He gave an invited talk for the Nanobiotechnology Summer Camp, USC NanoCenter, Columbia, SC.
2010.05 Dr. He gave an invited talk at the 2010 Workshop for Thermal Biology and Therapy, Minneapolis, MN.
2009.12 Dr. He gave an invited talk in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of South Carolina.