Dr. Yong Wang
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Cell Medicine
Dr. Wang got his Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2004. He started his faculty position in 2006, was early promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2011 and was approved for promotion to Full Professor in 2016. He received a CAREER Award and an INSPIRE Award from NSF. Dr. Wang is Fellow of AIMBE. He used to play different sports. Now he spends most of his leisure time playing soccer with his son. Please see Dr. Wang’s resume to find more about his background.
Current Members
Xuelin Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Since 08/2019
Xuelin’s research interests focus on synthesizing polyvalent nanostructures across the cell surface for the treatment of various diseases. In her free time, she likes going hiking, reading novels and cooking dishes.
Kyungsene (Keith) Lee
Ph.D. Candidate
Since 08/2020
Kyungsene’s research interests include cell surface engineering for biomedical applications. He loves to work out, play tennis, and go hiking in his free time.
Connie Wen
Ph.D. Candidate
Since 01/2021
Connie is interested in doing research on the application of aptamer functionalized hydrogel in tissue regeneration. She enjoys reading Sherlock Holmes novels and swimming during her free time.
Yixun Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
Since 01/2022
Yixun focus on aptamer and hydrogel drug delivery system. He loves fishing and cooking.
Alumni & Former Members
Ph.D. Students
Niancao Chen
08/2010 – 12/2014
Scientist, Frontage Laboratories, Inc.
Xiaolong Zhang
01/2011 – 09/2015
Senior Scientist, Frontage Laboratories, Inc.
Shihui Li
08/2011 – 01/2016
Research Scientist, Panacyte Scientific LLC
Boonchoy Soontomworajit
08/2006 – 05/2011
Assistant Professor, Thammasat University (Thailand)
Jing Zhou
01/2007 – 11/2010
Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University
Mark Battig
08/2009 – 12/2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Erin Gaddes
08/2013 – 08/2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lin-Zhi International
Nan Zhao
08/2015 – 08/2019
Postdoctoral Fellow, John Hopkins University
James Coyne
08/2016 – 05/2021
Research Scientist, BioAgilytix Labs
Lidya Abune
08/2016 – 03/2022
Brandon Davis
08/2018 – 06/2023
Postdoctoral Fellows
Zhaoyang Zhang
03/2010-01/2012
Scientist, National Institutes for Food & Drug Control in China
Jinping Lai
03/2015 – 07/2018
Senior Scientist, Frontage Laboratories, Inc.
Peng Shi
04/2016-08/2020
Assistant Professor, South China University of Technology, Department of Bioengineering
Huizhen Jia
09/2018-09/2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Naveen Kumar Singh
01/2022 – 01/2023