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Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering
Alliance Laboratory
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Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering
Alliance Laboratory
Chair professor of Westlake University
Associate Vice President
Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Editor-in-Chief of Bioactive Materials
Associate Editor of Science Advances
Fellow of AAAS, AIMBE, BMES, IAMBE,NAI
Tel: (+86571) 88110656 (Office)
Email: yangjian07@westlake.edu.cn
CV: [PDF]
Dr. Jian Yang is currently a Chair Professor of Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering, Department Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, and an Associate Vice President at the Westlake University. Prior to Westlake, he was a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Yang is known for his pioneering contribution on citrate chemistry and biology for the development and applications of citrate-based biomaterials. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (2010), Outstanding Young Engineering Faculty Award at UTA (2011), PSEAS Outstanding Research Award at Penn State (2018), and BMES Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award (2023). Dr. Yang is an elected Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE, 2016), the National Academy of Inventors (NAI, 2018), the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES, 2020), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2021), and the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE, 2023). Dr. Yang is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of “Bioactive Materials”, and an Associate Editor of “Science Advances”. Dr. Yang is a co-founder and the Past-President of Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB) and the recipient of 2023 CAB Distinguished Leadership and Service Award. Dr. Yang co-founded a medical device company, Aleo BME, Inc. and is also serving on the Scientific Advisory Board of Acuitive Technologies, LLC.
2023 Outstanding Editor-in-Chief Award, KeAi Publisher
2023 BMES Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award
2023 Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB) Distinguished Leadership and Service Award
2023 Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE)
2022 Full Member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society
2021 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2020 Fellow of US Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
2019 Lloyd & Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering
2018 Fellow of US National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
2018 PSEAS Outstanding Research Award, Penn State University
2016 Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2011 Outstanding Young Engineering Faculty Award, University of Texas, Arlington
2010 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award
Le Yu; Postdoc (2022-2024); Assistant Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Xinyu Tan; Visiting Scholar (2019-2021); Work in Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Jian Zhang; Postdoc (2016-2017); Postdoc of University of Chicago
Kaitian Xu; (2015-2017); Research Associate
Li Li; Visiting Scholar (2016-2017); Sichuan University
Min Lin; Visiting Scholar (2016-2017); Nanchang University
Qing Cai; Visiting scholar (2013-2014); Professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Steve (Denghui) Xie; Visiting PhD Student (2013-2014); Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Dianna Nguyen; Lab Technician (2013-2014)
Richard Tran; Postdoc/Research Associate (2011-2014); Acuitive Technologies, NJ
Jianqing Hu; Visiting Scholar/Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2015); Associate Professor at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Zhiwei Xie; Postdoc (2011-2015), Sherwin Williams
Jinshan Guo; Postdoc (2011-2016); Aleo BME, Inc.
Xili Lu; Visiting Scholar (2015-2016); Harbin Engineering University
Leann Huang; Visiting Undergraduate Student (2025); Undergraduate Student at University of Alberta (Canada)
Zhiyan Chen; Visiting Undergraduate Student (2025); Undergraduate Student at Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (China)
Maggie Chao Yang; Visiting Undergraduate Student (2025); Undergraduate Student at Northwestern University (USA)
Xinyi Li; Visiting Undergraduate Student (2024); Undergraduate Student at University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Dingbowen Wang; Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (2017-2023); Research Assistant Professor at Westlake University (China)
Ethan Gerhard; Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (2014-2024); Penn State)
Yuqi Wang; MS, Biomedical Engineering (2020-2021)
Qiyao Li; Ph.D., Bioengineering (2015-2020)
Chuying Ma; Ph.D., Bioengineering (2014-2019)
Dingying Shan; Ph.D., Bioengineering (2013-2018)
Jimin Peter Kim; Ph.D., Bioengineering (2014-2018) FDA)
Gerald Kirk; MS. Bioengineering (2015-2017)
Gloria Bora Kim; Ph.D., Bioengineering (-2017); Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona)
Surge Kalaba; MS. Bioengineering (2014-2016); General Electric
Yixue Su; MS. Bioengineering (2013-2016); Cleveland Clinics, OH