B-REAL

Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering 

Alliance Laboratory

Meet The Team

PI

Jian Yang, Ph. D.

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


Dr. Yang is a Chair Professor in Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering, Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering and Associate Vice President at the Westlake University. Dr. Yang’s research contributes to the innovation of citrate-based biomaterials and their applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, biosensing, and bioimaging. Dr. Yang is also serving as a Co-Editor-in-Chief for "Bioactive Materials" (2022 IF 18.9), an Associate Editor for an AAAS journal, "Science Advances" (2022 IF 13.6), an Associate Editor for "Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Biomaterials section" (2021 IF 6.064), and an Editorial Board Member for ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, and Applied Materials Today.


Selected Honors and Award

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

 


Research Assistant Professor

Research Assistant Professor
Ruiquan Li, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
B.S.: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Project: Biomedical Materials
Email: liruiquan@westlake.edu.cn
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Research Assistant Professor
Muhammad Akram, Ph. D.
Postdoc: Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
Ph.D.: Zhejiang University
M.Phil: University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)
Project: Polyphosphazenes Based Biomedical Materials
Email: akram@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdocs

Postdoc
Dingbowen Wang, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: The Pennsylvania State University
B.S.: Xi'an Jiaotong University
Project: Luminescent materials, Biomaterials and Functional materials
Email: wangdingbowen@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Lujiao Zhang, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
B.S.: Jiangsu University of Technology
Project: Biomaterials, Bone tissue engineering
Email: zhanglujiao@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Lingkun Zhang, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: South China Normal University
B.S.: Ludong University
Project: Smart drug delivery and functional tissue regeneration
Email: zhanglingkun@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Rongchen Wang, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: East China University of Science and Technology
B.S.: Nantong University
Project: Organic luminescent biomaterials
Email: wangrongchen@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Hao Zhang, Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Nanjing Medical University
B.S.: Nanjing Medical University
Project: Bioinformatics, Stem cell lineage tracing and growth regulation
Email: zhanghao72@westlake.edu.cn
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Github
Postdoc
Zili Gao,Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science
B.S.: Shandong Agricultura University
Project: Biomaterials, 3D bioprinting tissue engineering
Email: gaozili@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Xiao Wu,Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Sichuan University
B.E.: Jiangnan University
Project: Biomaterials, Tissue engineering materials
Email: wuxiao@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Hao Huang,Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Southwest Jiaotong University
B.E.: Qingdao University of Technology
Project: Biomaterials, Calcium phosphate functional materials
Email: huanghao@westlake.edu.cn
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Postdoc
Chengwei Zhou,Ph. D.
Ph.D.: Zhejiang University
B.S.: Shandong Second Medical University
Project: Gene editing, Growth and differentiation regulation of stem cells,Bone tissue regeneration
Email: zhouchengwei@westlake.edu.cn

Graduate Students

Assistants

Administrative Assistant
Hongguan Shen
Bachelor: East China University of Science and Technology
Email:shenhongguan@westlake.edu.cn
Administrative Assistant
Bing Qu
Master:Monash University
Bachelor : Hubei University
Email: qubing@westlake.edu.cn
Research Assistant
Ruiqin Feng
Master: Peking University
Bachelor: Fujian Medical University
Email: fengruiqin@westlake.edu.cn
Research Assistant
Jiayue Feng
Master: Imperial College London
Bachelor: Imperial College London
Email: fengjiayue@westlake.edu.cn
Research Assistant
Fanqi Wang
Master: Wuhan University
Bachelor: Hubei Engineering University
Email: wangfanqi@westlake.edu.cn

Students

Ph.D Student
Yutong Lu
Master: Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
Bachelor: Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
Email: luyutong@westlake.edu.cn
Ph.D Student
Dewei Zhou
Master: Tongji University
Bachelor: Nanjing Agricultural University
Email: zhoudewei@westlake.edu.cn
Ph.D Student
Shiyi Geng
Bachelor: Changchun University of Science and Technology
Email: gengshiyi@westlake.edu.cn
Ph.D Student
Linyu Ding
Master: Xiamen University
Bachelor: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Email: dinglinyu@westlake.edu.cn
Ph.D Student
Shumin Yue
Master: Guangxi University
Bachelor: Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Email: yueshumin@westlake.edu.cn

Visiting M.D Doctor

Visiting M.D Doctor
Kai Lin
Currently: Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Westlake University
M.D: Nanjing Medical University
Master: Nanjing Medical University
Bachelor: Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Project: Epigenetics in cancer, tumor immunology
Email: linkai@hospital.westlake.edu.cn

Visiting Students

Visiting Ph.D Student
Yue Liu
Currently: School of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University
Master: Shandong University
Bachelor: Hebei Medical University
Email: liuyue99@westlake.edu.cn
Visiting Master Student
Yipeng Li
Currently: School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University
Master: Southern Medical University
Bachelor:Guangzhou Medical University
Email: LYP0319@126.com

Former Group Members

Former postdocs and research
scholars with last known positions

Ruiquan Li, postdoc (2019-2021)
Xinyu Tan, Visiting Scholar (2019-2021); Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Jian Zhang, postdoc (2016-2017) (now at University of Chicago, postdoc)
Kaitian Xu, Research Associate (2015-1017)
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); now 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

Former graduate students
with last known positions
At PSU

Dingbowen Wang (PhD, Biomedical Engineering 2017-2023, Westlake University)
Ethan Gerhard (PhD, Biomedical Engineering 2014-2024; Penn State)
Yuqi Wang (MS, Biomedical Engineering, 2020-2021)
Qiyao Li (PhD, Bioengineering 2015-2020)
Chuying Ma (PhD, Bioengineering 2014-2019)
Dingying Shan (PhD, Bioengineering 2013-2018)
Jimin Peter Kim (PhD, Bioengineering, 2014-2018; FDA)
Gerald Kirk (MS. Bioengineering, 2015-2017)
Gloria Bora Kim (PhD, Bioengineering, -2017; U Penn Postdoc)
Surge Kalaba (MS. Bioengineering, 2014-2016; General Electric)
Yixue Su (MS. Bioengineering, 2013-2016; Cleveland Clinics, OH)

Prior to PSU

Jeena Mathew(MS, Bioengineering, 2007, UTA. Research Associate, Georgetown University)
Jaya Ram Banjara (MS, Bioengineering, 2008, UTA)
Purak Khadka (MS, Bioengineering, 2008, UTA)
Binod Basnet (MS, Bioengineering, 2008, UTA)
Santosh Gautam (MS, Bioengineering, 2008, UTA)
Jagannath Dey (MS, Bioengineering, 2008, UTA. BIND Bioscience)
Preethi Suriamoorthy (MS, Bioengineering, 2009, UTA)
Dipendra Gyawali (MS, Bioengineering, 2009. Genzyme, Boston)
Shengyuan Zhou (MS, MSE, 2010, UTA)
Parvathi Nair (MS, BE 2010, UTA)
Elhum Naseri (MS,BE 2010, now UTSW Research Assistant)
Santosh Kumar Kumar Beeram (MS, BE 2010)
Richard T. Tran (PhD, 2011. Acuitive Technologies, Inc)
Elaheh Naseri (MS, BE, 2011)
Yi Zhang (PhD, BE 2012, zhangyi19850520@gmail.com, postdoc at MIT)
Michael Palmer (PhD student at UTA, michael.palmer@mavs.uta.edu)
Aniket Wadajkar (PhD, BE, 2012, co-supervised with Dr. Kytai Nguyen, aniketwadajkar@yahoo.com, Applied DNA Sciences, Stony Brook, NY)
Aleksey V. Kolasnikov (MS, BE 2012, now Dow Chemicals, Houston, TX)
Aram Naseri (MS, BE, UTA 2012)
Pouriska Kivanany (MS, BE, 2012, UTA, pouriska.kivanany@mavs.uta.edu)
Mohammadreza Mehdi Zadeh (PhD, MSE, 2012, UTA, mohammadreza.mehdizadeh@mavs.uta.edu, now at Invista)
Mandy Su (MS, BE, 2012, UTA, mandy.4020@gmail.com, now at UTSW)
Chang Zhang (MS, BE, 2013, UTA, downtown_zc@hotmail.com, Boston University, lab manager)