Yifan Yuan

Yifan Yuan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His research integrates molecular biology, bioengineering, and computational tools to study lung vascular microenvironments and develop native-mimicking models for disease and regenerative medicine. He completed his PhD at the University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and postdoctoral training at Yale University, focusing on lung and vessel engineering, single-cell RNA sequencing, and computational analysis.

Education:

• PhD, Molecular Biology, University of Ottawa/Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
• Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University School of Medicine

Research Interests:

• Lung vascular niche mechanisms and bioengineered models
• Single-cell analysis of cell-cell interactions
• Extracellular matrix regulation of vascular functions
• Translational applications in acute lung injury and drug discovery

Grants & Awards:

• NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (2022–2027): $995,506
• UMB ICTR 2024 Pilot Grant: $50,000
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020–2021)

Labs & Collaborations:

• Yuan Lab at UMSOM focuses on vascularized lung tissue engineering and systems biology approaches.
• Collaborations with institutions like Yale University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.