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Neil Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. His research focuses on developing 3D-printed tissues that replicate the structure, mechanics, and functionality of human organs, with applications in drug screening and regenerative medicine. Lin leads the Lin Lab - Living Soft Material Engineering, advancing soft and living material engineering through interdisciplinary approaches.
Lin holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Engineering from Cornell University (2016 and 2013) and a B.S. in Engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (2008). His work spans biomaterials mechanics, quantitative imaging, and AI-driven biological analysis.
Research interests include the structure and dynamics of soft biomaterials, image-based force measurements, and quantitative imaging techniques for material characterization. Recent work explores cell morphology regulation, AI applications in microscopy, and mechanical heterogeneity in live tissues.
Lin’s publications highlight advancements in cell trapping, AI-based image translation, and prostate cancer metabolism modeling. He has received prestigious awards, including the Young Investigator Award (2022), Hellman Fellowship, and NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (2022).
His lab integrates engineering and biology to address challenges in tissue engineering, with ongoing projects on 3D kidney models, drug response assays, and AI-driven phenotyping of senescent cells.
