معرفی
Yadong Wang is the McAdam Family Foundation Professor of Heart Assist Technology at the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University (1999) and completed postdoctoral studies at MIT. His research focuses on biomaterials for cardiovascular, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems. Notable projects include artery tissue engineering using biodegradable elastomers and drug delivery systems leveraging heparin-polycation coacervation. He co-founded companies to translate lab innovations, with one polymer commercially approved for clinical use.
Education:
- Ph.D., Chemistry, Stanford University, 1999
- Postdoc, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2002
- M.S., Chemistry, Kansas State University, 1995
Research Interests: Biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and translational biotechnology. His lab (The Biofoundry) explores ECM-based cardiac regeneration and collaborative polymer science for advanced biomaterials.
Awards:
- Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association (2012)
- Carnegie Life Sciences Award (2015)
- Fellow, AIMBE (2014)
- 2022 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
Advising & Labs: Leads the Wang Lab, focusing on vascular grafts, protein delivery, and biomaterial design. Collaborates with computation experts at Cornell to advance materiomics.
