معرفی
Dr. Ying Zhu is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and the group leader of the Laboratory of In-Vitro NanoDiagnostics. She holds a PhD in optical biosensors from UNSW (2011–2015), supervised by Prof. Justin Gooding, and completed postdoctoral research at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering (2015–2017). Her research focuses on advancing diagnostic technologies using nanoplasmonic biosensors and extracellular vesicle analysis for cancer detection. She has secured ~$2 million in grants, including the ARC DECRA (2024) and Cancer Institute NSW Fellowship (2017–2020).
Dr. Zhu’s expertise spans nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and translational cancer research. Her work bridges lab-to-clinic applications, emphasizing clinical translation of biosensors and liquid biopsy techniques. Notable achievements include a highly cited paper in Clinical Medicine (2025) and 31 publications in top-tier journals (82.6% in top 10% journals, H-index 19).
- Education: PhD in Optical Biosensors (UNSW), Postdoc at Dartmouth College
- Awards: ARC DECRA, Cancer Institute NSW Fellowship
- Labs: Laboratory of In-Vitro NanoDiagnostics
- Teaching: Co-coordinates Biomedical Engineering courses (41160/42721)
Her research portfolio includes funded projects on optical metasurfaces, nanoplasmonic sensors, and exosome-based diagnostics. Recent articles highlight innovations in quantum sensors, single-vesicle analysis, and cancer biomarker detection.
