Speakers

Keynote Speakers

                                                                       

Dr. Yang completed his PhD thesis (2002) at the premier Chinese research institution, The Chinese Academy of Science at Beijing. After completing his PhD study, he moved to the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University for his postdoctoral training under Prof. Guillermo Ameer from 2003. Since joining the Department of Bioengineering at University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) as an assistant professor in 2006, Dr. Yang has published 43 peer-reviewed journal articles including the recently published PNAS, Biomaterials, Soft Matter, and Tissue Engineering papers, 10 patents/patent applications, 2 book chapters, and more than 65 conference abstracts/presentations. Dr. Yang serves as a reviewer for more than 20 journals. He is also a frequent grant reviewer for NIH and other federal and private funding agencies. Dr. Yang’s research has been funded by some major funding agencies including National Science Foundation (NSF CAREER award), National Institute of Health, and American Heart Association. Dr. Yang is currently mentoring 1 research associate, 7 PhD students, 5 MS students, and several undergraduate/high school students to conduct his research in biomaterials, cardiovascular tissue engineering, cancer drug delivery and imaging, and medical devices.