Areas of Focus
- Tissue Engineering Scaffolds for Stem Cell Therapy
- Four-dimensional Biomechanical Regulation of Cell Fate
- Targeted Protein/Gene Drug Delivery
Work Experience
- 2019-2023 - Rutgers University and Columbia University: Postdoctoral Research
- 2023 - Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology: Faculty Member
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012 - Bachelor's Degree: Nankai University
- 2019 - PhD: Rutgers University
- Recipient of the National High-level Young Talents Program (2022)
Publications
- Effective Modulation of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress for Enhanced Regeneration of Intervertebral Discs Using 3D Porous Hybrid Protein Nanoscaffold, Yang L, Bhujel B, Hou Y, Luo J, An SB, Han I, Lee KB, 2023
- A Nanoparticle-based Artificial Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Transcription Regulator: MitoScript, Yang L, Rathnam C, Hidaka T, Hou Y, Conklin B, Pandian GN, Sugiyama H, Lee KB, 2023
- Material Engineering in Gut Microbiome and Human Health, Yang L, Lin YH, Zhu Y, Ding S, Margolis KG, Leong KW, 2022
- A Predictive Biophysical Cue Mapping Approach for Cellular Reprogramming Using Combinatorial Nanoarrays, Yang L, Conley B, Rathnam C, Cho HY, Lee JH, Lee KB, 2022
- Harnessing the Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications Using Multifunctional Magnetic Nanomaterials, Yang L, Patel KD, Rathnam C, Thangam R, Hou Y, Kang H, Lee KB, 2022
- High-Content Screening and Analysis of Stem Cell-Derived Neural Interfaces Using a Combinatorial Nanotechnology and Machine Learning Approach, Yang L, Conley B, Rathnam C, Pongkulapa T, Conklin B, Hou Y, Lee K.-B, 2022
- Effective Modulation of CNS Inhibitory Microenvironment using Bio-inspired Hybrid Nanoscaffold-based Therapeutic Interventions, Yang L, Conley B, Cerqueira RS, Pongkulapa T, Wang S, Lee JK, Lee KB, 2020
- Hybrid Graphene Oxide/Gold Nanoparticle-based Nucleic Acid Conjugates for Cancer-Specific Multimodal Imaging and Combined Therapeutics, Yang L, Kim TH, Cho HY, Chueng STD, Lee JM, Luo J, Yin PT, Han J, Kim JH, Chung BG, Choi JW, Lee, KB, 2020
- Dual-Enhanced Raman Scattering-based Characterization of Stem Cell Differentiation using Graphene-Plasmonic Hybrid Nanoarray, Yang L, Lee J.-H, Rathnam C, Hou Y.-N, Choi J.-W, Lee K.-B, 2019
- A Biodegradable Hybrid Inorganic Nanoscaffold for Advanced Stem Cell Therapy, Yang L, Chueng STD, Li Y, Patel M, Rathnam C, Dey G, Wang L, Cai L, Lee KB, 2018
- Development of a Nano-Hybrid Peptide Hydrogel for Enhanced Intervertebral Disc Repair and Regeneration, Conley BM, Yang L, Basanta B, Luo J, Han I, Lee KB, 2023
- Injectable Hybrid Inorganic Nanoscaffold-templated Rapid Stem Cell Assembly for Accelerated Cartilage Repair, Wang S, Yang L, Cho H.-Y, Chueng S.-T.-D, Zhang H.-P, Zhang Q.-Y, Lee K.-B, 2022
- Hybrid SMART Spheroids for Enhanced Stem Cell-based Treatment of CNS Injuries, Rathnam C, Yang L, Castro-Pedrido S, Cai L, Lee K.-B, 2021
- Developing Redox and Light Responsive Core-shell Nanoparticle for Photo-Chemical Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy, Wang S.-Q, Yang L, Cho H.-Y, Chueng S.-T.-D, Zhang H.-P, Zhang Q.-Y, Lee K.-B, 2019
Awards
- Rutgers TechAdvance Award
- Columbia TRx Award
