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Dr. Hu Yang became the Director of the Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) at Missouri S&T 01 Sep 2021. He joined S&T as Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering department 01 Aug 2020. He was previously the Qimonda Endowed Chair in chemical and life science engineering, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
Dr. Yang received his bachelor’s degree at Sichuan University in China. He earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio and conducted postdoctoral research in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Engineering, materials science and medicine meet in Dr. Yang’s research. In his internationally known, interdisciplinary research initiatives at VCU, he investigates the role of biomaterials and nanotechnology in the treatment of cancer, glaucoma and arterial plaque buildup as well as the use of hydrogels and dendrimers in targeted drug and gene therapies and tissue engineering. One of his research areas is engineering dendrimers, which are highly branched, three-dimensional molecules, to create nanostructured materials that could be used in a number of ways depending on the medical need.
As a researcher, Dr. Yang has garnered more than $10 million in research support, including more than $5.5 million for research in which he was primary investigator. He received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2010 and a Wallace H. Coulter Young Investigator Award in 2009. Yang holds five patents.
Dr. Yang’s body of work includes publications, university leadership positions and community outreach. He has mentored dozens of students and worked to increase diversity in the science workforce.
In addition, he has served as a grant reviewer for the NSF and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Yang is associate editor of Materials Express and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Engineering, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, and Smart Materials in Medicine. He has been a member of the Massey Cancer Center at VCU since 2011.
New Faculty 2020-2021
CREE Senior Research Investigator
Bio-X Researcher
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About Hu Yang
Dr. Hu Yang became the Director of the Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) at Missouri S&T 01 Sep 2021. He joined S&T as Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering department 01 Aug 2020. He was previously the Qimonda Endowed Chair in chemical and life science engineering, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
Dr. Yang received his bachelor’s degree at Sichuan University in China. He earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio and conducted postdoctoral research in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Engineering, materials science and medicine meet in Dr. Yang’s research. In his internationally known, interdisciplinary research initiatives at VCU, he investigates the role of biomaterials and nanotechnology in the treatment of cancer, glaucoma and arterial plaque buildup as well as the use of hydrogels and dendrimers in targeted drug and gene therapies and tissue engineering. One of his research areas is engineering dendrimers, which are highly branched, three-dimensional molecules, to create nanostructured materials that could be used in a number of ways depending on the medical need.
As a researcher, Dr. Yang has garnered more than $10 million in research support, including more than $5.5 million for research in which he was primary investigator. He received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2010 and a Wallace H. Coulter Young Investigator Award in 2009. Yang holds five patents.
Dr. Yang’s body of work includes publications, university leadership positions and community outreach. He has mentored dozens of students and worked to increase diversity in the science workforce.
In addition, he has served as a grant reviewer for the NSF and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Yang is associate editor of Materials Express and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Engineering, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, and Smart Materials in Medicine. He has been a member of the Massey Cancer Center at VCU since 2011.
New Faculty 2020-2021
CREE Senior Research Investigator
Bio-X Researcher
| September 2021 - Present | Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) | |
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| 2020 - Present | Professor and Department Chair, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | |
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| Present | Senior Research Investigator, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE) | |
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| 2005 - 2020 | Qimonda Endowed Chair in chemical and life science engineering, biomedical engineering, and pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University | |
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| 2004 - 2005 | Postdoctoral Research Associate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Qimonda Endowed Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010-2020
- NSF CAREER Award, 2010
- Wallace H. Coulter Young Investigator Award, 2009
| 2004 | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron | |
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| 1998 | BS, Polymer, Sichuan University | |
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Contact Information
110E Bertelsmeyer Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-4854
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