Huaxiao 'Adam' Yang

University of North Texas, Department of Biomedical Engineering

<p>Dr. Huaxiao &ldquo;Adam&rdquo; Yang is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Texas since 9.2020. Dr. Yang obtained his PhD at the Clemson University, Department of Bioengineering, and completed his postdoctoral training at the Stanford University Cardiovascular Institute. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed publications in <em>European Heart Journal, Circulation, ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, PNAS, Developmental Cell, Cardiovascular Research, Biofabrication, Stem Cells, Stem cell Reports, Research,</em> and etc. His research lab focuses on establishing the next-generation tissue engineering system for modeling and treating cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The next-generation tissue engineering system will revolutionize the understanding and therapies on CVDs through synergizing the emerging biomedical technologies, such as 3D cell culture/organoid, biofabrication, organ-on-chip, CRISPR genome-editing, patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells, and single-cell OMICS.</p>

Zhen Ma

Syracuse University, BioInspired Syracuse: Institute for Material and Living Systems, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering

<p>Zhen Ma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical &amp; Chemical Engineering and the BioInspired Syracuse Institute for Materials and Living System at the Syracuse University. Dr. Ma received his PhD degree in Bioengineering from Clemson University, and then worked as a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ma joined Syracuse University as a faculty member in 2016. He received Lush Prize Young Researcher at Americas from Lush Cosmetics, NSF CAREER award and 2021 CMBE Rising Star award.</p>

Jun Liao

University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Bioengineering, Tissue Biomechanics & Bioengineering Laboratory

<p>Dr. Liao is an Associated Professor of Bioengineering in the Joint Biomedical Engineering Program between the University of Texas at Arlington and the UT Southwestern Medical Center. His research is focused on tissue biomechanics and bioengineering, which cover cardiac bioengineering, heart valve biomechanics, tissue regeneration, and computational simulations. Dr. Liao has published 96 peer-reviewed journal papers, 170 conference presentations/posters, 9 book chapters, and two books. Dr. Liao has also involved in ~$6 million support from funding agencies such as NIH, AHA, and DoD. Due to his research contributions and services, Dr. Liao was elected as a Fellow of AHA in 2014 and a Fellow of&nbsp;ASME in 2020.</p>