Yadong Wang Assistant Professor Office: BME 2113 Phone: 404-385-5027 Fax: 404-894-4243 E-mail Yadong Wang Research Group Web site

M.S., Kansas State University, 1995; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1999; Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999-2002

Veatch Fellowship, Stanford University, 1998

Research Interests

The goal of our research is to fuse chemistry, biology and materials science and engineering to create functional biomaterials. We are developing strategies for making extensive libraries of novel biomaterials based on biomolecules. These biomaterials are designed to provide biocompatibility, biospecificity, and diversity. The expected applications include tissue engineering, gene therapy, and other areas in regenerative medicine. Our tissue engineering research is focused on vital organs. We are especially interested in cardiovascular tissue engineering ranging from heart ventricles and small diameter arteries to microvasculature.

Selected Publications

"Endothelialized Elastomeric Biodegradable Microfluidic Scaffolds," Bettinger, C. J.; Weinberg, E.; Wang, Y.; Borenstein, J.; Langer, R. . Adv. Mater. (In print).

"Biocompatibility Analysis of Poly(glycerol sebacate) as a Nerve Guide Material," Sundback, C.A.; Shyu, J.Y.; Wang, Y.; Faquin, W.C.; Langer, R.; Vacanti, J.P.; Hadlock, T.A.; Biomaterials, 2005, 26, 5454-5464.

"Endothelialized Microvasculature Based on a Biodegradable Elastomer," Fidkowski,C.; Kaazempur-Mofrad, M. R.; Borenstein, J.; Vacanti, J. P.; Langer, R.; Wang, Y. , Tissue Eng., 2005, 11, 302-309.

"A Tough Biodegradable Elastomer," Wang, Y.; Ameer, G. A.; Sheppard, B. J.; Langer, R., Nature Biotechnology, 2002, 20, 602-606.

"Catalytic Galactose Oxidase Models: Biomimetic Cu(II)-Phenoxyl-Radical Reactivity," Wang, Y.; DuBois, J. L.; Hedman, B.; Hodgson, K. O.; Stack, T. D. P., Science, 1998, 279, 537-540.