Yong Wang's Laboratory

06/28/2018. We got a three-year grant from NSF.
05/15/2018. We got a five-year NIH R01 grant from NIAMS.
05/04/2018. Akiho, David and Brandon graduated from Penn State !
04/23/2018. David recieves the Douglas and Regina Evans Award for Research. Only one student each year gets this award.
03/04/2018. An invited review paper was accepted for publication in Biomaterials (IF:8.402).
01/29/2018. Peng's paper was accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie Interntional Edition (IF:11.994).

10/31/2017. James's 1st first-author manuscript was accepted for publication in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
10/26/2017. Our research has been highlighted on news media such as Penn State News and Science Daily.
10/14/2017. Our two undergraduate students, Brandon and David, presented their work at the BMES Annual Meeting.
10/11/2017. Jinping's Chemical Science paper was selected as cover article.
09/20/2017. Jinping's paper was accepted for publication in Chemical Science (IF: 8.668).
08/20/2017. James and Nan joined the ACS National Meeting & Exposition.
06/16/2017. Jinping's paper was accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials (IF: 9.466).
05/03/2017. Dr. Wang gave a talk at Lehigh University.
04/05/2017. We joined the Society of Biomaterials Annual Meeting.
01/25/2017. Dr. Wang joins the Editorial Boards of Scientific Reports and ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
01/10/2017. Pinliang's paper was accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF:7.504).

06/08/2016. Dr. Erin Gaddes passed her PhD defense. Congratulations!
05/17/2016. Our research has been highlighted on the NSF website and by numerous news media such as Science Daily, etc.
05/06/2016. Dr. Wang has been approved for promotion to Full Professor.
04/18/2016. Dr. Peng Shi joined our group. Welcome!
04/14/2016. The paper accepted by Angewandte Chemie International Edition (IF: 11.261) was selected as Hot Paper.
04/04/2016. A paper by Niancao et al. was accepted by Angewandte Chemie International Edition (IF: 11.261).
02/11/2016. Dr. Wang joined a NSF panel.
01/21/2016. A paper by Xiaolong et al. was accepted by Biomacromolecules (IF: 5.750).
01/11/2016. A paper based on the collaboration with Dr. Nieh was accepted by Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (IF:5.338).
01/04/2016. Dr. Shihui Li passed her PhD defense. Congratulations!

12/07/2015. We finished updating our web. Thank James and Andrew for the great work.
10/09/2015. Our group gave an oral presentation to discuss programmable materials in the BMES meeting at Tampa FL.
10/09/2015. The paper by Erin et al. was accepted for publication in Experimental Cell Research.
09/04/2015. Dr. Xiaolong Zhang passed his PhD defense. Congratulations!
08/24/2015. The paper by Shihui et al. was accepted for publication in Scientific Reports (Impact Factor: 5.578).
07/21/2015. Our group receives a ~$2.2 M NIH R01 grant in collaboration with Dr. Guo-Hua Fong at UConn Health Center.
07/13/2015. Erin and Shihui individually won the first and second place awards in the student poster competition.
05/27/2015. We got the Grace Woodward Collaborative Grant in collaboration with Dr. Hank Donahue.
05/06/2015. Erin received the prestigious Villforth Award.
04/21/2015. Our work has been highlighted on NSF's SEE Innovation website.
04/16/2015. Erin and Shihui presented our work in the SFB conference.
03/19/2015. A paper by Erin et al. was accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules (Impact factor: 5.788).
02/27/2015. A paper by Shihui et al. was accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie (Impact factor: 11.336).

12/04/2014. Dr. Niancao Chen passed his PhD defense. Congratulations!
10/21/2014. A paper by Erin et al. was accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules.
10/10/2014. Dr. Mark Battig passed his PhD defense. Congratulations!
08/08/2014. A paper by Niancao et al. was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
08/13/2014. Our research is featured in Penn State News.
06/01/2014. A paper by Mark et al. was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
04/17/2014. Niancao and Dr. Wang joined the SFB Annual Meeting and gave two presentations.
04/07/2014. Dr. Wang gave a talk at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

10/11/2013. A paper by Kan, Shihui, Xiaoqian, Dr. Wang, and Dr. Willis was accepted for publication in Langmuir.
08/21/2013. The paper by Xiaolong et al. was accepted for publication in Chem Comm.
08/03/2013. Dr. Wang gave an invited presentation in the 5th Sino-American Workshop on Biomedical Engineering.
06/17/2013. Dr. Wang joined an invited NSF Workshop for Materials Scientists and Engineers.
05/15/2013. A new paper by Niancao et al. was accepted for publication in SMALL.
03/03/2013. A new paper by Zhaoyang et al was accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules.
01/07/2013. We start our new lab at Penn State.

09/17/2012. A new paper by Shihui, Niancao, Zhaoyang, and Dr. Wang was accepted for publication in Biomaterials.
09/12/2012. A new paper by Zhaoyang, Niancao, Shihui, Mark, and Dr. Wang was accepted for publication in JACS.
09/05/2012. We received a CREATIV award from NSF.
07/31/2012. The Chemistryworld Magazine highlights our research on programmable protein release.
07/26/2012. C&EN highlights our research on programmable release of multiple protein drugs.
07/23/2012. Mark's paper was accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society (IF: 9.907).
06/04/2012. Xiaolong's paper was accepted for publication in Biomacromolecules.
05/16/2012. We got a new grant via the UICG competition in collaboration with Dr. Moss at the UConn Health Center.
03/22/2012. Kelsey received a SURF award from the Office of Undergraduate Research.

12/09/2011. Dr. Wang serves on the editorial board of Journal of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering.
11/30/2011. Dr. Wang received a new ONR grant in collaboration with Dr. Willils.
10/24/2011. Kelvin and Dr. Wang won the UConn Badminton Championship (Men's doubles).
10/22/2011. Niancao's paper was accepted for publication in Biomaterials (impact factor:7.882).
10/15/2011. Our group gave two oral presentations and one poster presentation at the BMES Annual Meeting.
09/26/2011. Dr. Wang gave an invited talk at The University of Rhode Island.
08/31/2011. Dr. Wang gave an invited talk at the ACS meeting.
08/09/2011. Dr. Wang received a new NSF grant in collaboration with Drs. Nieh and Fan.
07/11/2011. Six high school students joined our lab, learning nanobiotechnology, hydrogel, and cancer chemotherapy.
06/03/2011. Boonchoy went back to Thailand, taking a lecturer position at Thammasat University.
05/25/2011. Boonchoy's paper was accepted by Biomaterials.
04/13/2011. The Board of Trustees approved Dr. Wang's application for early promotion and tenure.

12/03/2010. We receive a grant for buying an imaging system.
12/01/2010. Boonchoy's paper is accepted by Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
11/04/2010. Congratulations to Dr. Jing Zhou for her passing the dissertation defense.
09/23/2010. The Advanced Materials & Processes magazine reports our research.
08/19/2010. Boonchoy's paper is accepted by Biomacromolecules.
08/04/2010. Jing receives doctoral dissertation fellowship.
08/01/2010. Our lab receives a new NSF grant from the CBET division.
07/26/2010. Dr. Wang gave a talk at the Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology.
06/30/2010. Jing's paper is accepted by Biomacromolecules.
06/29/2010. Jing's paper is accepted by Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
06/23/2010. Dr. Wang gave an invited talk at the Gordon Research Conference.
05/25/2010. Our lab receives a new NSF grant from the CBET division.
05/01/2010. Dr. Wang receives NSF CAREER award.

Biomolecular and Biomimetic Materials Laboratory