Hongjun Wang
Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Education
- PhD (2003) University of Twente (Biomedical Engineering)
- PhD (1998) Nankai University (Polymer Chemistry and Physics)
Research
Wang's primary research interests focus on 3D Tissue Reconstruction, Biomaterials Design, Regenerative Engineering, and Nanomedicine. Ongoing research activities include creation of hierarchical cardiovascular and musculoskeletal tissues using various bottom-up and modular engineering strategies, guided differentiation of stem cells via modulation of the microenvironment, and design and fabrication of versatile nanostructures as theranostic agents for pathophysiologic applications.
Experience
Director of the Semcer Center for Healthcare Innovation (2022-present), Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Founding Department Chair (2018-2022), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Professor (2017-present), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Professor (2017-present), Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Assistant/associate Professor (2005-2017), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2003-2005), Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Fellow (2003-2005), Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Founding Department Chair (2018-2022), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Professor (2017-present), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Professor (2017-present), Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Assistant/associate Professor (2005-2017), Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2003-2005), Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Fellow (2003-2005), Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Institutional Service
- Research Advisory Council Member
- BMES graduate chapter Member
- HPAC Member
- UGCC committee Member
- OSP Senior grant director search committee Member
- Core curriculum committee Member
- BME day Member
- SES P&T committee Member
- Board of Trustee Member
Professional Service
- Molecules Editorial Board Member
- Biomimetics Editorial Board Member
- NJIT Promotion referee
- NIH-HEMA Panelist
- NSF-Trailblazer Phase II review Panelist
- NEBEC 24 annual conference NEBEC session chair/reviewer
- NSF-Trailblazer Phase 1 Panelist
- NSF-ERC Site Visit Team Member
- NIH-BMBI Panelist
- NIH-ZRG1 MSOS-D (10) Panelist
Honors and Awards
Jess N. Davis Award for Exemplary Research Award (2009)
Jess N. Davis Award for Exemplary Research Award (2015)
Innovators Award, New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) (2016)
Provost’s Award for Academic Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (2017)
Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (2019)
Jess N. Davis Award for Exemplary Research Award (2021)
Master of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Stevens Institute of Technology (2022)
Schaefer School Doctoral Advisor Award, Stevens Institute of Technology (2022)
Inaugural Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, Stevens Institute of Technology (2023)
Award for Through Collaboration, Impact, Stevens Institute of Technology (2024)
Jess N. Davis Award for Exemplary Research Award (2015)
Innovators Award, New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) (2016)
Provost’s Award for Academic Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (2017)
Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (2019)
Jess N. Davis Award for Exemplary Research Award (2021)
Master of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Stevens Institute of Technology (2022)
Schaefer School Doctoral Advisor Award, Stevens Institute of Technology (2022)
Inaugural Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, Stevens Institute of Technology (2023)
Award for Through Collaboration, Impact, Stevens Institute of Technology (2024)
Professional Societies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science – AAAS Member
- Sigma Xi Member
- Academy of Inventors Fellow
- Biomedical Engineering Society Member
- SFB – Society for Biomaterials Member
- American Society for Engineering Education – ASEE Member
- TERMIS – Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Member
Patents and Inventions
H. Wang, “An innovative bottom-up cell assembly approach to three-dimensional tissue formation using nano- or micro-fibers”, U.S. Patent 11/985,273 (pending).
S.B. Mahjour and H. Wang, “CREATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES IN TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN GRAFTS", U.S. Patent 13/455,649 (pending).
P. Tolias, W. Lee, H. Wang, “MICROFLUIDIC-BASED CELL-CULTURING PLATFORM AND METHOD”, U.S. Patent (Pending).
Chao Jia, Hongjun Wang, “Creation of Patterns in Fibrous Matrices Using Localized Dissolution Printing”, U.S. Patent US 9,458,568 (issued)
Woo Lee, Jenny Zilberberg, Peter Tolias, Hongjun Wang, Wenting Zhang, “AN EX VIVO HUMAN MULTIPLE MYELOMA CANCER NICHE AND ITS USE AS A MODEL FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA”, U.S. Patent US 9,267,938 (issued).
Woo Lee, Jenny Zilberberg, David Siegel, Peter Tolias, Hongjun Wang, Wenting Zhang, “An ex vivo human multiple myeloma cancer niche and its use as a model for personalized treatment of multiple myeloma”, WO2014159707A1 (issued).
Hongjun WangMeng XuDeep ParikhJin ZouWeiwei Wang, "Tissue-derived scaffolding materials and method for tissue formation", US11612676B2 (issued).
S.B. Mahjour and H. Wang, “CREATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES IN TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN GRAFTS", U.S. Patent 13/455,649 (pending).
P. Tolias, W. Lee, H. Wang, “MICROFLUIDIC-BASED CELL-CULTURING PLATFORM AND METHOD”, U.S. Patent (Pending).
Chao Jia, Hongjun Wang, “Creation of Patterns in Fibrous Matrices Using Localized Dissolution Printing”, U.S. Patent US 9,458,568 (issued)
Woo Lee, Jenny Zilberberg, Peter Tolias, Hongjun Wang, Wenting Zhang, “AN EX VIVO HUMAN MULTIPLE MYELOMA CANCER NICHE AND ITS USE AS A MODEL FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA”, U.S. Patent US 9,267,938 (issued).
Woo Lee, Jenny Zilberberg, David Siegel, Peter Tolias, Hongjun Wang, Wenting Zhang, “An ex vivo human multiple myeloma cancer niche and its use as a model for personalized treatment of multiple myeloma”, WO2014159707A1 (issued).
Hongjun WangMeng XuDeep ParikhJin ZouWeiwei Wang, "Tissue-derived scaffolding materials and method for tissue formation", US11612676B2 (issued).
Selected Publications
Selected Recent Publications:
Microsphere‐Enabled Modular Formation of Miniaturized In Vitro Breast Cancer Models W. Wang, L. Zhang, R. O'Dell, Z. Yin, D. Yu, H. Chen, J.P. Liu, H. Wang*. Small 20 (17), 2307365 (2024)
Fabrication of channeled scaffolds through polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) printed sacrificial templates for tissue formation. H. Wang, X. Zhou, J. Wang, X. Zhang, M. Zhu, H. Wang*. Bioactive Materials 17, 261-275 (2022)
A Porous Bimetallic Au@ Pt Core–Shell Oxygen Generator to Enhance Hypoxia-Dampened Tumor Chemotherapy Synergized with NIR-II Photothermal Therapy. J. Sun, J. Wang, W. Hu, Y. Wang, Q. Zhang, X. Hu, T. Chou, B. Zhang, C. Gallaro, M. Halloran, L. Liang, L. Ren, H. Wang*. ACS nano 16 (7), 10711-10728 (2022)
Reduced Graphene Oxide‐Encapsulated Microfiber Patterns Enable Controllable Formation of Neuronal‐Like Networks. J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Mo, H. Wang*. Advanced Materials 32 (40), 2004555 (2020)
A Porous Au@Rh Bimetallic Core–Shell Nanostructure as an H2O2‐Driven Oxygenerator to Alleviate Tumor Hypoxia for Simultaneous Bimodal Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. J. Wang, J. Sun, W. Hu, Y. Wang, T. Chou, B. Zhang, Q. Zhang, L. Ren, H.Wang. Advanced Materials 32 (22), 2001862 (2020)
In vivo engineered extracellular matrix scaffolds with instructive niches for oriented tissue regeneration. M. Zhu, W. Li, X. Dong, X. Yuan, A.C. Midgley, H. Chang, Y. Wang, H. Wang*, D. Kong. Nature communications 10 (1), 1-14 (2019)
For the full publication list:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UhzPDN8AAAAJ&hl=en
Microsphere‐Enabled Modular Formation of Miniaturized In Vitro Breast Cancer Models W. Wang, L. Zhang, R. O'Dell, Z. Yin, D. Yu, H. Chen, J.P. Liu, H. Wang*. Small 20 (17), 2307365 (2024)
Fabrication of channeled scaffolds through polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) printed sacrificial templates for tissue formation. H. Wang, X. Zhou, J. Wang, X. Zhang, M. Zhu, H. Wang*. Bioactive Materials 17, 261-275 (2022)
A Porous Bimetallic Au@ Pt Core–Shell Oxygen Generator to Enhance Hypoxia-Dampened Tumor Chemotherapy Synergized with NIR-II Photothermal Therapy. J. Sun, J. Wang, W. Hu, Y. Wang, Q. Zhang, X. Hu, T. Chou, B. Zhang, C. Gallaro, M. Halloran, L. Liang, L. Ren, H. Wang*. ACS nano 16 (7), 10711-10728 (2022)
Reduced Graphene Oxide‐Encapsulated Microfiber Patterns Enable Controllable Formation of Neuronal‐Like Networks. J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Mo, H. Wang*. Advanced Materials 32 (40), 2004555 (2020)
A Porous Au@Rh Bimetallic Core–Shell Nanostructure as an H2O2‐Driven Oxygenerator to Alleviate Tumor Hypoxia for Simultaneous Bimodal Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. J. Wang, J. Sun, W. Hu, Y. Wang, T. Chou, B. Zhang, Q. Zhang, L. Ren, H.Wang. Advanced Materials 32 (22), 2001862 (2020)
In vivo engineered extracellular matrix scaffolds with instructive niches for oriented tissue regeneration. M. Zhu, W. Li, X. Dong, X. Yuan, A.C. Midgley, H. Chang, Y. Wang, H. Wang*, D. Kong. Nature communications 10 (1), 1-14 (2019)
For the full publication list:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UhzPDN8AAAAJ&hl=en
Courses
BME 306 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
BME 505 Biomaterials
BME 650 Advanced Biomaterials
BME 675 Nanomedicine
BME 575 Cell-materials introduction
BME 505 Biomaterials
BME 650 Advanced Biomaterials
BME 675 Nanomedicine
BME 575 Cell-materials introduction