Yun Wu PhD

Yun Wu

Yun Wu
PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Biomedical Engineering; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology

Contact Information
215D Bonner Hall
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260
Phone: (716) 645-8498
Fax: (716) 645-2207
ywu32@buffalo.edu



Professional Summary:

My research applies engineering pricinples and design concepts to develop novel therapeutics and diagnostics (theranostics) for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other deadly diseases.

Education and Training:

  • PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University (2009)

Employment:

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (2023-present)
  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2019–2023)
  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2013–2019)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, The Ohio State University (2009–2013)

Research Expertise:

  • Research Expertise: cancer nanotherapeutics, extracellular vesicles, biosensors, cancer liquid biopsy

UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:

  • Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • September 2022–August 2027
    Lung cancer early detection and immunotherapy response prediction and monitoring with an Exo-PROS liquid biopsy assay
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $3,120,685
  • April 2023–March 2027
    Multifunctional Biodegradable Zwitterionic Polymer-Drug Conjugates for Multidrug
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $2,388,081
  • July 2022–June 2024
    Exosomal Thomsen-Friedenreich glycoantigen as a new biomarker for lung cancer screening and early detection
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $431,992
  • August 2020–July 2023
    An inflammation-induced fibrosis-on-chip system for the testing of anti-fibrosis drugs
    NHLBI
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $920,000
  • September 2021–June 2023
    Zwitterionic dendrimer-modified PEG for protein conjugation
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $433,902
  • March 2019–February 2023
    Exosome-Protein-microRNA-OneStop (Exo-PROS) biosensor: a new liquid biopsy for cancer screening and early detection
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $565,427
  • September 2019–August 2022
    Exosome Protein microRNA One Stop (Exo-PROS) biosensor: a new liquid biopsy for precision cancer immunotherpay
    Cancer Research Institute
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • September 2017–February 2022
    PFI: BIC: WearNet: Smart Health Monitoring & Diagnosis System Based on Wearable Nano-biosensing Networks
    NSF
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $1,047,141
  • October 2019–December 2021
    Development of Tumor Targeted Nanoparticles to Combat EGFR TKI Resistance
    American Lung Association
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $200,000
  • September 2015–August 2021
    Noninvasive Detection of Circulating RNAs for Lung Cancer Early Detection and Prognosis
    NCI
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $1,279,946
  • September 2015–May 2021
    Fibrotic Microtissue Chips for Screening of Anti-fibrotic Therapies
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $1,407,173
  • September 2016–August 2020
    Cationic Diblock Polymer-Drug Conjugate-Based Nanoparticles for Drug-Gene Co-Delivery
    NSF
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $420,000
  • June 2017–May 2020
    Synthetic Biodegradable Zwitterionic Polymers
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • July 2016–October 2019
    Targeting the BRK-P27-CDK4 Axis in Cancer
    NCI
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $1,147,641
  • September 2014–August 2017
    Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Drugs Encapsulated into Liposomes
    FDA
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $592,071
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Contact Information

215D Bonner Hall
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260
Phone: (716) 645-8498
Fax: (716) 645-2207
ywu32@buffalo.edu