Yongho Bae PhD
Yongho Bae
PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Cell Cycle; Cell growth, differentiation and development; Computational Biology; Cytoskeleton and cell motility; Drug Discovery; Gene Expression; Genomics and proteomics; Models - cell and animal; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Molecular Basis of Disease; Signal Transduction; Transcriptomics
Professional Summary:
I am a cell biologist and bioengineer studying cell mechanics and mechanotransduction—how mechanical forces regulate cellular function in health and disease.
(1) Cardiovascular Biology, Mechanics and Disease:
Funding source: NIH/National Heart Lung Blood Institute (9/1/2022-6/30/2027; PI),
Empire Discovery Institute (11/4/2022-5/31/2025; PI), UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (12/1/2023–12/31/2025; PI)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, with arterial stiffness linked to its progression. This stiffening drives aberrant vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) migration and proliferation, yet its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. While antihypertensive drugs exist, none specifically target arterial stiffness pathways. My lab aims to clarify how arterial stiffness influences VSMC function and drives CVD progression, focusing on extracellular matrix stiffness and VSMC behavior in vascular remodeling. We use a novel approach combining atomic force microscopy and traction force microscopy to manipulate and measure stiffness, culturing cells on compliant substrates that mimic in vivo mechanics.
(2) Optogenetics and Biophotonics in Stem Cell Biology:
Funding source: National Science Foundation (2/1/2021–1/31/2026; co-PI)
National Science Foundation (8/1/2017–7/31/2022; co-PI)
Recent advances in genomics, stem cell biology, optogenetics, and biophotonics have enabled precise control of biological processes using light. My lab focuses on developing a nanophotonic platform to regulate gene expression and direct stem cell differentiation in neuronal cells through light-controlled protein-protein interactions. Specifically, we utilize a molecular toggle switch based on Plant Phytochrome B and transcription factor Pif6 to modulate nuclear fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, a master regulator of stem cell differentiation. This approach offers a precise, non-invasive method to manipulate cellular function with high spatial and temporal resolution.
Education and Training:
- PhD, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (2010)
- MS, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey (2005)
- BS, Biotechnology, AJou University (1998)
Employment:
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo (2024-present)
- Associate Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University at Buffalo (2024-present)
- Affiliate Faculty Member, The National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (2023-present)
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo (2021-present)
- Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo (2017–2024)
- Research Associate, Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (2015–2016)
- Post Doctoral Fellow, Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (2010–2015)
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow, Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (2013–2014)
Awards and Honors:
- Louis Sklarow Award (2025)
- Professional Development Award (2023)
- LeapRx Drug Discovery Incubator Program Award (2022)
- Buffalo Blue Sky Silver Coin (2019)
- American Heart Association Career Development Award (2018)
- Eugene Mindell & Harold Brody Clinical Translational Research Award (2017)
- Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Meeting: Fellow Travel Award (2015)
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2013)
Research Expertise:
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology
- Cell, Vascular and Cancer Biology
- Optogenetics and Optogenomics
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
- Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- April 2024–April 2029
Corneal Endothelium – Extracellular Matrix Interactions
NIH/NEI
Role: Co-Investigator
$1,792,987 - September 2023–June 2027
Biomimetic Vascular Matrix for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Mechanobiology and Pathology
NIH/NHLBI
Role: Principal Investigator
$2,266,072 - December 2023–November 2025
Discovery and Development of novel inhibitors and other potential targets to reduce or prevent arterial stiffening
Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, University at Buffalo
Role: Principal Investigator
$80,000 - June 2024–May 2025
Drug Discovery Incubator Program Award (Hit to lead phase)
Empire Discovery Institute
Role: Principal Investigator
$750,000 - February 2021–January 2025
Collaborative Research: Control of Information Processing and Learning in Neuronal Networks through Light-mediated Programming of Genomic Networks
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$366,284 - November 2022–May 2024
Drug Discovery Incubator Program Award (Target to hit phase)
Empire Discovery Institute
Role: Principal Investigator
$250,000 - September 2022–August 2023
Biomimetic Vascular Matrix for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Mechanobiology and Pathology
NIH/NHLBI
Role: Principal Investigator
$639,543 - August 2017–July 2022
Networked Nanophotonic Devices for Stem Cell Regulation: From Optogenetics to Optogenomics
National Science Foundation
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$599,067 - July 2018–June 2022
Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle: Survivin as a Mediator of Stiffness-Induced Responses
American Heart Association
Role: Principal Investigator
$266,000 - January 2019–June 2020
Non-invasive neuronal-vascular stimulation
Buffalo Blue Sky Project, University at Buffalo
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$30,000 - January 2013–December 2014
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
American Heart Association
Role: Principal Investigator
$93,000
Patents:
- Mechanosensitive lamellipodin pathway as a target to reduce the vascular stiffening process A new technology disclosure was submitted to the Technology Transfer office at the University at Buffalo (2021)
Journal Articles:
- Mousso T, Pham K, Drewes R, Babatunde S, Jong J, Krug A, Inserra G, Biber J, Brazzo JA, Gupte S, Bae Y. (2025) Survivin in cardiovascular diseases and its therapeutic potential. Vascular pharmacology (Feb), 159: 107475.
- Tumenbayar BI*, Pham K*, Biber JC, Tutino VM, Brazzo JA, Yao P, Bae Y. (2024) FAK and p130Cas Modulate Stiffness-Mediated Early Transcription and Cellular Metabolism. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) (Dec)
- Tumenbayar B*, Pham K*, Biber JC, Drewes R, Bae Y. (2024) Transcriptomic and Multi-scale Network Analyses Reveal Key Drivers of Cardiovascular Disease. IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications (Nov) doi:10.1109/TMBMC.2024.3501576
- Matsumura S, Signoretti C, Fatehi S, Tumenbayar B, D’Addario C, Nimmer E, Thomas C, Vishwanathan T, Rocic P, Bae Y, Gupte SA. (2024) Loss-of-function Mediterranean G6PD variant reduced aging-associated aortic stiffening and moderated high fat diet-induced obesity, adipocyte growth, and fatty liver in rats. Journal of Biological Chemistry (May) doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107460
- Szigeti K, Ihnatovych I, Notari E, Dorn RP, Maly I, He M, Birkaya B, Prasad S, Byrne RS, Indurthi DC, Nimmer E, Heo Y, Retfalvi K, Chaves L, Sule N, Hofmann WA, Auerbach A, Wilding G, Bae Y, Reynolds J. (2024) CHRFAM7A diversifies human immune adaption through Ca2+ signalling and actin cytoskeleton reorganization. EBioMedicine (Apr), 103: 105093. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105093
- Krajnik A, Nimmer E, Brazzo JA, Biber JC, Drewes R, Tumenbayar BI, Sullivan A, Pham K, Krug A, Heo Y, Kolega J, Heo SJ, Lee K, Weil BR, Kim DH, Gupte SA, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin regulates intracellular stiffness and extracellular matrix production in vascular smooth muscle cells. APL bioengineering (Dec), 7(4): 046104. doi:10.1063/5.0157549
- Biber JC*, Sullivan A*, Brazzo III J*, Heo Y, Tumenbayar B, Krajnik A, Poppenberg K, Tutino VM, Heo S, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin as a mediator of stiffness-induced cell cycle progression and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. APL Bioengineering (Dec), 7(4) doi:10.1063/5.0150532
- Dang I, Brazzo JA, Bae Y, Assoian RK. (2023) Key role for Rac in the early transcriptional response to extracellular matrix stiffness and stiffness-dependent repression of ATF3. Journal of cell science (Oct), 136(19)
- Szigeti K, Ihnatovych I, Rosas N, Dorn RP, Notari E, Cortes Gomez E, He M, Maly I, Prasad S, Nimmer E, Heo Y, Fuchsova B, Bennett DA, Hofmann WA, Pralle A, Bae Y, Wang J. (2023) Neuronal actin cytoskeleton gain of function in the human brain. EBioMedicine (Sep), 95: 104725. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104725
- Vaidyanathan K, Wang C, Krajnik A, Yu Y, Choi M, Lin B, Jang J, Heo SJ, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2021) A machine learning pipeline revealing heterogeneous responses to drug perturbations on vascular smooth muscle cell spheroid morphology and formation. Scientific reports (Dec), 11(1): 23285. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02683-4
- Brazzo JA, Biber JC, Nimmer E, Heo Y, Ying L, Zhao R, Lee K, Krause M, Bae Y. (2021) Mechanosensitive expression of lamellipodin promotes intracellular stiffness, cyclin expression and cell proliferation. Journal of cell science (Jun), 134(12)
- Xia B, Kim DH, Bansal S, Bae Y, Mauck RL, Heo SJ. (2021) Development of a decellularized meniscus matrix-based nanofibrous scaffold for meniscus tissue engineering. Acta biomaterialia (Apr)
- Jornet JM*, Bae Y*, Handelmann CR, Decker B, Balcerak A, Sangwan A, Miao P, Desai A, Feng L*, Stachowiak EK, Stachowiak MK*. (2019) Optogenomic Interfaces: Bridging Biological Networks With the Electronic Digital World. Proceedings of the IEEE (Jul), 107(7): 1387-1401.
- Wirdatmadja S, Johari P, Desai A, Bae Y, Stachowiak E, Stachowiak M, Jornet JM, Balasubramaniam S. (2019) Analysis of Light Propagation on Physiological Properties of Neurons for Nanoscale Optogenetics. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering (Feb), 27(2): 108-117.
- Liu SL, Bajpai A, Hawthorne EA, Bae Y, Castagnino P, Monslow J, Puré E, Spiller KL, Assoian RK. (2019) Cardiovascular protection in females linked to estrogen-dependent inhibition of arterial stiffening and macrophage MMP12. JCI Insight (Jan), 4(1).
- Wang C, Choi HJ, Kim SJ, Desai A, Lee N, Kim D, Bae Y, Lee K. (2018) Deconvolution of subcellular protrusion heterogeneity and the underlying actin regulator dynamics from live cell imaging. Nature communications (Apr), 9(1): 1688. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04030-0
- Courtenay JC, Deneke C, Lanzoni EM, Costa CA, Bae Y, Scott JL, Sharma RI. (2018) Modulating cell response on cellulose surfaces; tunable attachment and scaffold mechanics. Cellulose (London, England) (Jan), 25(2): 925-940. doi:10.1007/s10570-017-1612-3
- Mui KM, Bae YH, Gao L, Liu S, Xu T, Radice GL, Chen CS, and Assoian RK. (2015) N-Cadherin Induction by ECM Stiffness and FAK Overrides the Spreading Requirement for Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell Reports (Mar), 10(9).
- Bae YH¶, Mui KL, Hsu BY, Liu SL, Cretu A, Razinia Z, Xu T, Puré E, Assoian RK¶. Featured cover article; ¶corresponding author). (2014) A FAK-Cas-Rac-Lamellipodin Signaling Module Transduces Extracellular Matrix Stiffness into Mechanosensitive Cell Cycling. Science Signaling (Jun), 7(330).
- Kothapalli D, Liu SL, Bae YH, Monslow J, Xu T, Hawthorne EA, Byfield FJ, Castagnino P, Rao S, Rader DJ, Puré E, Phillips MC, Lund-Katz S, Janmey PA, Assoian RK. (2012) Cardiovascular protection by ApoE and ApoE-HDL linked to suppression of ECM gene expression and arterial stiffening. Cell Reports (Nov), 2(5).
- Mousso T, Rice K, Tumenbayar BI, Pham K, Heo Y, Heo SC, Lee K, Lombardo AT, Bae Y. (2024) Survivin modulates stiffness-induced vascular smooth muscle cell motility. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (Dec). doi:10.1101/2024.12.11.628062
- Matsumura S, Signoretti C, Fatehi S, Tumenbayar BI, D'Addario C, Nimmer E, Thomas C, Viswanathan T, Wolf A, Garcia V, Rocic P, Bae Y, Alam SS, Gupte SA. (2024) Loss-of-function G6PD variant moderated high-fat diet-induced obesity, adipocyte hypertrophy, and fatty liver in male rats. The Journal of biological chemistry (Jul), 300(7): 107460. doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107460
- Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Wang C, Heo Y, Tumenbayar BI, Lee SH, Bae Y, Chin Heo S. (2024) Epigenetic Dynamics in Meniscus Cell Migration and its Zonal Dependency in Response to Inflammatory Conditions: Implications for Regeneration Strategies. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (Jul). doi:10.1101/2024.07.22.604178
- Dhiman S, Liput M, Manoj NT, Sangwan A, Diehl J, Balcerak A, Sudhakar S, Augustyniak J, Jornet JM, Bae Y, Stachowiak EK, Dutta A, Stachowiak MK. (2024) Systems genome: coordinated gene activity networks, recurring coordination modules, and genome homeostasis in developing neurons. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (May), 11(25): 5647. doi:10.3390/ijms25115647
- Li H, Shyam Sunder S, Jatwani K, Bae Y, Deng L, Liu Q, Dy GK, Pokharel S. (2024) Tumor Characteristics and Treatment Responsiveness in Pembrolizumab-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma. Cancers (Feb), 16(4) doi:10.3390/cancers16040744
- Ricci MMC, Orenberg A, Ohayon L, Gau D, Wills RC, Bae Y, Das T, Koes D, Hammond GRV, Roy P. (2024) Actin-binding protein profilin1 is an important determinant of cellular phosphoinositide control. The Journal of biological chemistry (Jan), 300(1): 105583. doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105583
- Choi HJ, Wang C, Pan X, Jang J, Cao M, Brazzo J, Bae Y, Lee K. (2021) Emerging machine learning approaches to phenotyping cellular motility and morphodynamics. Physical biology (May)
- Decker B, Liput M, Abdellatif H, Yergeau D, Bae Y, Jornet JM, Stachowiak EK, Stachowiak MK. (2020) Global Genome Conformational Programming during Neuronal Development Is Associated with CTCF and Nuclear FGFR1-The Genome Archipelago Model. International journal of molecular sciences (Dec), 22(1) doi:10.3390/ijms22010347
- Krajnik A, Brazzo JA, Vaidyanathan K, Das T, Redondo-Muñoz J, Bae Y. (2020) Phosphoinositide Signaling and Mechanotransduction in Cardiovascular Biology and Disease. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (Jan), 8: 595849. doi:10.3389/fcell.2020.595849
- Johns MA, Bae Y, Guimarães FEG, Lanzoni EM, Costa CAR, Murray PM, Deneke C, Galembeck F, Scott JL, Sharma RI. (2018) Predicting Ligand-Free Cell Attachment on Next-Generation Cellulose-Chitosan Hydrogels. ACS omega (Jan), 3(1): 937-945. doi:10.1021/acsomega.7b01583
- Bae YH¶, Liu SL, Byfield FJ, Janmey PA, Assoian RK. (¶ corresponding author). (2016) Measuring the Stiffness of Ex Vivo Mouse Aortas Using Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of Visualized Experiments (Oct), 116.
- Liu SL, Bae YH, Yu C, Monslow J, Hawthorne E, Castagnino P, Branchetti E, Ferrari G, Damrauer SM, Puré E, Assoian RK. (2015) Matrix metalloproteinase-12 is an essential mediator of acute and chronic arterial stiffening. Scientific Reports (Nov), 5(17189).
- Hsu B*, Bae YH*¶, Mui KL, Liu SL, and Assoian RK (*co-first & ¶ corresponding author). (2015) Apolipoprotein E3 inhibits Rho to regulate the mechanosensitive expression of Cox2. PLoS ONE (Jun), 10(6).
- Ding Z, Bae YH, Roy P. (2012) Molecular insights on context-specific role of profilin-1 in cell migration. Cell Adhesion & Migration (Sep), 6(5).
- Bae YH, Ding Z, Das T, Wells A, Gertler F, Roy P. (2010) Profilin1 regulates PI(3,4)P2 and lamellipodin accumulation at the leading edge thus influencing motility of MDA-MB-231 cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Dec), 107(50).
- Leloup L, Shao H, Bae YH, Deasy B, Stolz D, Roy P, Wells A. (2010) m-Calpain activation is regulated by its membrane localization and by its binding to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry (Oct), 285(43).
- Bae YH, Ding Z, Zou L, Wells A, Gertler F, Roy P. (2009) Loss of profilin-1 expression enhances breast cancer cell motility by Ena/VASP proteins. Journal of Cellular Physiology (May), 219(2).
- Das T, Bae YH, Wells A, Roy P. (2009) Profilin-1 overexpression upregulates PTEN and suppresses AKT activation in breast cancer cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology (Feb), 218(2).
- Bae YH, Johnson PA, Florek CA, Kohn J, Moghe PV. (2006) Minute changes in composition of polymer substrates produce amplified differences in cell adhesion and motility via optimal ligand conditioning. Acta Biomaterialia (Sep), 2(5).
Books and Book Chapters:
- Chuye LB, Dimitri A, Desai A, Handelmann C, Bae Y, Johari P, Jornet JM, Stachowiak MK, Stachowiak EK. (2018) Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation. In: Brain Organoids – expanding our understanding of human development and disease. In "Human Neural Stem Cells: From Generation to Differentiation and Application” L. Buzanska (Ed).
- Roy P, Jaramillo M, Bae YH, Das T. (2008) In: Actin cytoskeleton and cancer. In The motile actin system in health and disease. (C. Ampe and A. Lambrechts, eds.).
Abstracts:
- Pham K, Krug A, Brazzo III JA Bae Y. (2025) Novel roles for lamellipodin in ECM stiffness-mediated mechanotransduction using RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Chicago, IllinoisUnited States (Apr) Poster; Oral
- Balghonaim S, Jong J, Inserra G, Tumenbayar B, Lim J, Siddiqui A, Bae Y, Tutino V. (2025) Survivin (BIRC5) is Highly expressed in Glioblastoma Tissue and Modulates Stiffness-Mediated Proliferation of Glioblastoma Cells. 2025 United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Mar) Poster
- Brazzo III JA, Pham K, Heo Y, Bae Y. (2025) Lamellipodin drives mechanosensitive cell cycling through YAP nuclear translocation and survivin induction. Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States (Feb) Poster
- Jong J, Inserra G, Tumenbayar B, Bae Y. (2024) Survivin Modulates Stiffness-Mediated Proliferation of Glioblastoma Cells. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. San Diego, CaliforniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Inserra G, Biber J, Bae Y. (2024) Survivin Mediates Stiffness-Dependent Cell Cycling and ECM Synthesis of Human Cardiac Fibroblasts. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. San Diego, CaliforniaUnited States (Dec) Poster; Oral
- Heo Y, Lee SH, Drewes R, Thomas C, Pham K, Bae Y, Heo S. (2024) Dynamic Tensile Loading Modulates Gene Expression Through Epigenetic Regulation in Tenocytes. BMES Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MarylandUnited States (Oct) Oral
- Heo Y, Lee SH, Drewes R, Thomas C, Pham K, Bae Y, Heo S. (2024) A Stiffness-Tunable ECM-Based Vascular Model Reveals Survivin/YAP-Mediated Mechanotransduction in Human VSMCs. BMES Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MarylandUnited States (Oct) Poster
- Drewes R, Pham K, Tumenbayar B, Bae Y. (2024) RNA sequencing analysis identifies stiffness and survivin-associates genes regulating cellular functions. BMES Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MarylandUnited States (Oct) Oral
- Mousso T, Santo B, Bae Y. (2024) Elucidating the role of survivin on stiffness-dependent VSMC migration using a novel computational pipeline. BMES Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MarylandUnited States (Oct) Oral
- Joshi V, Niloy SI, Thomas C, Knutson K, Laible E, Cipriani G, Linden DR, Bae Y, Farrugia G, Beyder A. (2024) Increased tissue stiffness with age alters distal colon smooth muscle contractility. Digestive Disease Week 2024. Washington, (May) Oral
- Heo Y, Zhang Y, Bae Y, Heo S. (2024) Deciphering Epigenetic Responses In Tenocytes To Long-term Dynamic Tensile Loading: Implications For Tendon Degeneration Mechanisms. ORS 2024 Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CaliforniaUnited States (Feb) Poster
- Tumenbayar B, Brazzo III JA, Tutino V, Yao P, Bae Y. (2024) Unveiling the Impact of FAK and p130Cas on Early Transcriptional Regulation of Cellular Metabolism in Response to ECM Stiffness. Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Feb) Poster
- Orenberg A, Ricci M, Gau D, Ohayon L, Bae Y, Hammond G, Roy P. (2023) A New Mechanistic Model of Profilin-Dependent Membrane Phosphoinositide Control. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Biber JC, Sullivan A, Brazzo III JA, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin modulates stiffness-induced cell cycle progression and proliferation. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Thomas C, Nimmer E, Krug A, Kim D, Lee K, Bae Y. (2023) The impact of methylcellulose treatment on 3D cell spheroids formation and stiffness. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Rice K, Mousso T, Tumenbayar B, Heo Y, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin Orchestrates Stiffness-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Bard JE, Tumenbayar B, Motta V, Perry Y, Bae Y, Blumental-Perry A. (2023) Chronic activation of ATF6 contributes to adaptation of local lung progenitor cells but leads to small airway fibrosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Proteostasis: From translation to degradation, EMBO Workshop. Ericeira, Portugal (Nov)
- Krajnik A, Nimmer E, Sullivan A, Brazzo III JA, Heo Y, Krug A, Kolega J, Heo S, Lee K, Weil BR, Kim D, Bae Y. (2023) Survivin regulates intracellular stiffness and extracellular matrix production in vascular smooth muscle cells. Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. San Diego, CaliforniaUnited States (Feb) Poster
- Orenberg A, Gau D, Ohayon L, Ricci M, Bae Y, Hammond G, Roy P. (2022) Phosphoinositide metabolism by actin-regulatory protein in cancer. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Washington, Delaware (Dec)
- Brazzo III JA, Heo Y, Bae Y. (2022) Lamellipodin drives stiffness-dependent cell cycling through YAP. American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Washington, United States (Dec) Poster
- Dutta A, Biber J, Bae Y, Augustyniak J, Linput M, Stachowiak E, Stachowiak M. (2022) Model-based investigation of elasticity and spectral exponent from atomic force microscopy and electrophysiology in normal versus Schizophrenia human cerebral organoids. 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society,. Glasgow, United Kingdom (Jul)
- Krajnik A, Nimmer E, Bae Y. (2022) A novel role of survivin modulation on extracellular matrix production and intracellular stiffness of vascular smooth muscle cells. Biophysical Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States (Feb)
- Sullivan A, Biber J, Brazzo III JA, Krajnik A, Heo SJ, Bae Y. (2021) Uncovering the Role of Survivin as a Stiffness-Sensitive Mediator of Cell Cycling and Proliferation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell Bio Virtual 2021, American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Virtual Conference, (Dec) Poster
- Brazzo III JA, Biber JC, Nimmer E, Heo Y, Lee K, Krause M, Bae Y. (2021) Role of Lamellipodin in Cellular Mechanotransduction. American Society for Matrix Biology. St. Louis, MissouriUnited States (Sep) Oral
- Brazzo J, Bae Y. (2020) Lamellipodin links Rac to intracellular stiffening and mechanosensitive cell cycling. Cell Bio Virtual 2020, American Society of Cell Biology and European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Virtual Conference, (Dec) Poster
- Vaidyanathan K, Wang C, Krajnik A, Yu Y, Choi M, Lin B, Heo S, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2020) Machine learning reveals heterogeneous responses to FAK, Rac, Rho, and Cdc42 inhibition on vascular smooth muscle cell spheroid formation and morphology. Vascular Biology 2020 Annual Meeting, North American Vascular Biology Organization. Virtual Conference, (Oct) Poster
- Nimmer E, Biber J, Vaidyanathan K, Krajnik A, Bae Y. (2020) The effect of methylcellulose treatment on vascular smooth muscle cell spheroid formation, stiffness, and extracellular matrix production. Biomedical Engineering Society. Virtual Conference, (Oct) Poster
- Biber J, Badalamenti B, Kolega J, Bae Y. (2020) Survivin is a mechanosensitive regulator of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. SAN DIEGO, CaliforniaUnited States (Feb) Poster
- Sangwan A, Jornet JM, Bae Y, Handelmann C, Decker B, Balcerak A, Miao P, Desai A, Feng L, Stachowiak EK, Stachowiak MK. (2019) Optogenomic Interfaces: Applications, Proof of Concept and Enabling Technologies. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Boston, MassachusettsUnited States (Nov) Poster
- Vaidyanathan K, Yu Y, Desai A, Kolega J, Lee K, Bae Y. (2019) Machine learning analysis of vascular spheroid formation: Heterogeneous effect of FAK inhibition. Biomedical Engineering Society. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Oct) Oral
- Gau D, Bae Y, Roy P. (2019) Breast cancer cell invasiveness is stimulated by loss of membrane interaction of actin-binding protein profilin1 via altered phosphoinositide metabolism. Experimental Biology. Orlando, FloridaUnited States (Apr) Poster
- Wang C, Choi HJ, Kim S, Desai A, Bae Y, Lee K. (2018) Deconvolution of Subcellular Protrusion Heterogeneity by Machine Learning-Based Live Cell Analysis. Quantitative Biology Meeting. Wailea, Hawaii (Nov) Oral
- Wang C, Choi HJ, Kim S, Bae Y, Lee K. (2017) Deconvolution of subcellular protrusion heterogeneity reveals the role of VASP in accelerating cell protrusion. American Society of Cell Biology-European Molecular Biology Organization. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Desai A, Handelmann C, Harikrishnan K, Decker B, Miao P, Sangwan A, Stachowiak MK, Jornet JM, Feng L, Bae Y. (2017) Nanophotonics and Optogenetics - A Novel Combination towards Precise Stem Cell Regulation. American Society of Cell Biology-European Molecular Biology Organization Meeting. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Johns MA, Bae Y, Guimarães F, Lanzoni EM, Costa CA, Deneke C, Galembeck F, Scott JL, Sharma RI. (2017) Predicting ligand-free cell attachment on next generation cellulose-chitosan hydrogels. The Engineering and Science for a Sustainable Future Conference 2017. Poster Presentation (Nottingham, England). Nottingham, United Kingdom (Jun) Poster
- Bae Y, Hsu BY, Mui KL, Liu SL, Assoian RK. (2015) Apolipoprotein E interrupts a positive feedback loop that links collagen-I synthesis to intracellular stiffness. Biomedical Engineering Society- Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. St. Thomas, (Jan) Oral
- Bae Y, Mui KL, Hsu BY, Liu SL, Cretu A, Razinia Z, Xu T, Puré E, Assoian RK. (2014) A FAK-Cas-Rac-Lamellipodin Signaling Module Transduces Extracellular Matrix Stiffness into Mechanosensitive Cell Cycling. Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices 2014, Gordon Research Conference. Waltham, MassachusettsUnited States (Jul) Poster
- Liu SL, Bae Y, Xu T, Hawthorne E, Assoian RK. (2013) Matrix metalloproteinase-12 controls arterial stiffness in vascular remodeling. Translating the Biology of Atherosclerosis, Gordon Research Conference. Stowe, VermontUnited States (Jun) Poster
- Liu SL, Bae Y, Klein E, Hawthorne E, Xu T, Assoian RK. (2012) Matrix metalloproteinase-12 controls arterial stiffness in vascular remodeling. American Heart Association Scientific Session. Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States (Nov) Poster
- Mui KM, Gao L, Bae Y, Xu T, Chen CS, Assoian RK. (2012) Stiffness-induced expression of N-cadherin is essential for FAK-mediated cell cycling. Signaling by Adhesion Receptors 2012, Gordon Research Conference. Waterville, MaineUnited States (Jun) Poster
- Bae Y, Assoian RK. (2012) The FAK/Src/p130Cas pathway controls stiffness-dependent Rac activation and cell cycling. Signaling by Adhesion Receptors 2012, Gordon Research Conference. Waterville, MaineUnited States (Jun) Poster
- Ding Z*, Bae Y*, Das T, Wells A, Gertler F, Roy P. (2010) A Novel Actin-independent Anti-migratory Function of Profilin1 in Breast Cancer Cells. American Society of Cell Biology. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Bae Y, Das T, Ding Z, Wells A, Gertler F, Roy P. (2009) Membrane phosphoinositide availability, regulated by profilin-1, determines breast cancer cell motility secondary to binding of lamellipodin. American Society of Cell Biology. SAN DIEGO, CaliforniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Bae Y, Ding Z, Das T, and Roy P. (2009) Turning Profilin-1 to an anti-migratory molecule in breast cancer cells - molecular dissection. Biomedical Engineering Society. Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States (Oct) Oral
- Krishna P, Lu X, Bae Y, Wells A. (2009) The effects of decorin and biglycan on the human vocal fold fibroblast. Wound Healing Society. Dallas, TexasUnited States (Apr) Poster
- Bae Y, Zou L, Wells A, Gertler F, Roy P. (2008) Loss of Profilin-1 expression leads to hypermotile phenotype of breast cancer cell via lamellipodial targeting of Ena/VASP. American Society of Cell Biology. San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States (Dec) Poster
- Roy P, Bae Y, Das T, Jaramillo M, Zou L. (2008) Profilin-1 as a suppressor of breast cancer cell motility: Molecular insights. Biomedical Engineering Society. St. Louis, MissouriUnited States (Oct) Poster
- Leloup L, Hanshuang S, Bae Y, Stolz D, Roy P, Wells A. (2008) The signal transduction-related intracellular protease calpain2 (m-calpain) is differentially localized and activated in response to growth factors and CXCR3 chemokines CXCL10 and CXCL11 in human fibroblasts and endothelial cells. 17th Annual Growth Factor and Signal Transduction Symposium. Ames, IndianaUnited States (Sep) Poster
- Zou L, Das T, Bae Y, Wells A, Roy P. (2008) Profilin-1 modulates proliferation and survival of breast cancer cells. American Association for Cancer Research. SAN DIEGO, CaliforniaUnited States (Apr) Poster
- Bae Y, Wells A, Roy P. (2007) Profilin is a negative regulator of mammary carcinoma aggressiveness. American Association for Cancer Research. Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States (Apr) Poster
- Johnson PA, Bae Y, Dubin R, Kohn J, Moghe PV. (2005) Evaluation of the effect of the chemistry of biodegradable polycarbonate polymers containing iodine and PEG on cellular response of vascular cell lines. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Cincinnati, OhioUnited States (Oct) Poster
Professional Memberships:
- Affiliate Faculty Member; The National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (2023–present)
- North American Vascular Biology Organization (2020–present)
- Biophysical Society (2019–present)
- American Heart Association (2010–present)
- Biomedical Engineering Society (2009–present)
- American Society for Cell Biology (2008–present)
Presentations:
- "Survivin as a potential molecular target in vascular mechanobiology and mechanomedicine" Annual US-Korea Conference (2024)
- "Stiffness-Induced Phenotypic Switch in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Implications in Vascular Diseases" Special Seminar Series, Jeju National University College of Medicine (2024)
- "Survivin as a potential molecular target in vascular mechanobiology and mechanomedicine" Special Seminar Series, Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University (2024)
- "Overview of Bae Mechanobiology and Mechanomedicine Laboratory" Council Meeting, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University at Buffalo (2024)
- "Elucidating the mechanism of mechanotransduction through Survivin in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells" Seminar Series, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester (2023)
- "Survivin and Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells" Seminar Series, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago (2023)
- "Role of Survivin in Cellular Mechanotransduction" Seminar Series, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institue of Technology (2023)
- "Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle: Survivin as a Mediator of Stiffness-Induced Responses" Seminar Series, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago (2022)
- "Lamellipodin as a novel target for the prevention of arterial stiffening process." LeapRx Program. Empire Discovery Institute and Novo Nordisk (via Zoom) (2022)
- "Develop novel mechano-medicine candidates to prevent and reduce the vascular stiffening process using the CANDO platform." Medicines Discovery Award Program. Empire Discovery Institute (via Zoom) (2021)
- "Sensing and transducing ECM stiffness into vascular smooth muscle cell function" Grand Round, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences (2021)
- "Mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle: FAK-Rac-ATF3 as mediators of stiffness-induced responses" Special Seminar Series, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (2018)
- "Mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle: FAK-Rac-ATF3 as mediators of stiffness-induced responses" Special Seminar Series, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University College of Medicine (2018)
- "Vascular cell mechanotransduction: the role that mechanical forces play in regulating vascular cell function from healthy to diseased phenotypes" Special Seminar Series, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University (2018)
- "Mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle: FAK-Rac-ATF3 as mediators of stiffness-induced responses" Special Seminar Series, Department of Dental Medicine and Life Sciences, Seoul National University (2018)
- "Mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle" Mechanisms and new Theory of Ontogeny Lecture Series, Stem Cell Bioengineering Unit, Polish Academy of Sciences (via Skype) (2018)
- "Mechanotransduction in vascular smooth muscle: FAK-Rac as mediators of stiffness-induced responses" Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (2018)
- "Effect of extracellular matrix stiffness on cellular mechanotransduction" Department Seminar, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of at Buffalo (2016)
- "Effect of extracellular matrix stiffness on cellular mechanotransduction" Department Seminar, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago (2016)
- "Cell signaling by extracellular matrix stiffness" BME Seminar Series, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015)
- "Cell signaling by extracellular matrix stiffness" Seminar, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester (2015)
- "Cell signaling by extracellular matrix stiffness" Seminar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (2014)
- "A FAK-Cas-Rac signaling module transduces ECM stiffness into cell stiffness and mechanosensitive cell proliferation" Department Seminar, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2013)
- "A FAK-Cas-Rac signaling module transduces ECM stiffness into cell stiffness and mechanosensitive cell proliferation" Department Seminar, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Center, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine (2013)
- "Profilin-1 regulation of breast cancer cell aggressiveness" Seminar, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania (2009)
- "Profilin-1 regulation of breast cancer cell aggressiveness" Seminar, Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University (2009)
Service Activities:
- SUNY Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Funding Award (mentored 2 undergraduate students); Faculty Mentor (2025)
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences- Appointments and Promotions Committee; PAS Appointments and Promotions Committee (2024–present)
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science Admissions Committee, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Primary Committee Member (PPBS program) (2024–2025)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo; Affiliated Associate Professor (2024–present)
- SUNY Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Funding Award (mentored 2 undergraduate students); Faculty Mentor (2024–2025)
- IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-scale Communications; Editorial Board Member (2023–present)
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences/ Department of Biomedical Engineering joint hire- Empire Innovation Professor; Faculty Search Committee Member (2023–present)
- JSMBS Faculty Council Committee; PAS Faculty Representative (2023–present)
- MD-PhD Program Admissions Committee; Committee Member (MD/PhD program) (2023)
- Cytoskeleton: “Actin-Binding Proteins in Disease”; Guest Editor (2023–2025)
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences hire- Computational Anatomist (Tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor); Faculty Search Committee Member (2023–present)
- Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology: “Mechanical Coupling between Extracellular and Intracellular Microenvironment”; Topic co-Editor (2023–2024)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Hire; Faculty Candidate Interviewer (2023)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 2 undergraduate students); Faculty Mentor (2023)
- Department of Structural Biology Hire; Faculty Candidate Interviewer (2023)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 1 undergraduate student); Faculty Mentor (2022)
- Strategic Planning Retreat; Faculty Participant (JSMBS) (2022–present)
- Jacobs School Research Growth Opportunity Small Group Discussions; Faculty Participant (JSMBS) (2022)
- Cell Growth and Division, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology; Review Editor (2022–present)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 1 undergraduate student); Faculty Mentor (2022)
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science Admissions Committee, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Secondary Committee Member (PPBS program) (2021–2022)
- University at Buffalo; Member, UB Faculty Senate (2021–2023)
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences hire- Computational Cell Biology and Pathology (Tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor); Faculty Search Committee Member (2021–2022)
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine; Topic co-editor of "Lipids in Mechanobiology" (2021–present)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 1 undergraduate student); Faculty Mentor (2021)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo; Affiliated Assistant Professor (2021–present)
- Life by MDPI; Topical Advisory Panel Members (2020–present)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 1 undergraduate student); Faculty Mentor (2020)
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science Admissions Committee, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Secondary Committee Member (PPBS program) (2019–2020)
- M.D./Ph.D. Admission Interview/Research Discussion, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Interviewer (MD/PhD program) (2019–present)
- Experiential Learning Network (mentored 1 undergraduate student); Faculty Mentor (2019)
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences; Research office representative (2019–present)
- M.D./Ph.D. Admission Interview/Research Discussion, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Interviewer (MD/PhD program) (2019–present)
- Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (mentored 4 undergraduate students); Faculty Mentor (2018)
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science Admissions Committee, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Primary Committee Member (PPBS program) (2017–2018)
- PPBS Recruitment Day Departmental Poster Session; Faculty Representative (2017–present)
- PPBS Recruitment Day Departmental Poster Session; Faculty Representative (2017–present)
- Departmental equipment negotiating and purchasing: NX12 atomic force microscope (Park Systems), BIO-X 3D Bioprinters (CELLINK), Ultramicrotome EM UC7 (Leica), Optical Tweezer (ThorLabs), and Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multimode Reader; PAS Laboratory Equipment Price Negotiation (2017–present)
- Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, UB; Primary Admission Committee (PAS PhD & MS programs) (2017–present)
- Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics; Editorial Board Member (2015–present)
- 6/2021. NIH- Intercellular Interactions Study Section; Ad Hoc reviewer
- 2019: Israel Science Foundation; Ad Hoc reviewer for a grant proposal
- 2019 - 2025 Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Science Admission Interview Day; Faculty Interviewer (PPBS program)
- Peer reviewer for APL Bioengineering, Cancer Research, iScience, Journal of Vascular Research, Cell Cycle, Scientific Reports, PLoS One, Integrative Biology, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, BioEssays, Cellulose, Current Biotechnology, Journal of Tissue Engineering, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, and Journal of Imaging; Peer Reviewer
- 2019: 6th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication; Technical program committee member