@WangLabUIUC

Assistant Professor at UIUC MatSE, Postdoc at Harvard SEAS/Wyss Institute, Bioengineer, Materials scientist, Chemist

 Urbana, IL
publish.illinois.edu/wangresearchlab/
Joined November 2015
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Submissions are open! I'm co-organizing the symposium "Democratizing AI in Materials Science — A Pathway to Broaden the Impact of Materials Research" at the Fall 2024 MRS Meeting: bit.ly/3UlnroT Deadline is June 24!
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In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Prof. Hua Wang and his colleagues reported that they distinguished cancer cells from healthy ones and more specifically targeted cancer stem cells (CSC). bit.ly/3Tzy74s

The future of chemotherapy clicks into place | Drug Discovery News

Selective labeling of cancer stem cells with click chemistry-capable functional groups offers a new strategy for anticancer drug delivery.

drugdiscoverynews.com
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Discover more about Materials Engineering and apply now. Regular admission applications are due Jan. 5. bit.ly/47BZ77p
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On Oct. 9, David Mooney, a Harvard bioengineering professor, gave the 2023 Birnbaum Lecture. The lecture is endowed in the name of former MatSE faculty member and @MRLatIllinois Director, Howard Birnbaum.
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Wyss scientists have invented a novel metabolic labeling technology that enables the “tagging” the surface of T cells with immune-enhancing cytokine molecules which could help expand adoptive T cell therapies to treatment of solid tumors. #Immunotherapy wyss.harvard.edu/technology/…
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MatSE professor Hua Wang is co-leading a project to develop an mRNA vaccine to help treat various types of cancer. bit.ly/46OJoRS

Collaborative team of BIOE faculty starts new joint center for mRNA delivery and cancer immunothe...

Working together with peers at Zhejiang University, Illinois bioengineering faculty members are playing key roles in a new joint center for mRNA delivery and cancer immunotherapy.

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🏅 MatSE Department Head Nancy Sottos has been awarded the 2023 Nadai Medal from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for “pioneering contributions to the development of self-healing polymers and composites.” bit.ly/4038KZN
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Reminder to #BMES2023 and other faculty candidates that our faculty application deadline is this Sunday, October 15! Help us build cancer engineering at @mskcancercenter! buff.ly/3LZjcf9
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Congratulations #ILLINOIS Material Advantage, winner of the Chapters of Excellence Competition! 🏆 materialadvantage.org/studen…

Chapters of Excellence - Material Advantage

Material Advantage recognizes chapters who achieve excellence and awards: Most Outstanding Chapter, Chapters of Excellence, and Runner-up.

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🗞️ Breaking news! We remain the #2 Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate program in the country. Our legacy of excellence continues. #USNWR
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CISL @BIOENGatIL is actively looking for a postdoctoral research associate to working on image reconstruction and computational inverse problems. Please help spread the word! #postdoc #medicalimaging #inverseproblem
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🚨 Position opening: The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions in neural engineering. Learn more about the position here: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/car…
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Metabolic glycan labeling as an approach for improving dendritic cell vaccine efficacy @WangLabUIUC @IllinoisMatSE @CancerCenterIL #BiotechNatureComms nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Metabolic glycan labeling immobilizes dendritic cell membrane and enhances antitumor efficacy of...

Nature Communications - Dendritic cell (DC) vaccines were among the first FDA-approved cancer immunotherapies but have been limited by the modest therapeutic efficacy. Here, authors report a facile...

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Assistant MatSE professor and @CancerCenterIL member Hua Wang and his research group are passionate about developing simple solutions to improve the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies. Read more about their latest findings.➡️ bit.ly/3Rdp7Rm
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The Young Innovators special issue and @BMESociety sessions are coming… see anyone you recognize? @jdweaverBME @profmikeking @Clyne_Lab @BmeUtsa – at Nashville, TN
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We solve problems first. 🔶🔷 Hua Wang, Bo Yang and Jianjun Cheng have developed a two-step approach to label cancer stem-like cells to improve cancer treatment prognosis. Read the full story: ow.ly/Qx3p50PGAIZ
Researchers Bo Yang and Hua Wang

ALT Researchers Bo Yang and Hua Wang

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Just a few amazing moments from today’s #researcHStart symposium! 🔶🔷
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We solve problems first. 🔸🔹 @uofigrainger's Pascal Bellon and Gabriel Bouobda Moladje use a nonequilibrium process to stop alloy precipitate coarsening, an increase of the microstructure over time. Alloys are in jet turbine and automotive applications. ow.ly/5J2n50PzYjr
Jet turbine

ALT Jet turbine

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First day of mid-GLAM! Turns out you can use slime to transfer printed stuff from a page?!? So much fun!
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Thought-leaders call @uofigrainger home. 🧡🏡💙 MatSE's Cecilia Leal is proof. She's one of five @UofIllinois faculty members honored as University Scholars. All are being recognized for their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Read more: ow.ly/z0os50OJbyN
Cecilia Leal (right) works with one of her students in the Leal Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

ALT Cecilia Leal (right) works with one of her students in the Leal Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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