Headshot photo of Yonghui Ding
Email
yding7@wpi.edu
Office
Gateway Park 4025
Lab Links
Additive Manufacturing for Regenerative Engineering Lab
Education
B.Eng. Materials Science, Chongqing University, China, 2009
M.Phil. Bioengineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 2011
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2014
Postdoc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2014-2019

Prior to joining WPI, Yonghui Ding held the position of Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University from 2019 to 2023. His career goal is to become a leading researcher and educator in the field of biomedical engineering. His primary research interest is design and manufacturing of biomaterial scaffolds for providing clinically relevant solutions to tissue regeneration, currently focusing on vascular and musculoskeletal tissues. To achieve this, he harnesses the convergence of materials science, additive manufacturing technologies, and translational strategies. He is also passionate about teaching, educating, and training the next generation of the workforce in regenerative engineering. He has been looking to expand his skills as a professional STEM educator. He has attained certification as a CIRTL Associate, underscoring his dedication to excellence in teaching and pedagogical innovation.

Research Interests
Biomaterials
Additive Manufacturing
Regenerative Engineering
Vascular Tissue Regeneration
Musculoskeletal Regeneration

Scholarly Work

  1. Y. Ding, R. Fu, C. Collins, S. Yoda, C. Sun, G. Ameer. 3D-printed radiopaque bioresorbable stents to improve device visualization. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11.23: 2201955, 2022. (Front Cover Story)
  2. H.O.T. Ware*, Y. Ding*, C. Collins, B. Akar, N. Akbari, H. Wang, C. Duan, G. Ameer, C. Sun. In situ formation of micro/nano phase composite for 3D printing clinically relevant bioresorbable stents. Materials Today Chemistry. 26:101231, 2022. (* Equal Contribution)
  3. Y. Ding, K.A. Ball, K.J. Webb, Y. Gao, A. D’Alessandro, W.M. Old, M. HB. Stowell, X. Ding. On-chip acousto thermal shift assay for rapid and sensitive assessment of protein thermodynamic stability. Small. 16: 2003506, 2020. (Front Cover Story)
  4. C. Xie, X. Wang, H. He, Y. Ding*, X. Lu*. Mussel-inspired hydrogels for self-adhesive bioelectronics. Advanced Functional Materials. 30: 1909954, 2020. (* Co-Corresponding Author)
  5. Y. Ding, R. Johnson, S.J. Bryant, C.P. Neu, X. Ding, W. Tan. Tethering transforming growth factor β1 to soft hydrogels guides vascular smooth muscle commitment from human mesenchymal stem cells. Acta Biomaterialia. 105: 68, 2020.
  6. H. Yin*, Y. Ding*, W. Tan, X. Yin. Orthogonal programming of heterogeneous micro-mechano-environments and geometries in 3D bio-stereolithography. Nature Communications. 9: 4096, 2018. (* Equal Contribution)

 

Complete list of published work https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0QcUGk8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Professional Highlights & Honors
NIH NIBIB Trailblazer R21 Award, 2022

American Heart Association Career Development Award, 2021