Most research findings from this lab can be attributed to the numerous students and fellows who have travelled through the lab over the years. These talented trainees are listed below.
Alumni: Ph.D. students and postdoc fellows remaining in academia
Yue Liu 
(Postdoctoral Resesarch Fellow, 09/2020-08/2024)
Current position:
Postdoctoral Resesarch Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Email: forest.1900 AT gmail.com
Google Scholar
Xufeng Xue 
(Ph.D. Student, 08/2014-06/2020; Postdoctoral Resesarch Fellow, 06/2020-08/2024)
Thesis title: Stem cell-based modeling of early human neural development
Current position:
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Email: xufeng.xue AT cchmc.org
Google Scholar
Sajedeh Nasr Esfahani 
(Ph.D. Student, 05/2016-08/2022)
Thesis title: Stem cell-based models of human amniogenesis and primordial germ cell specification
Current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Rice University and Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston, USA
Email: sanasr AT umich.edu
Google Scholar
Yi Zheng 
(Postdoctoral Resesarch Fellow, 08/2014-08/2022)
Current position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Syracuse University, USA
Email: yzheng88 AT syr.edu
Web link | Google Scholar
Kejie (Jessy) Chen 
(Ph.D. Student, 09/2019-08/2020)
Thesis title: Computational methods for studying dynamical biological systems
Current position:
Assistant Professor
School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science
Dalian University of Technology, China
Email: chenkjie AT umich.edu
Google Scholar
Shiying Liu
(Postdoctoral Resesarch Fellow, 04/2018-05/2019)
Current position:
Senior Research Fellow
A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Singapore
Email: liusy225 AT gmail.com
Google Scholar
Yuanyuan Zheng
(China Scholarship Council Visiting Doctoral Student, 09/2016-12/2018)
Current position:
Assistant Professor
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology
Anhui University, China
Email: yuanyuaz0113 AT gmail.com
Google Scholar
Zida Li
(Ph.D. Student, 09/2013-05/2018)
Thesis title: Micro-engineered devices for point-of-care blood clot retraction testing
Current position:
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Shenzhen University, China
Email: zidali AT szu.edu.cn
Web link | Google Scholar
Feng Lin
(China Scholarship Council visiting Ph.D. student, 11/2016-11/2017)
Current position:
Assistant Professor
Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Email: linfeng88 AT pku.edu.cn
Google Scholar
Yue Shao 
(Ph.D. student, 09/2011-07/2017)
Thesis title: Bioengineered in vitro model for peri-implantation human embryogenesis
Current position:
Associate Professor
Department of Engineering Mechanics
Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering
Tsinghua University, China
Email: yue.shao.01 AT gmail.com
Web link | Google Scholar
Shinuo Weng 
(Ph.D. student, 05/2010-06/2017)
Thesis title: To be, or not to be: Cellular homeostasis to mechanical stimulation
Current position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Email: wengshinuo AT gmail.com
Web link | Google Scholar
Yubing Sun
(Ph.D. student, 09/2010-10/2015)
Thesis title: Forcing stem cells to behave: Dissecting the mechanobiology of human pluripotent stem cells using microengineering approaches
Current position:
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Email: ybsun AT umass.edu
Web link | Google Scholar
Weiqiang Chen 
(Ph.D. student, 05/2010-08/2014)
Thesis title: Microengineered biomaterials and biosystems for systems immunology, cancer biology, and stem cell-based regenerative medicine
Current position:
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
New York University, USA
Email: wchen AT nyu.edu
Web link | Google Scholar
Raymond Hiu-Wai Lam 
(Postdoc fellow, 09/2010-09/2011)
Current position:
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
City University of Hong Kong, China
Email: rhwlam AT cityu.edu.hk
Web link | Google Scholar
Alumni: Other trainees, including Ph.D. students, postdoc fellows, master and visiting students/scholars
Koh Meng Aw Yong (Postdoc Fellow, 12/2012-05/2016)
First position after IBBL: Postdoc Fellow, University of Michigan Medical School
Email: kawyong AT umich.edu
Xiang Li (Master student, 09/2012-12/2015)
First position after IBBL: Product Design Engineer, Apple
Email: seanlee1990 AT gmail.edu
Jianming Sang (Master student, 08/2013-12/2016)
First position after IBBL: Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Email: mywaiting1123 AT gmail.com
Zeta Tak For Yu (Postdoc Fellow, 03/2012-01/2017)
First position after IBBL: MEMS Engineer, Evigia
Email: zetayu AT gmail.com
Sicong Wang (Master student, 08/2017-05/2019)
First position after IBBL: Ph.D. Student, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University
Email: sicongwang1994 AT gmail.com
Samuel Byung-Deuk Lee (Master student, 09/2019-03/2021)
First position after IBBL: Research Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA
Email: byungdeuk32 AT gmail.com
Jennifer M. Mann (Master student, 01/2010-12/2011)
First position after IBBL: Lab Manager, Joe DeRisi Lab, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UC San Francisco
Email: jennifer AT derisilab.ucsf.edu
Ryoji Okada (Master student, 09/2010-05/2011)
First position after IBBL: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
Email: ryoanjifromkyoto AT gmail.com
Liang-Ting Jiang (Master student, 01/2010-07/2010)
First position after IBBL: Ph.D. student, Univ. Washington
Email: jiang0131 AT gmail.com
Takahiro Nakashima (Visiting graduate student, UM-Nagoya Exchange Program, 08/2012-10/2012)
First position after IBBL: Graduate student at the Nagoya University, Japan
Email: nakashima.takahiro AT g.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Feng Zhang (Visiting graduate student, 07/2012-09/2012)
First position after IBBL: Graduate student at Purdue Univ.
Email: echozf AT gmail.com
Masaki Watanabe (Visiting graduate student, NNIN iREG program, 06/2010-08/2010)
First position after IBBL: Ph.D. student, Nagoya Univ., Japan
Email: mskey0323 AT gmail.com