Principal Investigator
Jun Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Postdoc. California Institute of Technology, 2014
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2010
Biography
Jun Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. Prior to joining SBU, he was an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department of SUNY Albany. He received postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemistry and the NanoSystems Biology Cancer Center at the California Institute of Technology. His research in Prof. James Heath's group includes cancer cell communication and stem cell studies on microchip. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from Purdue University where his research in Prof. Chang Lu's group was focused on single-cell microfluidics and gene delivery. He has received several top awards including Chorafas Foundation prize.
Email: jun.wang.5 at stonybrook.edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Liwei Yang
Ph.D. Dalian University of Technology, 2018
His research interests focus on biocompatible materials, protein/cell-material interactions, and cancer diagnosis. He is now developing an integrated technology for highly multiplexed analysis of functional proteins at single-cell levels. When he is not doing experiments, reading or writing papers, he loves to play football, swimming, and photography.
Graduate students
Avery Ball
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University
I am a graduate student on the 5-year accelerated master’s program in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. Outside school I enjoy many different outdoor activities such as mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, Ultimate Frisbee, and swimming. I also enjoy watching football games and playing videogames with my roommates.
Zhuo Jie Liu
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University
I am a graduate student in the BME Department at Stony Brook University. You would usually find me reading on my phone but I recently picked up snowboarding. I'm looking forward to working and contributing to Dr. Wang's Lab. Feel free to come up and talk to me (as long as I had my morning coffee).
Shiffoni Sukhlal
B.S. in Biotechnology, NYIT
M.S. in Biotechnology, Brown University
MBA in Finance, Johnson and Wales University
My interest lies in Precision Medicine: single-cell analysis, and proteomics – cytokines, drawing experiences from nanobiotechnology, drug and gene delivery, and genetic engineering while ensuring the ethical and responsible translation of novel technologies to industry. My hobbies are astrophotography, camping, and gardening in the summers.
Lab researcher
Tessa Ju Yeun Song
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University
A recent grad with a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Stony Book University. She has been learning and training basic research techniques and is excited to keep on moving forward. In her spare time, she loves to do photography/video making/editing, singing, working out, and traveling or going to new places with her friends and family.
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Justin George (UAlbany)
Chemistry, SUNY Albany (2012-2016)
Email: jvgeorge at albany dot edu
Justin is a NYS EMT-B for the Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance on campus. In his free time Justin plays the French Horn in the University’s Symphonic Band and is a member of the UAlbany Running Exchange. His favorite T.V shows to watch are Arrow, Flash, and Criminal Minds. He loves to eat at Chipotle. “The burritos are the best in town!” This is his first time in a research lab, and he is very excited!
Mohammed Ali (UAlbany)
B.S. & M.S. Minia University, 2016
Mohammed had a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Minia University in 2011. After working for a while in pharmaceutical companies, he was awarded M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry from the same University. He is currently working on developing new real-time sensors for cytokine detection. In his spare time, he likes playing tennis, reading books and traveling.