Assistant ProfessorN571 Life Science Laboratories University of Massachusetts 160 Governors Drive Amherst, MA 01003-2210 ybsun@umass.edu(413) 545-4543(413) 545-1027Laboratory for Multiscale Bioengineering and MechanobiologyHorizontal TabsEducation B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2010 Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2015 Research Our research applies and integrates fundamental engineering principles, such as manufacturing, biomechanics, materials science, and micro/nanoengineering, to understand and harness the mechanobiology of stem cells for modeling currently incurable human diseases and for applications in regenerative medicine. Current research interests include: Stem cell bioengineering System mechanobiology Microengineering Active biomaterials Lab-on-chip Tissue biomechanics Program Area: Mechanical EngineeringResearch Area: Biomedical & Healthcare EngineeringMaterials Science Publications Weiqiang Chen, Shuo Han, Weiyi Qian, Shinuo Weng, Haiou Yang, Yubing Sun, Luis G. Villa-Diaz, Paul H. Krebsbach, and Jianping Fu. Nanotopography Regulates Motor Neuron Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Nanoscale, in press, 2018. Bin Zhao, Casey O’Brien, Aruni P. K. K. Karunanayake Mudiyanselage, Ningwei Li, Yousef Bagheri, Rigumula Wu, Yubing Sun, and Mingxu You. Visualizing Intercellular Tensile Forces by DNA-Based Membrane Molecular Probes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 139, 18182. 2017. Nariman Banaei, Anne Foley, JeanMarie Houghton, Yubing Sun#, and Byung Kim#. Multiplex detection of pancreatic cancer biomarkers using a SERS-based immunoassay. Nanotechnology, vol. 28, 45, 2017. Selected as the Annual Highlights of 2017 by Nanotechnology Xin Cui, Weijin Guo, Yubing Sun, Baoce Sun, Shuhuan Hu, Dong Sun, Raymond HW Lam. A microfluidic device for isolation and characterization of transendothelial migrating cancer cells. Biomicrofluidics, vol. 11, 014105, 2017. Tianfa Xie, Jamar Hawkins, Yubing Sun#. Traction Force Measurement Using Deformable Microposts. In: Rittié L. (eds) Fibrosis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1627, Humana Press, New York, NY, 2017. Koh Meng Aw Yong, Yubing Sun, Sofia D. Merajver, and Jianping Fu. Mechanotransduction-induced reversible phenotypic switching in prostate cancer cells. Biophysical Journal, vol.112, pp. 1236-1245, 2017. Honors ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards, Honorable Mention, UMich, 2015 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, CSC, 2014 Robert M. Caddell Memorial Award for Research, UMich, 2014 Rackham Conference Travel Grant, UMich, 2012, 2013, 2014 Rackham International Students Fellowship, UMich, 2011 Department Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMich, 2010 Lixun Scholarship, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009 Ya Yang Scholarship, USTC Alumni Foundation, 2008 Outstanding Student Scholarship (Grade1), USTC, 2007, 2008 National Lizhi Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the P. R. China, 2007 813 Award, USTC Alumni Foundation, 2007 LinksCV: YubingSun-CV.pdf
