Seminar Series
“Additive Manufacturing of Regenerative Scaffolds”
Yonghui Ding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering
WPI
Monday, September 23, 2024
GP1002
12:00pm – 12:50pm
Abstract: Biomaterial scaffolds are emerging as powerful tools within regenerative engineering. In this talk, I will describe how materials science and additive manufacturing technologies can be leveraged to produce regenerative scaffolds with instructive 3D properties for tissue regeneration. I will focus on the development of 3D-printed, bioresorbable vascular scaffolds for the treatment of atherosclerotic vascular diseases. In addition, I will highlight our recent advancement in multi-scale 3D printing technology, which enables the fabrication of centimeter-scale scaffolds with microscale topographic features for the biomimetic reconstruction of vascular tissues.
Biography: Yonghui Ding is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at WPI. Before joining WPI, Yonghui Ding was Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University from 2019 to 2023. His research focuses on the integration of materials science and additive manufacturing for tissue regeneration with the long-term goal of providing clinically relevant solutions to patients. His research efforts have resulted in 40 peer-reviewed publications with more than 3000 citations and an H-index of 28. Dr. Ding was a recipient of American Heart Association Career Development Award (2021) and NIH NIBIB Trailblazer R21 Award (2022). He is passionate about teaching, educating, and training the next generation of workforce in regenerative engineering. He has also been looking to expand his skills as a professional STEM educator. He is a certificated CIRTL Associate.
For a zoom link please contact Kate Harrison at kharrison@wpi.edu