Dr YANG Yiyuan

Education

Northwestern University, United States
Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering; 2016.9 – 2021.6
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
B.S. degree in Material Science and Engineering; 2012.9 – 2015.12
Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2014.2 – 2015.6

Research Interest

Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the development of biological models and biomedical devices that are broadly applied in vitro, vivo and clinical experiments. His research aims to explore the underlying principles behind human characteristics and intelligence and apply the gained knowledge to improve daily health care. Meanwhile, he is exploring the combination of machine learning and novel biomedical platform to realize automated diagnosis and therapy.

Selected Journal Publications

2. 1. 1. 1. Yang Y*, Wu M*, Vázquez-Guardado A*, Wegener AJ, Grajales JG, Deng Y, Wang T, Avila R, Moreno JA, Minkowicz S, Dumprongprechachan V, Lee J, Zhang S, Legaria AA, Ma Y, Mehta S, Franklin D, Hartman L, Bai Wu, Han M, Zhao H, Lu W, Yu Y, Sheng X, Banks AR, Yu X, Donaldson ZR, Gereau IV RW, Good CH, Xie Z, Huang Y, Kozorovitskiy Y, Rogers JA. “Wireless Multilateral Devices for Optogenetic Studies of Individual and Social Behaviors”. Nature Neuroscience, 24, 1035-1045 (2021).
         2. Yang Y*, Wu M*, Wegener AJ*, Vázquez-Guardado A*, Good CH, Kozorovitskiy Y, Rogers JA. “Preparation and Implantation of Wireless Multilateral Optogenetic Devices with Real-Time Control in Free Behaving Animals”. Nature protocols, 17,1073-1096 (2022).
         3. Yang Y*, Wu M*. “OLED-on-CMOS probes for single-neuron optogenetics”. Nature Electronics, 6, 648-649 (2023)
         4. Kim Y*, Yang Y*, Zhang X*, Li Z*, VázquezGuardado A*, Park I, Wang J, Efimov AI, Dou Z, Wang Y, Park J, Luan H, Ni X, Kim YS, Beak J, Park JJ, Xie Z, Zhao H, Gazzola M, Rogers JA, Bashir R. “Remote control of muscle driven miniature robots with battery-free wireless optoelectronics”. Science Robotics, Vol 8, Issue 74 (2023).
         5. Vázquez-Guardado A*, Yang Y*, Bandodkar A*, Rogers JA. “Recent Advances in Neurotechnologies with Broad Potential for Neuroscience Research”. Nature Neuroscience, 23, 1522-1536 (2020).
         6. Yang Y*, Vázquez-Guardado A*, Rogers JA. “Chapter: Implantable LEDs for Optogenetics. Micro Light Emitting Diode: Fabrication and Devices”. Springer Nature (2022).
         7. Vázquez-Guardado A*, Yang Y*, Rogers JA. “Challenges and opportunities in flexible, stretchable and morphable bio-interfaced technologies”. National Science Review, Vol 9, Issue 10 (2022).
         8. Fan Z*, Yang Y*, Zhang F, Xu Z, Zhao H, Wang T, Song H, Huang Y, Rogers JA, Zhang Y. Inverse Design Strategies for 3D Surfaces Formed by Mechanically Guided Assembly. Advanced Materials (2020).

Selected Awards & Honours

3. 1. 1. 1. Presidential Young Professorship, National University of Singapore, 2024
         2. Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics (QSIB) Opportunity Grant Award, Northwestern University, 2020
         3. Earl J. Eckel Scholarship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
         4. James Scholarship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014