Leo Wan

Leo received both B.S. and M. Eng. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, where he became a post-doc on stem cells and tissue engineering. He joined the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an assistant professor in 2011.Leo's research is focused on developing novel strategies for tissue regeneration/repair, and establishing innovative organ-on-a-chip devices for disease diagnosis and drug screening. His lab unitizes interdisciplinary approaches including micro-/nanofabrication, stem cells, tissue engineering, biomaterial, cell/tissue biomechanics, and bioimaging.Leo is a Pew scholar (Class 2013), and recipient of the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, the National Science Foundation Early Career Award, the American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and the March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award.Leo is a fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA).