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Name: Yong Hu
Title： Professor
Email： yonghu@tongji.edu.cn
Office address：Decai Building, Jiading Campus, Tongji University |
Biography
Prof. Dr. Yong Hu is a recipient of the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and an awardee of the Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Program. He is a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at Tongji University. In 2020, he obtained his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Summa Cum Laude from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. He joined Tongji University in 2021 as an overseas high-level talent. His research primarily focuses on multi-scale programmable intelligent nucleic acid materials, achieving a series of original academic results in the precise assembly and performance regulation of biomedical materials. To date, he has published over 30 papers as the first author or corresponding author in internationally renowned academic journals such as Nature Communications, Chem, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Chemical Society Reviews, etc. His research has been highlighted and reported by more than 20 well-known international science media outlets, including ScienceDaily, Phys.Org, ChemistryViews, and EurekAlert!. He has also led several national-level research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and Key Research and Development Program.
Research Interests
1. Medical Intelligent Nucleic Acid Materials
2. Microfluidic Droplets and Chips
3. Nucleic Acid Information Materials and Devices
Education and Work Experience
Time |
Education and Work Experience |
2024-Present |
Tenured Professor at Tongji University |
2023-2024 |
Professor at Tongji University |
2021-2023 |
Distinguished Research Fellow at Tongji University |
2019-2021 |
Research Assistant at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
2016-2020 |
Ph.D. Candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
Academic Activities
Youth Editorial Board Member of Science China Materials (2024 - Present)
Early Career Board Member of ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2022 - Present)
Reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Thesis Review Expert for the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education
Expert Lecturer for the Jiading District Science Popularization Lecturer Group
Innovation Mentor for the Jiading District Youth Science and Technology Innovation Hub
Awards
In 2024, Forbes China 100 Outstanding Overseas Returnees
In 2022, NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas)
In 2022, Youth Hundred Talents Program A at Tongji University
In 2020, Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Program
In 2020, Ph.D. Degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
In 2019, Travel Award from BIF-IGS at the Helmholtz Association
Main Lectures
Undergraduate Courses:
Introduction to Intelligent Biomaterials
Current Status and Development Trends in New Materials Science (English)
Graduate Courses:
Biofunctional Information Materials
Materials Characterization and Analysis
Modern Characterization and Analysis Techniques
Selected Recent Publications
1. Aptamer-Directed Bidirectional Modulation of Vascular Niches for Promoted Regeneration of Segmental Trachea Defect. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2409071.
2. Polyaptamer-Driven Crystallization of Alendronate for Synergistic Osteoporosis Treatment through Osteoclastic Inhibition and Osteogenic Promotion. ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 33, 22431-22443.
3. One-pot synthesis of storage-stable, tumor-specific cascade DNA nanobioreactors for ultrasound-promoted synergistic therapy. Nano Today, 2023, 52, 101969.
4. Programming Injectable DNA Hydrogels Yields Tumor Microenvironment-Activatable and Immune-Instructive Depots for Augmented Chemo-Immunotherapy. Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2302119.
5. Nanocomposite DNA Hydrogels Emerging as Programmable and Bioinstructive Materials Systems. Chem, 2022, 8, 1554-1566.
6. Postsynthetic Functionalization of DNA-Nanocomposites with Proteins Yields Bioinstructive Matrices for Cell Culture Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59, 19016-19020.
7. Carbon-nanotube reinforcement of DNA-silica nanocomposites yields programmable and cell-instructive biocoatings. Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 5522.
8. Bottom-Up Assembly of DNA-Silica Nanocomposites into Micrometer-Sized Hollow Spheres. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58, 17269-17272.
9. From DNA Nanotechnology to Material Systems Engineering, Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1806294.
10. Construction of iron oxide nanoparticle-based hybrid platforms for tumor imaging and therapy. Chemical Society Reviews, 2018, 47, 1874-1900.
Admissions and Recruitment Information
1. We welcome motivated and ambitious students to apply for master's and doctoral positions in our group.
2. We are continuously seeking postdoctoral researchers with backgrounds in DNA nanotechnology, biomaterials, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, and logical computations.
