Dr. Huabing Yin

Professor

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Biography

Professor Huabing Yin is the Head of the Biomedical Engineering Division at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He has a distinguished career, having been awarded a personal research fellowship by the Royal Society Edinburgh from 2006 to 2009 and being promoted to Professor in 2017. Before joining the University of Glasgow, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southampton from 2003 to 2005, and he received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Swansea University in the UK in 2002. Professor Yin's research aims to develop innovative technologies to address significant global healthcare challenges, with a particular focus on antibiotic resistance, medical diagnostics, and sustainable environmental solutions. His expertise spans microfluidics and the pioneering development of Raman-activated cell sorting technologies, enabling the investigation of biological systems at the single-cell level. His team developed an integrated microfluidic platform that combines Raman spectroscopy for rapid, culture-free diagnosis of microbial infections, a critical advancement in tackling antimicrobial resistance. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed journal articles with an H-index of 47, contributing significantly to the fields of laser technology, nanotechnology, and microbiology. Additionally, Professor Yin regularly engages with funding panels for UKRI and European Union research foundations.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

2003-01-01 — 2005-01-01

University of Southampton • Southampton, UK

Worked on advanced research projects in the field of chemical engineering.

Head of Biomedical Engineering Division

2017-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK

Leading the Biomedical Engineering Division, focusing on innovative health technology research.

Courses

Microscopy Optics III (ENG3038) Engineering Biology (ENG2087) Biomaterials II (ENG2011)