Dr. Ian Wong

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Prof. Ian Y. Wong focuses on engineering new technologies to study cancer cell invasion, phenotypic plasticity, and therapeutic resistance. He received his A.B. magna cum laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 2003. He completed his graduate work at Stanford University, earning a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2010, where he researched directed self-assembly of biomolecular materials. Following his doctorate, he underwent postdoctoral training in BioMEMS and cancer cell migration at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School from 2010 to 2013. In July 2013, he joined Brown University as an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering. Prof. Wong has received several awards, including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship, recognizing his contributions to research and mentorship in engineering and cancer research.

Research Interests

Cancer Cell Invasion Phenotypic Plasticity Therapeutic Resistance Single Cell Heterogeneity Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Personalized Medicine High-Throughput Screening

Experience

Assistant Professor

2013-07-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Joined the Department of Engineering to focus on research in cancer cell biology and materials science.

Awards

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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring Engineering

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NAE Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

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Lab on Chip Emerging Investigator

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Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator

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Massachusetts General Hospital Postdoctoral Career Day Poster Award

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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Courses

ENGN 1110 - Transport Biotransport Processes ENGN 2910S - Cancer Nanotechnology

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics