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Tza-Huei (Jeff) Wang is the Louis M. Sardella Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a secondary appointment in Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Institute NanoBioTechnology. His research focuses on the development of innovative micro-nano-biotechnologies for molecular analysis and biomedical research, with an aim to create diagnostic technologies that are sensitive, specific, fast, multiplexed, and accessible. Wang's major area of research is in advancing the detection of genetic and epigenetic biomarkers for cancer and related diseases, which enables the identification of patients at high risk, detection of stages of cancer, and development of personalized treatments to improve patient outcomes. Wang has engineered ultra-sensitive DNA nanosensors and a single-molecule detection instrument called CICS for precise measurements of circulating DNA in human blood serum. His work on droplet magnetofluidic technology facilitates rapid point-of-care diagnostics, enabling the testing of infections with a quick turnaround time. He has authored 155 journal articles and holds 36 patents. Wang has received multiple awards and is a fellow of several prestigious engineering societies. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering from UCLA in 2002 and joined Johns Hopkins in the same year.
Johns Hopkins Institute NanoBioTechnology • Baltimore, MD
Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a secondary appointment in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on innovative biotechnologies for molecular analysis.
Patent for a technology enabling ultra-sensitive detection of various cancer biomarkers.
Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.