Jian Yang

Dr. Jian Yang is currently a Chair Professor of Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering, the Department Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, and an Associate Vice President at the Westlake University. Dr. Yang is known for his pioneering contribution on citrate chemistry and biology for the development and applications of citrate-based metabotissugenic biomaterials. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (2010), PSEAS Outstanding Research Award at Penn State (2018), BMES Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award (2023), and Society for Biomaterials Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature (2026). Dr. Yang is an elected Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE, 2016), the National Academy of Inventors (NAI, 2018), the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES, 2020), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2021), and the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE, 2023). Dr. Yang is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of “Bioactive Materials”, and an Associate Editor of “Science Advances”. Dr. Yang is a co-founder and the Past-President of Chinese Association for Biomaterials (CAB) and the recipient of 2023 CAB Distinguished Leadership and Service Award.