Yunzhi Peter Yang
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Member, Bio-X
- Associate Professor (By courtesy), Materials Science and Engineering - Engineering Materials Science
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Administrative Appointments
- Session Editor of Biomaterials topic, Journal of Orthopedic Translation (2013 - present)
- Director-at-Large, International Association For Dental Research (IADR) Implantology Research Group (2010 - present)
- Voting member, U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO/TC 106 Dentistry (2008 - present)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Thermodynamics & Catalysis (2010 - present)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy (2010 - present)
- Editorial Board, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants (2007 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Research Diversity Supplement Award, National Institutes of Health (2012-2015)
- Research Diversity Supplement Award, National Institutes of Health (2012-2014)
- Research Award, NanoHealth Alliance (2011-2013)
- Research Award, National Institutes of Health (2011-2015)
- Wallace H. Coulter Fellow, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation (2011)
- Deans Teaching Excellence Award in Scholarship of Engagement and Collaboration, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2011)
Professional Education
| Postdoctoral Fellow: | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, Biomaterials (2003) |
| Postdoctoral Fellow: | West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China, Biomaterials (1999) |
| Ph.D.: | Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Biomedical Engineering (1997) |
| M.E.: | Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Inorganic Materials (1995) |
| B.S.: | Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Inorganic Materials (1992) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Christopher Browne, Yunqing Kang, Dai Fei Ker, Sungwoo Kim, Angel Mercado-Pagan, Yaser Shanjani
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Current Research Interests
Our research interests are in the areas of biomaterials, implant devices, drug delivery, and musculoskeletal tissue engineering. In particular, we are interested in developing bio-inspired biomaterials and platform technologies to engineer tissues and organs. We aim to improve understanding of tissue-like chemistry and structure approaches of implant device design and fabrication, how these lead to tissue-like properties and functions, and the extent to which they can enhance clinical outcomes. Our research methodology includes concept design and development, characterization and evaluation, in vitro and in vivo validation of novel biomaterials and implant devices. Our current program comprises the following themes: Enabling technology for musculoskeletal tissue engineering, surface nanotechnology for osseointegrated implant devices, and naturally derived novel biomaterials for cancer treatment.
Publications
- Osteogenic and angiogenic potentials of monocultured and co-cultured human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and human-umbilical-vein endothelial cells on three-dimensional porous beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffold. Acta Biomater. 2013; (1): 4906-15
- Effect of Coadministration of Vancomycin and BMP-2 on Cocultured Staphylococcus aureus and W-20-17 Mouse Bone Marrow Stromal Cells In Vitro Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2012; (7): 3776-3784
- Sequential delivery of BMP-2 and IGF-1 using a chitosan gel with gelatin microspheres enhances early osteoblastic differentiation. Acta Biomater. 2012; (5): 1768-77
- The osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow MSCs on HUVEC-derived ECM and β-TCP scaffold. Biomaterials. 2012; (29): 6998-7007
- Vascularized bone tissue engineering: approaches for potential improvement. Tissue Eng Part B Rev. 2012; (5): 363-82
- Creation of bony microenvironment with CaP and cell-derived ECM to enhance human bone-marrow MSC behavior and delivery of BMP-2. Biomaterials. 2011; (26): 6119-30
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