PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This program will equip students with solid theoretical and systematic professional knowledge in molecular medicine, biomedical engineering, and related fields. Graduates of this program will have the opportunity to undertake independent scientific research, allowing them to understand the current status and future trends of medicine/biomedical engineering, and write and communicate in English.

MAIN RESEARCH FIELDS:

1. Biomedical information

Apply biomedical engineering techniques and methods to collect, analyze and evaluate health-related biomedical information, establish disease risk prediction and early warning models, explore the underlying reasons of disease pathogenesis, and conduct intervention studies.

2. Cell and tissue engineering

Conduct research on various types of stem cell and bioscaffold materials, and learn how to apply tissue engineering and regeneration technologies to acute and chronic injuries and diseases; conduct research using cell engineering and nanomaterial labeling technologies based on modern gene technology; perform in vivo and in vitro cell tracing and monitoring; and develop new sources of stem cells for research and industrialization amplification technologies, including the development of 3D culture and amplification and bioreactor systems.

3. Systematic Biomedical:

Harness biophysical, biochemical, bioinformatic and systems biology approaches to study human aging and major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, and infectious diseases; use cells, tissues, organs to conduct translational medicine research into human disease mechanisms at multiple levels, and develop personalized and precise diagnostic and treatment approaches.

CORE COURSES

Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Image Analysis, Lecture on Pattern Recognition Front, Advanced Cell Biology and Disease, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

CAREER PROSPECTS

There is a wide spectrum of career paths that can follow from obtaining a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, including but not limited to:

Biomedical Scientist/ResearcherBiomedical scientists and researchers, in both clinical and/or research environments, conduct research that aims to improve human health by carrying out scientific tests to find solutions to medical/clinical problems. They research information that aids in the development of biomedical technology and test products so that they are safe and effective for consumers.

Biomaterials DeveloperBiomedical engineers may develop biomaterials based on either natural living tissue or artificial materials, for use in the human body. Tissue engineering, biomedical implant development, drug delivery and nano implants are all areas that a biomaterials developer may work in. Biomaterials can be used to either repair or replace lost function to the body, or to detect and image disease.

Biomedical Artificial Intelligent (AI) Researcher or Developer AI technology is rewiring many parts of society. How medical/clinical procedures and philosophies will be affected by AI is a thrilling frontier for exploration. A career in this field will involve you not only in science and technology, but also in areas of ethics, finance, and regulation.

Rehabilitation EngineerBiomedical engineers who work in a field dedicated to rehabilitation often work on diverse projects. These can range from mechanical equipment that helps patients regain the ability to walk, to virtual reality systems that aid in limb mobility. Rehabilitation engineers may also create custom solutions based on unique needs or research improvements that can form the basis of a novel rehabilitation technology.

Medical Device/Technology Developer

Medical technology can refer to the hardware and software that help manufacture medical devices, as well as to the technology that is an integral part of those devices. Medical technology professionals with biomedical engineering backgrounds may specialize in bioinstrumentation, or the use of bioelectronic/biomechanical/biochemical instruments to record or transmit physiological information in vivo and/or in vitro.

Consultation

Email:   molmed.hsc@szu.edu.cn                

Email

zhangxueji@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Xueji Zhang is Vice President of Shenzhen University. Academician of American Academy of Medicine and Biological Engineering, Foreign Academician of Russian Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, etc. Zhang Xueji has long been engaged in biosensing, instrumentation, and diagnosis and treatment research, and has achieved systematic innovations in the field of analytical chemistry. He won the first prize of National Innovation Competition Award, Natural Science of Higher Education Ministry of Education, and prize of China Analytical Testing Association (CAIA). He has published more than 500 SCI papers in Sci. Robot., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem., Nat. Commun. etc. More than 100 invention patents have been authorized. Invited to write a review for Chem. Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., and published 8 monographs, and was invited to give conferences or invited lectures at international conferences for more than 50 times. His research has centered on bioanalysis, micro/nanosensors, and biomedical instrumentation.

Email

hfdong@ustb.edu.cn

Introduction

Professor Dong is distinguished professor of the Shenzhen University. He is the winner of National Natural Science Foundation—Outstanding Youth Foundation. He has targeted the key issue of developing nucleic acids detection and cancer diagnosis novel strategies as the main research theme, and research progresses have been achieved: (1) He made innovative contributions to detection principles and signal amplification strategies and developed several highly sensitive, multiplex or label-free electrochemical and optical DNA and miRNA analysis strategies. (2) Fabricating several multi-functional nanoprobes for cell recognition, imaging, detection and regulation of intracellular miRNA. (3) Designing a series of multifunctional novel nanomaterials-based theranostic platform for diagnosing cancer and monitoring cancer therapy effect. The applicant has published 129 SCI papers as the first or corresponding author in Nat. Commun.，Chem. Rev., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. ，Adv. Mater. etc. cited 8500 times by other scientists. He also publishes two books about the nucleic acids detection and edits one book about the bio-applications of nanomaterials. He was also awarded the second class Natural Science Prize by Education Ministry of China in 2018 (the second accomplisher) and and the first class Scientific and Technological Prize by Chinese Association for Instrumental Analysis (the second accomplisher). He is the 2020 and 2021 most cited Chinese Researcher.

Email

yanghuayan@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Huayan Yang, PhD, is a distinguished professor in the school of biomedical engineering, health scienc center, Shenzhen University. She had been awkward the Second Prize of National Natural Science. Chiral materials have gained a lot of attention from different disciplines in recent years as their special properties, such as optical, electrical and magnetic, and their distiguished applications in many field. Revealing the origin of chirality at the atomic level is the key factor to the controlled construction of functional chiral nanomaterials, and to further investigate their related properties and conformational relationships. The research interestings in our group are the controlled synthesis of chiral inorganic nanoclusters and chiral nanoparticles by characterizing  their atomically precise structures and revealing their chiral origins. Further studing their related physical and chemical properties and exploring their applications in biomedical detection, chiral drug separation, asymmetric catalysis are also our research interestings.

Email

shutong@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Tong Shu is an assistant professor at Shenzhen University, China. He received his B.S. (2010) and Ph.D. (2015) in biotechnology and analytical chemistry, respectively, from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. He completed his post-doctoral studies at the University of Alberta, Canada (2016–2017). Afterward, he worked in Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China as an assistant professor (2017–2020). In 2020, he joined the School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, China. His current work involves molecular-like luminescent nanomaterials and stimuli-responsive precise frame polymers and their applications in biosensing and biomedicine.