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

ywsun@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Yiwen SUN (Carol) studied optical information science and technology for her B.Sc. degree at Xidian University (China) followed by an M.Eng. degree in Institute of Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University (China). She started her Ph.D work with the Terahertz Group at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK), specialising in studying the biomedical applications of terahertz spectroscopy. She is currently a professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen Univ. Her research interests include developing THz devices and instrumentation to speed up THz imaging; Bio-sensing and imaging; and characterisation algorithm development.

Email

cqchang@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Dr Chunqi Chang, PhD supervisor. He received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2001. From 2002 to 2012, he was with the University of Hong Kong where he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow, a Research Associate, a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and a Visiting Professor with the State Key Lab of Brain & Cognitive Sciences. From 2012 to 2015, he was a Professor in the School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. Since 2015 he has been a Professor in School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China. His current interest is on basic brain science research on neuron networks (and brain organisms), animal models and human brains at micro-meso-macro scales using multi-modal neural information measurements, neural regulation, brain simulation, and machine learning techniques, with clinical applications. He has published more than 100 research papers (80+ SCI cited).

Email

kangyan@sztu.edu.cn,karl_kang@yahoo.com

Introduction

Yan KANG, Chair Professor in Biomedical Engineering with Shenzhen Technology University, Ex-Director of Research Engineering Center for Medical Imaging and Intelligent Analysis, China Ministry of Education. He is the Chairman of Sub-Technique Commission of Medical Diagnostic Imaging Equipment, International Electro-technical Commission (IEC/SC62B), Chairman of China Standards Committee for Medical X-ray Equipment and Devices, committee member of National Education Guidance of Biomedical Engineering, Executive member of the National Medical Equipment Classification of CFDA, he is associate chairman of Biomedical Electronics Sub-committee, China Electronic Society, he is Chairman of Liaoning Medical Information and Health Engineering Society, and he also served as the editor of the Journal of China Medical Equipment. He is the member of RSNA and RSE. He was ex-vice president of Neusoft Medical Systems and general manager of Clinical Application Business Unit. He was the ex-dean of Sino-Dutch Biomedical and Information Engineering School, Northeastern University.

Dr. Kang obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University, and earned his Ph.D. degree in the Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany. He worked in the Laboratory of Image Guided Surgery, Stanford University as a post doctorate scholar. His research activities mainly focuses on Medical Imaging, Medical Intelligent Assistance, Surgical Robot and Computer Simulations. He has about 50 patents, 170 papers and 3 books published.

Email

xugaixia@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Gaixia Xu, PhD., Professor. She Joined Shenzhen University as a staff since 2008 and had been appointed full professor since 2013. Her Current research interests include, 1) Biomedical optical sensing and imaging, mainly focusing on molecule detection of disease markers and in vivo imaging research; 2) Nanomedicine, mainly focuses on optical theranostics by using various novel photosensitizers. The research works were published in scientific journals, such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, etc, which have been cited for more than 1600 times. 23 postgraduate students were supervised and 15 got their degrees.

Email

ttkong@szu.edu.cn

Introduction

Dr. Tiantian Kong received her S.M. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong. After one-year of postdoc training, she joined Department of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen University November 2015 as an assistant professor. She was promoted to associate professor November 2018. Her research interests include electrohydrodynamic microscaled flows, microfluidic-templated materials, bioprinting, soft matter and soft bioelectronics. Her works have been published in PNAS, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Functional Materials, and highlighted in Science News. She has received “Guangdong Province Pearl-River Young Scholar Fund” in 2018, “Young Scientist Award” in MINE (Microsystems & Nanoengineering Summit 2020, 12/54), “Emerging Investigator” Soft Matter in 2021, “Outstanding Oral Presentation Award” in 2020 10th Young Chemical Engineers Symposium, silver medal in the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions (Geneva, Switzerland) in 2018, Outstanding Research Graduate Student Award from Mechanical Engineering at HKU (2013). She has also co-edited special issue “The fourth decade of microfluidics” in Small and c-authored the corresponding editorial.