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SELECTBIO Conferences BioMEMS, Microfluidics & Biofabrication: Technologies and Applications

Joyce Wong's Biography



Joyce Wong, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Boston University

Dr. Joyce Y. Wong is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at Boston University. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). Her research is in the area of developing biomaterials for the early detection and treatment of disease. Her current projects include pediatric bioengineered blood vessel patches, ultrasound contrast agents to detect and treat abdominal surgical adhesions, and biomaterials for reproductive health. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 11 pending or issued patents, a graduate of the NSF Innovation-CORPS program, and has mentored over 100 trainees. In 2017 she received the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture and Award, the highest honor in Boston University’s College of Engineering. She is on the editorial board of several journals and in 2017 was a Volume Organizer for the Materials Research Society Bulletin. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research. In 2014, as the Inaugural Director of a Boston University Provost Initiative promoting women in STEM at all levels, she launched ARROWS (Advance, Recruit, Retain & Organize Women in STEM). In 2018, she received the Advocate of the Year AWARD from BU GWISE (Graduate Women in Science and Engineering). In 2019, she led the BU team in receiving an AAAS SEA (STEM Equity Achievement) Change Bronze Award. She most recently became Director of Outreach for BU’s NASA-funded SHIELD DRIVE Science Center. She is currently Chair of College of Fellows for AIMBE. In 2020, she received the Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials.

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Microfabricated Systems to Study Cancer Metastasis

Friday, 17 March 2017 at 09:30

Add to Calendar ▼2017-03-17 09:30:002017-03-17 10:30:00Europe/LondonMicrofabricated Systems to Study Cancer MetastasisSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

In this talk, I will describe our recent work in which we have developed simple microfabricated systems in which cancer cells interact with niche cells and other models of microenvironments that can be easily microfabricated. More complex systems can be developed to look at isolated steps in the metastasis process. Finally, I will describe our work that integrates simple tissues on a chip with optimization of drug delivery carriers and imaging contrast agents.


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