BRIAN J. HUANG, PhD
EDUCATION
University of California
Davis, Biomedical Engineering, PhD 2016
Northwestern University, Materials
Science and Engineering, MS 2010
Northwestern University, Biomedical
Engineering, BS 2008
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Teaching
Assistant
(1/2008-3/2016)
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Gave 12 lectures in Transport Phenomena and graded
exams/homeworks. UC Davis, Winter Quarter 2016.
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Gave 1 guest lecture in Protein Engineering and graded
exams/homeworks. UC Davis, Spring Quarter 2012.
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Gave 1 guest lecture in Bio-regenerative Engineering and graded
exams/homeworks. Northwestern University, Winter Quarter 2008.
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Teacher
(8/2013-9/2013)
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Taught English through hot science topics to 15
international Japanese undergraduates for the UC Davis International English
and Professional Program, 40 hours.
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Substitute
Teacher
(3/2009)
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Taught science to high school students (30+ students/class)
at Amundsen HS and Kenwood Academy (Chicago Public School System), 12 hours.
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Tutor
(6/2004-6/2009)
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Tutored 6 students (170+ hours total), teaching various
subjects to 2 high school students (Chicago Lights Program, 80 hours total),
English to 2 Taiwanese students (6- and 45-year-old, 50 hours total),
mathematics to a high school student (20 hours), and biochemistry to a MSU
undergraduate (25 hours).
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MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE
Research
Mentor
(9/2014-8/2015)
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Mentored a senior undergraduate in laboratory research
during my PhD program, resulting in a publication for the student (UC Davis).
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President
(founder)
(8/2008-9/2009)
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Founded the McCormick Undergraduate Research Society to
encourage undergraduates to share their research experiences in order to help
students understand how university research operates and how to find research
opportunities (Northwestern University).
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Collaborated with professors, deans, and IT professionals.
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Mentor
(9/2006-6/2008)
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Mentored undergraduates on coursework and career plans
through participation in the McCormick Undergraduate Mentorship Program
(Northwestern University).
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Event
Leader
(6/2014-9/2016)
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Took responsibility of group safety during high-risk,
outdoor trips for the Sierra Mountaineering Club (Sacramento, California).
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STANDARDIZED
TEST SCORES
GRE: 800 Math/700 Verbal SAT II: 800 Biology, 770 Chemistry
SAT: 710 Math/770 Verbal AP: 5 Biology, 5 Chemistry, 5 Physics,
and 5 Calculus BC
HONORS
& AWARDS
- Dean’s List
for Academic Achievement (9/2006-6/2008)
- McCormick
Corporate Partner Undergraduate Research Grant, $4000 (6/2008)
- Biomedical
Engineering Outstanding Service Award (6/2009)
PUBLISHED WORKS
1.
Chen, M.; Huang, B.; Shin, E.; Robinson, E.;
Pierstorff, E.; Huang, H. J.; Ho, D., Engineering multifunctional
biologically-amenable nanomaterials for interfacial therapeutic delivery and
substrate-based cellular interrogation. IEEE Proc. BIBE, 2007, 517-523.
1466.
2.
Huang BJ*,
Lee SS*, Kaltz SR, Sur S, Newcomb CJ, Stock SR, et al. “Bone regeneration with
low dose BMP-2 amplified by biomimetic supramolecular nanofibers within
collagen scaffolds.” Biomaterials. 2013;34(2):452-9.
3.
Huang BJ*,
Makris EA*, Hu JC, Chen-Izu Y, Athanasiou KA. “Digoxin and adenosine
triphosphate enhance the functional properties of tissue-engineered cartilage.”
Tissue engineering Part A. 2015;21(5-6):884-94.
4.
Huang BJ,
Huey DJ, Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. “Engineering biomechanically functional
neocartilage derived from expanded articular chondrocytes through the
manipulation of cell-seeding density and dexamethasone concentration.” Journal
of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. 2016. [Epub ahead of
print. doi: 10.1002/term.2132]
5.
Huang BJ,
Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. “Cell-based tissue engineering strategies used in the
clinical repair of articular cartilage.” Biomaterials. 2016;98:1-22
6.
Huang BJ,
Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. “Effects of passage number and aggregate culture on
tissue-engineered, self-assembled neocartilage constructs formed with passaged
articular chondrocytes.” Submitted to Acta Biomaterialia. [Epub ahead of
print. doi: j.actbio.2016.07.044]
7.
P Hadidi, NK Paschos, BJ Huang,
A Aryaei, PhD; JC Hu, PhD; KA Athanasiou. “Tendon and ligament as novel cell
sources for engineering the knee meniscus.” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. [Epub ahead of print. doi: j.joca.2016.07.006]
8.
Huang BJ,
Keown T, Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. “Overcoming challenges in scale-up to engineer
large, scaffold-free neocartilage with functional properties.” To be submitted.
9.
Huang BJ*,
Brown WE*, Hu JC, Athanasiou KA. “Engineering large, anatomically-shaped
osteochondral constructs with robust interfacial shear properties.” To be
submitted.