BIOE 260 / ORTHO 260: Tissue Engineering
This 3-unit course addresses principles of tissue engineering and design strategies for practical applications for tissue repair. Topics to cover include tissue components and dynamics, morphogenesis, stem cells, cellular fate processes, controlled drug and gene delivery, bioreactors, cell-materials interactions, and host integration. Towards the end of the course, students will present a research proposal to solve a real-life tissue engineering problem using principles and tools learnt from the class.
Independent Research in the Yang Lab
In addition to conventional classroom teaching, Prof. Yang actively mentors highly motivated students for independent research in a laboratory setting. Students (both undergraduate or graduate level) conducting research in the Yang lab are encouraged to register for courses designed for independent research:
BIOE 191: Bioengineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
BIOE 392: Directed Investigation
ORTHO 199: Undergraduate Research
Educational Outreach
Prof. Yang is passionate about integrating research and education, developing outreach activities to positively impact students ranging from elementary schoolers to high schoolers. We have also hosted visiting undergraduate students from other universities to conduct summer research in the Yang lab, via various research internships or exchange programs such as the Amgen Scholar Program, the NIH-STEP UP programs, and the Chinese Undergraduate Visiting Research Program. We mentor high school students in laboratory research through the RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Summer Internship Program, which is sponsored by the Stanford Office of Science Outreach. RISE is designed for bright low-income students and those who will be the first in their families to attend college. Interested students should apply directly via the RISE program. To help spark interest in science and medicine among young children, we have also developed educational outreach activities for local elementary schools, in which we visited elementary classrooms to introduce the concept of tissue repair through storytelling and interactive games.
