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Principal Investigator

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Ying "Grace" Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering
Rowan Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

Rowan University

About

Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Her lab designs biodegradable and bioresponsive biomaterials for cardiovascular tissue engineering, including vascular grafts, cardiac patches, and fibrous regenerative scaffolds. Her research integrates polymer chemistry, scaffold architecture, metal-ligand coordination, and mechanobiology to create materials that actively guide tissue repair. Before joining Rowan, Dr. Chen completed postdoctoral training at Cornell University, where she developed resorbable vascular grafts and evaluated their remodeling in small and large animal models.

  • Metal-coordinated biomaterials for controlled remodeling and bioactivity
  • Biodegradable elastomers for vascular grafts and cardiac patches
  • 3D printing and electrowritten scaffolds with programmable architecture
  • Host response, endothelialization, and smooth muscle cell regeneration
  • In vivo evaluation of cardiovascular implants

Research Interests

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), and Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University
  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Institute, Sichuan University

Education

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Graduate Students

Narangerel Gantumur
  • M.S., Biofabrication, University of Wollongong, Australia, 2022

  • B.S., Biomedical Science & Bioengineering, Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology, 2016

  • Hometown: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  • Interests: exploring new places, cooking, hiking and biking

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Shuhao Jiao
  • M.S., Materials science and technology, Zhengzhou University, 2024

  • B.S., Materials chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 2021

  • Hometown: Zhengzhou, China.

  • Interests: basketball, snowboarding and singing

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Zhiwei Liu
  • M.S., Pharmacy, Shanghai University, 2025

  • B.S., Pharmacy Bengbu Medical College, 2022

  • Hometown: Anhui, China

  • Interests: marathon, biking and singing

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Yan Hou
  • M.S., Pharmacy, Shanghai University, 2026

  • B.S., Pharmacy Bengbu Medical College, 2022

  • Hometown: Anhui, China

  • Interests: travel and hiking

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Current Researchers

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  • Current OMS-II at Rowan Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

  • B.A., Biological Sciences, New York University, 2023

  • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

  • Interests: Basketball, weight lifting, traveling, cars, New York sports, surgery

Raymond Jiang

  • Undergraduate at Rowan University studying Biomedical Engineering

  • Hometown: Vineland NJ

  • Interests: Playing Music, Soccer, Hiking, and Fishing.

Lawrence kenneth Hill

  • B.S. Biological Sciences, Rowan University 

  • Hometown: Marlton, NJ

  • Interests: Traveling and trying new food with loved ones, martial arts, weightlifting, and fishing.

Doan Huu Nguyen

  • Current BME/MD Undergraduate Student at Rowan University (Class of 2029)

  • Lenape High School, Class of 2026

  • Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ

  • Interests: Tennis, Sports, Technology, and Traveling

Nikhil Venkatachalapathy

  • Current Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Student at  Rowan University

  • B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University 2028
    Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
    Interests: Hiking, Drawing, and Geography

shivam Dalvadi

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  • Current Junior at Parsippany Hills High School

  • Hometown: Morris Plains, NJ

  • Interests: Robotics, engineering, soccer, tutoring, video games, horror movies.

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Sohan Pai

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McKayla Harris
  • B.S. Biological Sciences, Rowan University 

  • Hometown: Marlton, NJ

  • Interests: Traveling and trying new food with loved ones, martial arts, weightlifting, and fishing.

  • Current Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Student at  Rowan University

  • B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University 2028
    Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
    Interests: Hiking, Drawing, and Geography

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Former Researchers

Kaitlyn J. Voge
Isabela Frangiosa
Alexandra Herrera
Ty Walker
Shanely Colon
Michaer DeMelas
Aaryan Deshpande
Jacob Buler
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