Assistant Professor

2011 – 2016, Ph.D., Dept. of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

Advisor: Yevgeny Berdichevsky, Ph.D.

Dissertation: Molecular pathways leading to development of epilepsy after brain injury and advanced optical methods for epilepsy study

2008 – 2011, M.Sci.,

Adviosr: Yue Zhang, Ph.D., CAS Member

Thesis: Biosensors based on ZnO nanotetrapods and AsGa/AsAlGa HEMT for detection of uric acid and glucose.

2004 – 2008, B.Sci., Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing

Thesis: Gelcasting technology applied in construction of human bone tissue.

2020/12 – present, Assistant Professor,

2019/12– 2020/11, R&D Manager: , SunP Biotech, LLC, Beijing

2016/11– 2019/11, Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of Prof. Wei Sun, Dept. of Mechanical Enigneering, Tsinghua University

3D brain like structure model construction and investigation.

3D bioprinting for extrasoft bioink

In vitro brain disease models

Neural tissue regeneration

Biological synthetic intelligence

“Distinguished Young Investigator of China Frontiers of Engineering”, Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2021

Selected Publications:

1. Wei Chen, Ke Gai, Xiao Luo, Bing Wu, Xiu Wang, Wei Shi, Kai Zhang, Feng Lin, Wei Sun, and Yu Song*. 3D bioprinted in vitro epilepsy models for pharmacological evaluation in temporal lobe epilepsy, Biofabrication, 2025, 17: 015018.

2. Ke Gai, Mengliu Yang, Wei Chen, Chenyujun Hu, Xiao Luo, Austin Smith, Caizhe Xu, Hefeng Zhang, Xiang Li, Wei Shi, Wei Sun, Feng Lin*, and Yu Song*. Development of Neural Cells and Spontaneous Neural Activities in Engineered Brain-like Constructs for Transplantation, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2024: 2401419. (Cover Image)

3. Mian Wu, Feng Lin, and Yu Song*. Fabrication of bacteriorhodopsin-embedded hydrogel construct for biocompatible photosensitive device, International Journal of Bioprinting, 2024, doi: 10.36922/ijb.4454.

4. Cunyue Wei, Kun Li, Feng Lin, Shengli Mi, Lina Dong, Yu Song*, Ting Zhang*. High Stability PAM/Glycerol Hydrogels and its Applications in Lenses and Actuators, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023, 140(36) : e54322. (Cover Image)

5. Mian Wu, Feng Lin, and Yu Song*. Engineered bacteriorhodopsin film with oriented patterns for the improvement of the photoelectric response, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23: 16079.

6. Wei Chen, Ke Gai, Feng Lin, Wei Sun and Yu Song*. Culture models produced via biomanufacturing for neural tissue-like constructs based on primary neural and neural stem cells, Brain Science Advances, 2021, 7(4): 220-238.

7. Yu Song, Xiaolei Su, Kevin F. Firouzian, Yongcong Fang, Ting Zhang and Wei Sun. Engineering of Brain-like Tissue Constructs via 3D Cell-printing, Biofabrication, 2020, 12(3): 035016.

8. Kevin F. Firouzian, Yu Song, Feng Lin, Ting Zhang. Fabrication of a Biomimetic Spinal Cord Tissue Construct with Heterogenous Mechanical Properties using Intrascaffold Cell Assembly, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2020: 1-14.

9. Shabnam Ghiasvand, ChrisDussourd, Jing Liu, Yu Song, Yevgeny Berdichevsky. Variability of Seizure-like Activity in an in Vitro Model of Epilepsy Depends on the Electrical Recording Method, Heliyon, 2020, 6: e05587.

10. Yongcong Fang, Ting Zhang, Yu Song, Wei Sun. Assessment of various crosslinking agents on collagen/chitosan scaffolds for myocardial tissue engineering, Biomedical Materials, 2019, 7-19.

Patents:

1. Micro-electrode array based biological intelligence equipment design and fabrication. Lin Feng, Xiao Luo, Song Yu. P.R.C. patent, Application No.: 202411193860.1.(Published)

2. Fabrication for bio-imaging devices based on light-reactive proteins. Lin Feng, Wu Mian, Song Yu. P.R.C. patent, Applicaiton No.: 202211445158.0. (Published)

3. Fabrication for bio-imaging devices based on phase transition of photoreceptor cells and its information storage. Lin Feng, Gai Ke, Song Yu. P.R.C. patent, Application No.: 202210680633.6. (Published)

4. Method for constructing in vitro long-term culturing brain-like disease and treatment models and its fabrication based on 3D bioprinting. Song Yu, Su Xiaolei, Zhang Ting, Sun Wei. P.R.C. patent, CN110055221B. (Granted)

5. Method for constructing micro-nozzle devices of 3D bioprinters and its application. Zhang Ting, Su Xiaolei, Song Yu, Sun Wei. P.R.C. patent, CN109822898B.(Granted)

6. Method for constructing nanotetrapod Znic Oxide lactate oxide electrodes. Zhang Yue, Lei Yang, Luo Ning, Yan xiaoqing, Song Yu, Liu Xi. P.R.C. patent, CN 102507690 B. (Granted)

7. Method for shaping gel injection molding made of cemented carbide with complicated shape. Shao Huiping, Yang Xiaoliang, Lin Tao, Guo Zhimeng, Li Yan, Song Yu. P.R.C. patent, CN 200810112211. (Granted)

Book Chapters:

1. Chapter 7 Biosensors, ZnO Nanostructures: Fabrication and Applications, RSC publisher. (ISBN: 9781782627418)

2. Chapter8.3, Biosensors, Semiconductor nanowire and functional devices (ISBN:9787030605337)