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Binbin Ying, Ph.D.

Binbin Ying, Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Biomedical Engineering | Internal Medicine
Graduate Programs
Biomedical Engineering
  • Biography

    Binbin Ying is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Ying received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in 2021 and conducted research as a visiting Ph.D. scientist at the University of Toronto from 2018 to 2021. Before joining UT Southwestern, he was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratories of Professors Giovanni Traverso and Robert Langer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital from 2021 to 2025.

    His research focuses on the development and clinical translation of soft medical devices to address critical unmet challenges in human health. He has authored more than 20 scientific publications, including over 10 first-author/co-first-author papers in leading journals such as Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications, and Nature Reviews Materials, and holds several granted and pending patents. His work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad.

    He is deeply committed to mentorship and community engagement. He co-founded The Martlets Society, a webinar series dedicated to connecting young scholars and fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise. Outside the lab, he is a lifelong half-marathon runner who also enjoys swimming, basketball, hiking, camping, skiing, and exploring new activities with his seven-year-old son. 

  • Research Interest
    • Bioadhesives
    • Ingestible Bioelectronics
    • Medical Device Design
    • Soft Medical Robotics
    • Translational Medicine
  • Publications

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  • Honors & Awards
    • 2020 Materials Horizons Outstanding Article, Royal Society of Chemistry
    • Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (1 of 23 globally)
    • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (1 of 600 globally)
    • Daniel R. King Memorial Travel Scholarship
    • Flash Talk Contest Winner (1st Prize), Controlled Release Society
    • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Biomedical Engineering Society
    • Controlled Release Society
    • Materials Research Society