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 Featured Publications An electroadhesive hydrogel interface prolongs porcine gastrointestinal mucosal theranostics. Ying B, Nan K, Zhu Q, Khuu T, Ro H, Qin S, Wang S, Jiang K, Chen Y, Bao G, Jenkins J, Pettinari A, Kuosmanen J, Ishida K, Fabian N, Lopes A, Codreanu F, Morimoto J, Li J, Hayward A, Langer R, Traverso G, Sci Transl Med 2025 Feb 17 787 eadq1975 Ingestible electronic capsules for in situ sensing of diverse biomarkers Chong Zhang, Hao Song, Junjie Zeng, Jian Chen, Chujun Ni, Ha Uk Chung, Kaichen Xu, Binbin Ying, Kewang Nan, Device 2025 An ingestible, battery-free, tissue-adhering robotic interface for non-invasive and chronic electrostimulation of the gut. Nan K, Wong K, Li D, Ying B, McRae JC, Feig VR, Wang S, Du N, Liang Y, Mao Q, Zhou E, Chen Y, Sang L, Yao K, Zhou J, Li J, Jenkins J, Ishida K, Kuosmanen J, Mohammed Madani WA, Hayward A, Ramadi KB, Yu X, Traverso G, Nat Commun 2024 Aug 15 1 6749 Recent advances in nano- and micro-scale carrier systems for controlled delivery of vaccines. Wang EY, Sarmadi M, Ying B, Jaklenec A, Langer R, Biomaterials 2023 Dec 303 122345 Theranostic gastrointestinal residence systems Ying B, Huang H, Su Y, Howarth J, Gu Z, Nan K. Device 2023 An ionic hydrogel-based antifreezing triboelectric nanogenerator Ying B, Zuo R, Wan Y, Liu X. ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2022 4 4 1930-1938 Mucosa-interfacing electronics. Nan K, Feig VR, Ying B, Howarth JG, Kang Z, Yang Y, Traverso G, Nat Rev Mater 2022 7 11 908-925 Skin-like hydrogel devices for wearable sensing, soft robotics and beyond. Ying B, Liu X, iScience 2021 Nov 24 11 103174 An anti‐freezing, ambient‐stable and highly stretchable ionic skin with strong surface adhesion for wearable sensing and soft robotics Ying B, Chen R, Zuo R, Li J, Liu X. Advanced Functional Materials 2021 42 31 2104665 NanoPADs and nanoFACEs: an optically transparent nanopaper-based device for biomedical applications. Ying B, Park S, Chen L, Dong X, Young EWK, Liu X, Lab Chip 2020 Sep 20 18 3322-3333 Results 1-10 of 16 1 2 Next Last 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
