LIFE SCIENCES
Jinah Jang Professor
- ㆍLab
- Biofabrication and Translational Medicine Lab.
- ㆍDetail research field
- Engineering Functional Organs on Demand through Advanced Biofabrication
- ㆍPhone
- +82-54-279-8821
- ㆍE-mail
- jinahjang@postech.ac.kr
- ㆍHomepage
- https://www.btmpostech.com/
Research introduction
Dr. Jang's research focuses on engineering functional human tissues by integrating high-performance stem cells with advanced biofabrication technologies and printable biomaterials.
Research Area
- RESEARCH INTERESTS
- ㆍBioprinting and biofabrication technology
- ㆍMultifunctional tissue-specific bioinks
- ㆍTransplantable bioprinted tissues for regenerative medicine
- ㆍAlternative in vitro testing platform
- ㆍBiohybrid tissue-device integrate system
- ㆍAssemblable organ modules for smart organ factory
Major publications
- ㆍMyungji Kim, Seungyeun Cho, Dong Gyu Hwang, In Kyong Shim, Song Cheol Kim, Jiwon Jang, and Jinah Jang, "Bioprinting of bespoke islet-specific niches to promote maturation of stem cell-derived islets", Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 1430.
- ㆍYoo-mi Choi*, Deukchae Na*, Goeun Yoon, Jisoo Kim, Seoyeon Min, Hee-Gyeong Yi, Soo-Jeong Cho, Jae Hee Cho, Charles Lee #, and Jinah Jang #, "Prediction of patient drug response via 3D bioprinted gastric cancer model utilized patient-derived tissue laden tissue-specific bioink," Advanced Science, 2024, 2411769 (Selected as a Front Cover Article).
- ㆍDong Gyu Hwang, Hwanyong Choi, Uijung Yong, Donghwan Kim, Wonok Kang, Sung-Min Park, and Jinah Jang, "Bioprinting-assisted Tissue Assembly for Structural and Functional Modulation of Engineered Heart Tissue Mimicking Left Ventricular Myocardial Fiber Orientation," Advanced Materials, 2024, 2400364 (Selected as an Inside Front Cover Article).
- ㆍJisoo Kim, Jungmin Kim, Ge Gao, Yoo-mi Choi, Jaewook Kim, [Dong-Woo Cho#, Jae-Ho Cheong#, and Jinah Jang#], "Bioprinted Organoids Platform with Tumor Vasculature for Implementing Precision Personalized Medicine Targeted Towards Gastric Cancer" Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2306676
- ㆍUijung Yong*, Donghwan Kim*, Hojoong Kim*, Dong Gyu Hwang, Sungkeon Cho, Hyoryung Nam, Sejin Kim, Tae Yeong Kim, Unyong Jeong, Keehoon Kim, Wan Kyun Chung, [Woon-Hong Yeo#, and Jinah Jang#], "Biohybrid 3D Printing of a Tissue-Sensor Platform for Wireless, Real-Time, and Continuous Monitoring of Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity," Advanced Materials, 2023 (Selected as an Inside Back Cove and the top downloaded article during its first 12 months of publication; Recipient of Top 100 National Research and Development Outstanding Achievements, Korea).
- ㆍHyeonji Kim*, Byeongmin Kang*, Xiaolin Cui*, Se-Hwan Lee, Kwangseok Lee, Dong-Woo Cho, Woonbong Hwang, Tim B. F. Woodfield, [Khoon S. Lim#, Jinah Jang#], "Light-Activated Decellularized Extracellular Matrix-Based Bioinks for Volumetric Tissue Analogs in Centimeter-Scale," Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2011252 (Selected as a Front Cover Article and appears in: Biofabrication 2021 section).
Education
- ㆍB.S. Mechanical Design & Automation Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology
- ㆍB.S. Manufacturing Systems and Design of Engineering, Northumbria University (Dual Bachelor's degrees; 2006-2010)
- ㆍPH.D. Biomedical Engineering, Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, POSTECH (2010-2015)
Career
- ㆍ2016 - 2017 : Visiting Scholar, Institute for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, WA, USA
- ㆍ2017 - Present : Mueunjae Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Convergence IT Engineering, Life Science, and School of Convergence Science, POSTECH, Korea
- ㆍ2022 - Present : Co-Founder and CEO of Biobricks Inc.
- ㆍ2022 - Present : Director, Center for 3D Organ Printing and Stem Cells
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