Wang, Yun

Professor Yun Wang

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering                                    

Email

Preferred: yun.wang@sjsu.edu

Telephone

(408)924-3856

Office

ENG 233I
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0085

Education

  • B.S. Biological Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology 2006
  • M.S. Biological Engineering, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 2008
  • Ph.D. Biosystems Engineering, Michigan State University 2014

Bio

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, San Jos茅 State University (2020-present)

Other Appointment

  • Research Biochemist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2013-2019)

Research Interests

  • Biosensors
  • Microfluidic/MEMS sensors
  • Nanosensors
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Nanotechnology
  • Disease diagnosis
  • Food/water safety
  • Genetic study of pathogens and diseases                                                               

Selected Publications

1. Strickling, M., N. Zarif, H. Nguyen, S. Moradi Khalaj, C. R. MacIntyre, R. Packard, G.
Selvaduray, and Y. Wang. 2025. A Comparison of Fit, Heat Stress, Oxygen Saturation and Comfort Between a Novel Reusable Mask and Disposable N95 Respirator. PLoS ONE. 20(4):e0321538.

2. Wang, Y., K. M. Schill, H. C. Fry, and T. V. Duncan. 2020. A Quantum Dot Nanobiosensor forRapid Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype E. ACS Sensors. 5 (7), 2118-2127.

3. Wang, Y., H. C. Fry, G. E. Skinner, K. M. Schill and T. V. Duncan. 2017. Detection and
Quantification of Biologically Active Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotypes A and B Using a
F缨rster Resonance Energy Transfer-based Quantum Dot Nanobiosensor. ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces. 9 (37): 31446-31457.

4. Wang, Y., G. H. Mazurek, and E. C. Alocilja. 2016. Measurement of Interferon Gamma Concentration Using an Electrochemical Immunosensor. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 163(5): B140-B145.

5. Schill, K. M., Y. Wang, R. R. Butler, J. Pombert, N. R. Reddy, G. E. Skinner and J. W. Larkin.2016. Genetic Diversity of Clostridium sporogenes PA 3679 Isolates Obtained from Different Sources as Resolved by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and High-Throughput Sequencing. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82(1): 384-393.

6. Wang, Y. and E. C. Alocilja. 2015. Gold Nanoparticle-labeled Biosensor for Rapid and
Sensitive Detection of Bacterial Pathogens. Journal of Biological Engineering 9(1): 1-7.

7. Wang, Y., P. Fewins and E. C. Alocilja. 2015. Electrochemical Immunosensor Using
Nanoparticle-based Signal Enhancement for Escherichia coli O157:H7 Detection. Sensors
Journal, IEEE 15(8): 4692-4699.

8. Jiang, X., R. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Su, Y. Ying, J. Wang and Y. Li. 2011. Evaluation of Different Micro/nanobeads Used as Amplifiers in QCM Immunosensor for More Sensitive Detection of E. coli O157:H7. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 29(1): 23-28.

9. Wang, Y., R. Wang, Y. Li, B. Srinivasan, S. Tung, H. Wang, M. F. Slavik and C. L. Griffis. 2010. Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Using Interdigitated Array Microelectrode-based Immunosensor. Biological Engineering 2(2): 49-62.

10. Wang, R., Y. Wang, K. Lassiter, Y. Li, B. Hargis, S. Tung, L. Berghman and W. Bottje. 2009. Interdigitated Array Microelectrode Based Impedance Immunosensor for Detection of Avian Influenza Virus H5N1. Talanta 79(2): 159-164.