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Dr. Tan received the Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China in 2005 and his PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from both City University of Hong Kong and University of Science and Technology of China in 2010. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2011-2015. Since July 2015, Dr. Tan joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering at PolyU as Assistant Professor. Dr. Tan’s research interest includes cell mechanics and mechanobiology, especially the fundamental roles of mechanical forces in tumor metastasis. His research has been supported by many external grants, including 2 Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund (GRF), 1 Hong Kong Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (CRF; Co-PI), 2 National Natural Science Foundation of China General Programme (NSFC), and 2 Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission Basic Research (STIC).
Mechanobiology; Mechano-oncology; Tumour Metastasis; Cell Mechanics; Cancer Stem Cell.
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Doctor of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Comment/debate/erratum
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Tan, Youhua (Recipient), 20 Aug 2018
Prize: Prize (research)
Tan, Youhua (Recipient), 20 Oct 2017
Prize: Prize (research)
Youhua Tan (Guest editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Youhua Tan (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals