Su Ryon Shin, Ph.D.

Su Ryon Shin is an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shin received a doctoral degree from Hanyang University, South Korea. In Nov. 2010, she joined Prof. Ali Khademhosseini's group at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technologies, and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Dr. Shin is an expert in the field of nanomaterials, biomaterials, tissue engineering, electrochemical actuator, biosensor, organ-on-a-chip, and 3D bioprinting.

Chanyuan Li 

Chanyuan Li is a gynecologic oncologist at Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She received her M.D. in Oncology from Sun Yat-sen University in 2023. Her previous research focused on the role of microbiota in ovarian cancer, including tumor-promoting mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria, tumor-suppressive effects of probiotics, and aptamer-based diagnostic strategies. She joined the Shin Lab in March 2025 and is currently working on oxygen-releasing biomaterials to improve chemotherapy outcomes in hypoxic ovarian tumors.

Zahra Rezaei

Zahra has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. She is working on electrochemical-based micro-biosensors for early detection of diseases. Her interests include developing biosensors, microfluidic devices and organs on a chip. Zahra joined Dr. Shin’s lab since May 2019.  She is collaborating with Mara Nanotech Korea, Inc. for developing cardiac biosensors at this moment.

Seok Gyu Han

Seokgyu Han is a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He received his B.S (2018) and Ph.D. (2024) degrees in department of Mechanical Engineering from Sungkyunkwan university. In Sep. 2024, he is joined Prof. Shin’s lab pursuing to develop innovative biomaterials for muscle regeneration.  

Jihyun Lee

Dr. Jihyun Lee is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Su Ryon Shin’s lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She developed biomimetic structures based on flexible materials during her PhD, leading research on medical devices applicable to biosurfaces. Currently, her research focuses on biohybrid robot systems, utilizing tissue engineering, 3D printed scaffolds, flexible materials, and wireless transmission systems.

Francisco Conceição

Francisco Conceição is a Marie-Curie post-doctoral fellow at Professor Su Ryon Shin’s lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has expertise in organ-on-chip design, fabrication and bone disease modeling. For his doctoral research, under the supervision of Dr. Meriem Lamghari, he investigated the role of the sympathetic nervous system on breast cancer bone metastasis and obtained his PhD from the University of Porto, Portugal. During his first post-doctoral appointment at Dr. Liliana Moreira Teixeira’s lab at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, he investigated sex-specific features of osteoarthritis using an osteochondral interface model on-chip. Currently, he is developing electrochemical sensors for detection and quantification of bone biomarkers for in-line monitoring of bone-on-chip models.

Ceren Özel

Ceren Ozel is a stem cell and tissue engineering biologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She earned her Ph.D. in Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering from Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkey, in 2022, and continued her postdoctoral research there until March 2025. Her expertise spans personalized organ-on-a-chip platforms, biofunctional textiles for wound healing, patient-derived primary cell and tissue culture, cell-laden hydrogels, and regenerative strategies using stem cells and exosomes. She has contributed to national biotechnology projects involving cryobioprinting and GMP-compliant exosome production for a Phase 2 clinical study. Dr. Ozel joined the Shin Lab in March 2025, where she is developing DLP-bioprinted constructs incorporating oxygen-generating, microenvironment-modulating microparticles for mesenchymal stem cell-based ischemic therapies.

Kijun Park

Kijun Park is a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He received his Ph.D. (2024) degrees in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Yonsei University, South Korea. Dr. Park is a specialist in biomaterials and 3D bioprinting, with a strong focus on developing functional biocompatible materials. His expertise lies in designing hydrogel- and polymer-based bioinks that enable tissue regeneration. Currently, he is leading projects that utilize robotic-arm-assisted 3D bioprinting systems for advanced wound healing and the development of bioelectronic devices. 

Sera Hong

Sera Hong is a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She received her Pharm.D. (2018) from Sungkyunkwan University and her Ph.D. (2024) in Pharmacy from Seoul National University, where she focused on biomaterial science, particularly drug delivery in the tumor microenvironment and bioprinting-based platforms for pharmaceutical analysis. She joined Prof. Shin’s laboratory in March 2025 and is currently focusing on developing nanoclay-assisted bioactive hydrogel systems for chronic wound healing and tissue regeneration.

Soo A Kim

Soo A Kim is a visiting researcher in Professor Su Ryon Shin’s laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She is also a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University. Her research focuses on developing multifunctional hydrogel-based bioelectronic platforms. This includes electrical stimulation-based therapeutic strategies, bioink-assisted 3D printing approaches for chronic wound healing, and the design of advanced biomaterials and sensors for next-generation therapeutic applications.

Irán Alessandra Chaparro Rodríguez

Irán Alessandra Chaparro Rodríguez is a senior student of biotechnology engineering at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Chihuahua Campus, currently conducting research at Dr. Su Ryon Shin’s laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Her interests include molecular biology, genetic engineering and tissue engineering with applications in human health. Throughout her studies, Alessandra has contributed to different projects involving recombinant protein production, expression system design, bioreactor development and developing innovative biotechnological solutions for medical and environmental challenges. She is committed to using science to solve real-world problems and aims to contribute to the advancement of healthcare technologies.

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Brittany Alejandra Garibay Corral

Brittany Alejandra Garibay Corral  is a senior Biotechnology Engineering student at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, currently conducting research at Dr. Su Ryon Shin’s laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Her interests lie in bioengineering, genetic engineering, molecular biology, synthetic biology and tissue engineering, with a strong focus on applications in human health. Throughout her academic training, Brittany has actively participated in projects such as the synthesis and evaluation of nanocarriers for targeted delivery, development of bacterial biofactories for recombinant protein production, bioreactor optimization, and the design of functional biosystems. Her current work centers on bioprinting, 3D printing, biomaterials, cell culture, tissue decellularization, histological staining, and confocal microscopy, among other techniques aimed at developing innovative solutions in regenerative medicine.

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Roberto Carlos Medecigo Lozada

Roberto Carlos Medecigo Lozada is a senior Nanotechnology Engineering student at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey. He joined Dr. Su Ryon Shin’s lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in February 2025 under the mentorship of postdoctoral fellow Zahra Rezaei. His current work focuses on electrochemical biosensing and microfluidic systems with applications in the biomedical field. He has had experience in the synthesis and characterization of biomaterials and micro and nanofabrication processes.

Elías Mumenthey Vásquez

Elías Mumenthey Vásquez is a Nanotechnology Engineering student at Tecnológico de Monterrey and a research intern at Dr. Su Ryon Shin’s Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, under the mentorship of Dr. Zahra Rezaei. His current work focuses on developing electrochemical sensors for biomarker detection. He has previously contributed to projects involving nickel nanoparticle–modified electrodes for glucose sensing, SPR-based biosensors for cardiac diagnostics, and SERS substrates for biological analysis, as well as microfluidic optimization through COMSOL modeling. Elías is a multiple national award winner at the Mexican Science and Engineering Fair, a top 1% student at Tecnológico de Monterrey, and the founder and director of science initiatives such as the Prometheus Research Program and the Ascendion Science Fair. His research aims to advance nanotechnology-driven biosensing and biomedical diagnostics.

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