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 José 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

Google Scholar Page

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
Fӧrster 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.