Hong Niu

Hong Niu

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Research Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

  • Office
    Jubel Hall, Room 303G

Education

PhD, The Ohio State University, 2018
MS, University of Florida, 2015
BS, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Expertise

Creates novel drug delivery systems using multi-functional biomaterials and investigate the pathways of the treatments for cardiovascular diseases

Research

Hong Niu has a long-standing interest in new biomaterials and drug delivery, stem cell transplantation for tissue regeneration, and biomaterials-driven immunomodulation. She has over ten years of experience in polymeric biomaterials related techniques. 

Biography

Hong joined the Guan laboratory in 2015 as a PhD student at The Ohio State University after completing a master’s degree at the University of Florida. She earned her PhD in 2018, then was a postdoctoral research associate in the Guan laboratory at the Washington University in St. Louis from 2019-2022. Her bachelor's degree was in polymer science and engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology.