Associate Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering
Contact Information:
Office Address: Shelby 806
Phone: 205-996-6938
E-mail: hwjun@uab.edu
Websites: Jun Lab Website
School of Medicine Faculty Profile
Education:
Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
BS, Textile Engineering, 1996
Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
MS, Fiber and Polymer Engineering, 1998
Rice University, Houston, TX
PhD, Bioengineering, 2004
Post-Graduate Training:
Rice University, Houston, TX
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, 2004-6
Research Interests:
Nanostructured biomaterials and stem cells based tissue regeneration
Research Description:
We have developed biomimetic nanomatrices and applied these nanomatrices for various biomedical applications including islet transplantation, cardiovascular devices, and tissue regeneration.
DRC Membership Category:
Scientist