Dr. Chih-Tsung Yang is a THRF Mid-Career Fellow at the Future Industries Institute. His interdisciplinary research expertise is centred on the fields of biomaterials, biosensing, microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip models. His current research is focused on the development of bioengineered human organs-on-a-chip models to evaluate the therapeutic efficiency of nanomedicine and radiation therapy protocols.
Prior to the start of his PhD, he significantly contributed to the liquid biopsy technology that underpinned the successful spin-off of CellMax Life ($15 million from VCs). He joined the University of South Australia as a PhD candidate in 2013 to develop amplification strategies of surface plasmon resonance biosensor towards the... Read more
About me
Dr. Chih-Tsung Yang is a THRF Mid-Career Fellow at the Future Industries Institute. His interdisciplinary research expertise is centred on the fields of biomaterials, biosensing, microfluidics and organ-on-a-chip models. His current research is focused on the development of bioengineered human organs-on-a-chip models to evaluate the therapeutic efficiency of nanomedicine and radiation therapy protocols.
Prior to the start of his PhD, he significantly contributed to the liquid biopsy technology that underpinned the successful spin-off of CellMax Life ($15 million from VCs). He joined the University of South Australia as a PhD candidate in 2013 to develop amplification strategies of surface plasmon resonance biosensor towards the improved biosensing for cancer prognostics. The main tangible outcomes include; a biosensor able to identify metastatic tumour cells based on the concept of intracellular micromotion as well as the development of ultrasensitive signal amplification schemes for optical biosensors. His research is published in high quality peer reviewed international journals (72% in top 10% of their field).
Dr. Yang is actively engaged in his research community and is regularly invited to serve as a reviewer for peer-reviewed scientific journals (ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Sensors, Optical Materials, Plos One and Applied Sciences). He is the UniSA node project leader of the signature project “Development of bioengineered multicellular systems” of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Convergent Bio-Nano Science &Technology (CBNS).
About me
American Chemical Society 2019-
Australian Society of Medical Research 2018-
Australasian Biotechnology 2016-
Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) 2013-
About me
Date | Title |
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05/02/2023 |
New technology developed to diagnose porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus in pigs, https://www.theland.com.au/story/8072890/probing-researchers-strike-gold-to-stop-the-trots-in-pigs/ |
03/02/2023 |
Breakthrough in Detection of Lethal Pig Virus, https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/breakthrough-in-detection-of-lethal-pig-virus-369848 |
02/02/2023 |
Probing researchers strike gold to stop the trots in pigs, https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978627 |
27/02/2022 |
Improving Cancer Survivors’ Quality Of Life Headlines $1.7m Grants, https://hospitalresearch.org.au/news/latest-news/improving-cancer-survivors-quality-of-life-headlines-1-7m-grants/ |
18/03/2019 |
Aussies and Americans develop 3D models for assessing impacts of radiotherapy, https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/46575 |
14/03/2019 |
Using 3D models to reduce side effects of radiotherapy, https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uosa-u3m031219.php |
13/03/2019 |
3D models help reduce side effects of radiation therapy, https://www.appliedradiationoncology.com/articles/3d-models-help-reduce-side-effects-of-radiation-therapy |
12/03/2019 |
Microfluidic chip could reduce radiotherapy side effects, http://theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/industries/health/microfluidic-chip-could-reduce-radiotherapy-side-effects/ |
12/03/2019 |
Microfluidic chip could reduce radiotherapy side effects, https://phys.org/news/2019-03-microfluidic-chip-radiotherapy-side-effects.html |
Development of bioengineered muticellular organ models towards precision radiotherapy.
- Head and Neck on-a-chip model
- Oral mucosa model
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2019 |
20
15
58
|
2017 |
40
34
|
2016 |
Open access
60
53
15
|
2016 |
25
22
|
2014 |
46
41
1
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
7
2
|
2023 |
Open access
13
2
|
2023 |
Open access
7
1
|
2022 |
Open access
2
1
|
2022 |
Open access
43
|
2021 |
Open access
9
6
|
2021 |
Open access
18
11
|
2021 |
|
2021 |
Open access
9
4
|
2020 |
7
7
1
|
2020 |
Open access
5
2
|
2019 |
20
15
58
|
2019 |
Open access
15
11
1
|
2019 |
Open access
15
11
1
|
2019 |
10
8
7
|
2018 |
Open access
16
15
1
|
2017 |
26
21
|
2017 |
40
34
|
2016 |
Open access
60
53
15
|
2016 |
Open access
51
46
51
|
2016 |
26
25
4
|
2016 |
25
22
|
2015 |
6
5
|
2014 |
8
8
|
2014 |
46
41
1
|
2010 |
26
23
|
2009 |
24
23
|
Research
Development of bioengineered muticellular organ models towards precision radiotherapy.
- Head and Neck on-a-chip model
- Oral mucosa model
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Academia Sinica | TAIWAN |
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) | SINGAPORE |
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | TAIWAN |
Chang Gung University | TAIWAN |
China Medical University, Taiwan | TAIWAN |
Chinese Academy of Sciences | CHINA |
Chinese University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | UNITED STATES |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Forschungszentrum Julich | GERMANY |
Fudan University | CHINA |
Guilin University of Electronic Technology | CHINA |
High Performance Computing | SINGAPORE |
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | CHINA |
Nanjing Agricultural University | CHINA |
Nanjing Forestry University | CHINA |
Nanjing Medical University | CHINA |
Nanjing University | CHINA |
Nanyang Technological University | SINGAPORE |
National Defense Medical Center | TAIWAN |
Peter Grunberg Institute (PGI) | GERMANY |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Shimadzu Biomedical Research Laboratory | CHINA |
Southeast University | CHINA |
Stanford University | UNITED STATES |
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | UNITED STATES |
University of California | UNITED STATES |
University of Edinburgh | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | UNITED STATES |
University Of Oklahoma Norman | UNITED STATES |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Yangzhou University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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THRF EMCR FellowshipThe Hospital Research Foundation Group |
2022 |
Guest peer reviewerOptical Materials |
2016 |
Guest peer reviewerElsevier Publishing |
2016 |
Guest peer reviewerPLos One |
2016 |
Keystone Symposia Future of Science Scholarship 2019
UniSA Coordinator Honours research projects 2018-
ARC CBNS UniSA node project leader 2017-
Member of The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, Taiwan 2002-
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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New radiobiological insights using a microphysiological device enabling long-term culture of patient-derived brain tumour tissue slices and cerebral organoid slices | Current |
Next generation bioengineered in vitro tumour models | Current |
Bioengineered vascularized microfluidic model: towards improved cancer therapy risk reduction and in vitro evaluation of the metastatic process | Completed |
Development of a solid-state biodiagnostic platform based on indium oxide nanoribbon field effect transistors | Completed |
Single cell analysis of gold and gold-core/silica-shell nanoparticles for radiosensitisation | Completed |