Post Doctoral Fellows
Mingyu He, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow, University Pittsburgh UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
- 412-648-9800
- 952 Scaife Hall
- hem3@upmc.edu
Education
Ph.D., Department of Fiber and polymer science, University of Cornell, Ithaca, NY, 2013
B.S. & M.S., Department of Material Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2007
Research Interests
Dr. He’s research focuses on using polymer microbubbles as drug delivery carrier and ultrasound triggered drug release. His research interest also includes utilizing ultrasound for antigen delivery and its potential applications in cancer immunotherapy. His current work is using polymer microbubbles and liposome complex to achieve a controlled release of chemotherapeutic drugs and reduce their side-effects, such as cardiotoxicity.
