Dr Yi Shen

I obtained my PhD degree in Department of Health Science and Technology at ETH Zurich in Switzerland with Prof. Raffaele Mezzenga in 2017. During my PhD, I developed novel organic-inorganic hybrid biomaterials constructed with protein fibrils and nanoparticles for nutritional purposes. The bioavailability of this material was tested by both in-vitro and in-vivo studies. I also developed a new method to form strong gels using amyloid fibrils and calcium nanoparticles with self-healing property. I won The Spark Award for top innovations from ETH in 2018. I obtained my Bachelor and two Master degrees at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. During that I did my internship and completed one of my Master theses at Harvard University and Princeton University in the US with Prof. Howard Stone. I worked as a researcher in the same group at Princeton University for two years afterwards, where I worked on the manipulation of biofluids in microfluidic devices. My scientific achievements include the publication of 7 papers in peer-reviewed journals (1 featured cover on Nature Nanotechnology) and 3 filed patents.