Research Theme:
Cellular & Molecular Engineering,Research Interests:
Immunoengineering, Protein engineering, Cellular engineering, Biomaterials
Dr. He's Biography:
Dr. Yanpu He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He completed his postdoctoral training with Prof. Angela Belcher in the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2024, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at MIT in 2021, co-advised by Profs. Paula Hammond and Darrell Irvine. His research lab focuses on protein and cellular engineering to develop immunotherapies for cancer, infectious disease, and neurodegenerative disorders.
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Our research bridges immunology, drug delivery, and biomaterial engineering. We have
uncovered non-canonical immune signaling pathways (Science Advances, 2020), developed protein-based therapeutics for solid tumors (Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023), and engineered microneedle-based transdermal vaccination platforms (ACS Nano, 2018).