Biography
Dr. Pak Kin Wong is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
Mechanical
Dr. Wong’s research focuses on developing novel technologies for precision medicine, including cancer invasiveness assessment, rapid bacterial pathogen and microbiota characterization, and personalized immunotherapy. He has pioneered single cell biosensing techniques and microfluidic devices for disease diagnostics and modeling, while also advancing data-driven and artificial intelligence (AI)-based workflows for biomedical analysis. For instance, his team has identified that the formation of invasive leader cells is dynamically regulated by Dll4-Notch1 signaling and intercellular tension. They have also developed novel techniques for rapid microbial profiling. In collaboration with his industrial and clinical partners, Dr. Wong has established multiple single cell antimicrobial susceptibility testing and pathogen identification systems toward health, hygiene, and defense applications. These techniques have been adopted in various pre-clinical and clinical studies globally.
Dr. Wong is a strong advocate for fostering balanced, unbiased, and supportive environments in educational programs and professional societies worldwide. He serves as an editor for several leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, SLAS Technology, and Scientific Reports. He has played a significant role in organizing major international conferences, serving as General Chair/Co-Chair for IEEE NANOMED 2023, 2018, and 2013, as well as General Co-Chair for IEEE NEMS 2017. Among his numerous honors, Dr. Wong received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2010), the Arizona Engineering Faculty Fellow Award (2011), and the AAFSAA Outstanding Faculty Award (2013). He was also recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from CUHK (2017) and the SLAS Technology Ten – A Top 10 Breakthrough in Innovation (2018). Dr. Wong is an elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and a Fellow of AIMBE, ASME, RSC, and SLAS, reflecting his outstanding contributions to the fields of biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and laboratory automation.
Selected honors and awards
2024 European Academy of Sciences and Arts 2021 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2018 The 2018 SLAS Tech Ten, A Top-10 Breakthrough in Innovation 2017 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry 2017 Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering 2017 Fellow, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK 2016 Best Paper Award, CM Ho Best Paper Award in Micro/Nano Fluidics, IEEE NEMS 16 2016 Best of Session Poster Award, American Urological Association Annual Convention 16 2015 The 2015 JALA 10 2014 Outstanding Alumni, CUHK, Mechanical and Automation Engineering 2014 The 2014 JALA 10 2013 AAFSAA Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Arizona 2012 Winner, US Contest on Applications in Nano/Micro Technologies 2011 Arizona Engineering Faculty Fellow 2010 NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Contact Dr. Pak Kin Wong Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Surgery The Pennsylvania State University
Office: CBEB 516 Phone: 814-863-5267 Email: pak@engr.psu.edu
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