Position
Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2025/11-now)
Education
Postdoc, Bioengineering, Stanford University, US (2023/5-2025/10)
Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, US (2018/9-2022/12)
Exchange student, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburg, US (2017/10-2018/3)
MS, Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (2016/9-2017/5)
BS, Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (2012/9-2016/5)
Contact
email: hplee@mx.nthu.edu.tw
office: 清華實驗室 R421
Bio
Dr. Hung Pang Lee (Patrick) is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University. His research focuses on smart biomaterials, mechanobiology, and advanced biofabrication, with over nine years of experience leading innovation in polymer chemistry, additive manufacturing, stem cell engineering, and 3D bioprinting. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, accumulated over 700 citations, and holds an h-index of 11.
Dr. Lee completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University, where he developed NIR-triggered in situ gelation systems, bioelectronic hydrogels, and dynamic covalent injectable hydrogels for drug and stem cell delivery. He later continued postdoctoral training at Stanford Bioengineering, advancing hydrogel design to probe mechanobiology in 3D and pioneering anisotropic microgel printing for vascularized bone fabrication.
Building on interdisciplinary expertise and international training, Dr. Lee leads a research lab at NTHU integrating smart biomaterials, immuno-mechanobiology, and 3D bioprinting to create transformative solutions for tissue repair, aging, and disease modeling
Award
2023 Stanford Bio-X travel award
2023 Taiwan S&T Hub Postdoctoral Fellowship (USD $73000)
2023 Discovery and Innovation Expo Demo Award, Stanford Bio-X
2021 Selected for oral in GRC with travel award, Gordon research conferences, Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices
2016 Science presentation award, National Cheng Kung University
2016 ASE academic scholarship , National Cheng Kung University (NTD $100000)
2015 Dean's list, National Cheng Kung University (書卷獎)