Wenjing Kang, PhD

Currently, I am working as a Senior Project Engineer at Giner Labs focusing on prototyping field-deployable detection systems for toxic heavy metals such as arsenic and drugs/substances in human subjects. I am also working on the development of a wearable continuous alcohol monitoring device, as well as a green antimicrobial treatment instrument based on ozone water. I enjoy interdisciplinary research and development, solving engineering problems, and collaboration within a diverse team.

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I have graduated as a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Dr. Ian Papautsky’s lab, University of Cincinnati.  My research primarily focused on the development and characterization of a series of microscale electrochemical sensors and portable systems for determining trace zinc, manganese, and lead in biological and environmental samples. I also have experience in the designing, manufacturing, and testing of microfluidic mixers.  

After graduation, I have been working as a Research Scientist on the development of bio-inspired polymers and nanoelectronics in Dr. Xiaocheng Jiang’s lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University.  Then I have worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Tania Konry's lab at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, mainly on droplet microfluidics for drug screening in antimicrobial susceptibility study and cancer immunotherapy. 

 

I also enjoy other types of "High-precision fabrication" when I am not performing experiments in the lab.  In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband, child, and pet bird.