Researcher

Hanry Yu was formerly a Group Leader at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (A*STAR IBB). He is currently a Professor of Physiology and Mechanobiology and NUS College at the National University of Singapore (NUS); Senior Principal Investigator at A*STAR IBB; and Co-lead Principal Investigator for an MIT research entity in Singapore. He was trained in cell biology but integrates imaging, biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug testing, contextual AI and mechanobiology to solve problems in gastrointestinal diseases and, more recently, growing cultivated meat as functional ingredients to improve plant-based meat analogues. He is an award-winning serial technopreneur who strives to build integrated teams to equip future graduates with skills relevant in both industrial and future academic settings. He has taught students in leading universities in the United States and Asia.