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Ren Shen
沈韌 Ren Shen
Assistant Professor
Phone: (+853) 8822-9059
Room Number: N21-3001cb

Academic Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, China (2021)
• B.Sc. in Biological Science, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, China (2011)


Professional Experience
• Assistant Professor, Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau (Oct. 2024 – Present)
• Post-doctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Apr.2024~Sept.2024)
• Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Macau (Apr.2022~Mar.2024)
• Research Assistant, University of Macau (Aug.2021~Mar.2022)

Others

• Visiting Scholar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Sept.2023~Mar.2024)


Research
Research Interests
Front-end biosensors
Miniaturized chips for biomedical/environmental applications
Integrated marine sensing systems

 

  1. Yanwei Jia, Ren Shen, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, 一种利用无修饰探针的核酸检测方法及其应用

    China Invention Patent (Filed)

    Application no. 202311053608.6

    Aug-2023
  2. Yanwei Jia, Ren Shen, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Enhancing agent and kit for enhancing nucleic acid amplification reaction

    US Patent (Filed)

    Application no. 16/792,626

    Feb-2020
  3. Yanwei Jia, Ren Shen, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, 增强核酸扩增反应的增强剂、试剂盒和进行核酸扩增反应的方法

    China Invention Patent (Granted)

    CN110628877 B

    Sep-2019
  4. Yanwei Jia, Haoran Li, Ren Shen, Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, J. Gao, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, 用于芯片上微流体分配的设备和方法

    China Invention Patent (Granted)

    CN112449682 B

    Aug-2018
  5. Yanwei Jia, Haoran Li, Ren Shen, Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, J. Gao, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Apparatus and method for on-chip microfluidics dispensing

    US Patent (Granted)

    US11618025B2

    Aug-2018
  1. Wenhao Hui, Ka-Meng Lei, Yingying Liu, Xinru Huang, Yunlong Zhong, Xiaojun Chen, Mingji Wei, Jie Yan, Ren Shen, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Shuhong Yi, Ping Wang, Yanwei Jia, Identification and Drug Screening of Single Cells from Human Tumors on Semiconductor Chip for Cancer Precision Medicine

    Advanced Science

    Apr-2025
  2. Ren Shen, W. H. Hui, W. G. Wu, Ning Yang, X. D. Lin, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, A. Q. Liu and Yanwei Jia, A cost-effective and field-deployable sensing system for chip-integrated detection of bacteria with the naked eye

    Sensors and Actuators B

    vol. 410, no. 135668 Jul-2024
  3. Ren Shen, Y. M. Fang, C. X. Yang, Q. D. Wei, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Yanwei Jia, UV-assisted ratiometric fluorescence sensor for one-pot visual detection of Salmonella

    Chinese Chemical Letters

    Jun-2024
  4. Xiaodong Lin, Minyang Zhao, Tao Peng, Pan Zhang, Ren Shen and Yanwei Jia, Detection and discrimination of pathogenic bacteria with nanomaterials-based optical biosensors: a review

    Food Chemistry

    vol. 426, pp. 1 - 13 Nov-2023
  5. Xiaodong Lin, Haotian Wu, Shiyu Zeng, Tao Peng, Pan Zhang, Xinhua Wan, Yihan Lang, Biao Zhang, Yanwei Jia, Ren Shen and Binfeng Yin, A self-designed device integrated with a Fermat spiral microfluidic chip for ratiometric and automated point-of-care testing of anthrax biomarker in real samples

    Biosensors and Bioelectronics

    vol. 230, pp. 1-9 Jun-2023
  6. Xiaodong Lin, Bergoi Ibarlucea, Tao Peng, Ren Shen, Peiyue Li and Pan Zhang, Two birds with one stone: A multifunctional nanoplatform for photothermal sensitive detection and real-time inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus with NIR responsive Cu2−XSe@Van NPs

    Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

    vol. 381, 133475 Apr-2023
  7. Ren Shen, A'man Lyu, Shuhong Yi, Ping Wang, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins and Yanwei Jia, Nucleic acid analysis on electrowetting-based digital microfluidics

    Trends in Analytical Chemistry

    vol. 158, pp. 1-13 Jan-2023
  8. Meiqing Liu, Ren Shen, Haoran Li, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Ratiometric fluorescence analysis for miR-141 detection with hairpin DNA-templated silver nanoclusters

    Journal of Materials Chemistry C

    pp. 655-664 Dec-2021
  9. Haoran Li, Ren Shen, Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Turning on/off satellite droplet ejection for flexible sample delivery on digital microfluidics

    Lab on a Chip

    Inside Front Cover

    No. 20, pp. 3709-3719 Oct-2020
  10. Ren Shen, Yanwei JIa, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Clip to release on amplification (CRoA): a novel enhancer for DNA amplification on and off microfluidics

    Lab on a Chip

    Outside Back Cover

    Vol. 20, pp. 1928-1938 Apr-2020
  11. Ren Shen, Liang Wan, Yanwei Jia, Applications of microfluidic technology in clinical diagnosis ​(in Chinese)

    Journal of Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy

    10(5), 289 Sep-2018
  1. Ren Shen, Field-deployable systems for on-site nucleic acid analysis

    2024 Joint Annual Conference of Physical Societies in GHM Greater Bay Area (YGA2024)

    Invited speaker

    Jul-2024
  2. Wenhao Hui, Ren Shen, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Ka-Meng Lei and Yanwei Jia, Single-Cell Electric Impedance Sensor Based on Integrated Circuit Chip

    2024 IEEE BioSensors Conference (BioSensors)

    (Best Paper Award)

    Jul-2024
  3. Ren Shen, Wenhao Hui, Aman Lv, Pui-In Mak, Rui P. Martins, Xuming Zhang and Yanwei Jia, Step-by-step DNA analysis on digital microfluidics

    Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP 2024)

    Oral Presentation

    pp. 73 Jun-2024
  4. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Clip-to-release on amplification: a novel DNA amplification enhancer on and off microfluidic

    International GHM Greater Bay Area Conference in Translational Medicine (GBAC-TM-MSCS 2022)

    (Best Poster Award)

    Jan-2022
  5. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Naked-eye detection of polymerase chain reaction on microfluidics

    International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2020)

    (Poster)

    Oct-2020
  6. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak, Rui Martins, Naked eye observation of PCR on digital microfluidics with CRoA

    microTAS, online

    Oct-2020
  7. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui-In Mak and Rui P. Martins, Hairpin-structured PCR enhancer for microfluidic platforms (Poster)

    International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2019)

    pp. 77 Oct-2019
  8. Ren Shen and Yanwei Jia, Digital microfluidics for disease diagnostics,&nbsp

    IMCO 2019

    Digital microfluidics for disease diagnostics

    Jun-2019
  9. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Hairpin-structured PCR enhancer for digital microfluidic systems,&nbsp (Poster presentation)

    IMCO 2019

    Hong Kong

    Jun-2019
  10. Haoran Li, Ren Shen, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Electric-controlled precise and flexible sample delivery on DMF, Oral presentation

    IMCO 2019, Hong Kong

    Jun-2019
  11. Haoran Li, Yanwei Jia, Ren Shen, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, On-chip Pico-pipette: A Method for Precise Delivery in a DMF system (Poster presentation)

    International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2018)

    Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Nov-2018
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