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Yanwei Jia
賈艷偉 Yanwei Jia
Assistant Professor
Phone: (+853) 8822-4451
Room Number: N21-3001ca

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, State-Key Lab. of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau (Jan. 2016 – present)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, State-Key Lab. of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, University of Macau (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015)
  • Research Scientist, Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brandeis University, USA (May 2006 – Dec. 2011)
  • Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (Jan. 2006 – Apr. 2006)

Research

Research Interests

  • Automated point-of-care device for disease diagnostics
  • Digital microfluidics for biomedical applications
  • Novel PCR technology development

 

Teaching Experience

B.Sc. Courses

  • Fundamental Bio-Electricity (ECEN3004)

M.Sc. Courses

  • Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Session I)
  • Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (Session II)

 

Funded Projects:

  1. Co-PI, FDCT 047/A1/2014, Electronic-automated Digital Microfluidic System for Disease diagnostics, MOP 3,290,000, 2015 – 2018.
  2. PI, FDCT 110/A3/2016, Integration of Digital & Channel Microfluidic Systems for High-throughput Drug Screening, MOP 1,923,000, 2017 – 2020.
  3. PI, SRG 2016-00072-AMSV, Digital Microfluidics for Disease Diagnostics, MOP 150,000, 2016 – 2019.
  4. PI, MYRG 2017-00022-AMSV, Intelligent-controlled Point-of-Care Fast Infectious Disease Diagnostic System, MOP 900,000, 2018 – 2020.
  5. PI, MYRG 2018-00114-AMSV, 3D Micro-structured Digital Microfluidic System with Closed-Loop Image Analysis for Cell Recognition in Precision Medicine Investigations, MOP 1,455,000, 2019 – 2021.
  6. PI, Guangzhou Science and Technology Innovation and Development of Special Funds, EF009/AMSV-JYW/2018/GSTIC, Development and Industrialization of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Detection Kit and Equipment Based on Digital Microfluidic PCR and HRM Platform, RMB 700,000, Collaborating with DaAn Gene Ltd., 2018 – 2021.
  7. PI, FDCT 0053/2019/A1, Pico-pipette in Digital Microfluidic System for Precise Sample Delivery with Wide Range, MOP 2,243,000, 2019-2022
  1. Yanwei Jia, Innovation Award

    The 9th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics

     Jun-2019
  2. Yanwei Jia, Innovation Prize

    International Organization for Biological Crystallization (2008)

     Jan-2008
  3. Yanwei Jia, Outstanding Mentor Award

    Ministry of Education of Singapore (2004)

     Jan-2004
  1. S. Fraden, H. Boukellal, Yanwei Jia, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems

    No. 10357772

    US PATENT

     Oct-2019
  2. Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Electrode-voltage Waveform for Droplet-velocity and Chip-lifetime Improvements of Digital Microfluidic Systems

    Granted Number: 9,808,800

    US PATENT

     Nov-2017
  3. Jie Gao, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Electronic Module for Real-time Droplet-position Sensing and Driving in Digital Microfluidic System

    Granted Number: 9,751,083,

    US PATENT

     Sep-2017
  4. Yanwei Jia, L. J. Wangh, J. A. Sanchez, J. Rice, Detecting Nucleic Acid Variations within Populations of Genomes

    Granted Number: 9169514

    US Patent

     Oct-2015
  5. Yanwei Jia, J. A. Sanchez, J. Rice, L. J. Wangh, Methods and Kits for Detecting Nucleic Acid Mutants in Wild-Type Populations

    Granted Number: 20160040242

    US Patent

     Oct-2015
  6. Yanwei Jia, J. A. Sanchez, J. Rice, L. J. Wangh, Methods and Kits for Detecting Nucleic Acid Mutants in Wild-Type Populations

    Reference No. 20160040242

    US PATENT

     Oct-2015
  7. S. Fraden, H. Boukellal, Yanwei Jia, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems

    Granted Number: 9068699

    US Patent

     Jun-2015
  8. Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Cooperative-electrode Driving Technique for Droplet-velocity Improvement of Digital Microfluidic Systems

    Application Number: 14/683,316

    US Patent

     Apr-2015
  9. Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Electrode-voltage Waveform for Droplet-velocity and Chip-lifetime Improvements of Digital Microfluidic Systems

    Application Number: 14/683,402

    US Patent

     Apr-2015
  10. Jie Gao, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Electronic Module for Real-time Droplet-position Sensing and Driving in Digital Microfluidic System

    Application Number: 14/680,671

    US Patent

     Apr-2015
  11. S. Fraden, Yanwei Jia, H. Boukellal, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems

    Granted Number: 8592221

    US Patent

     Nov-2013
  12. J. Rice, Yanwei Jia, L. J. Wangh, Combination of dsDNA Binding Dye and Probes for Characterization of ssDNA Sequences

    Granted Number: 61/702,019

    US Patent

     Sep-2012
  13. L. J. Wangh, Yanwei Jia, C. Hartshorn, Methods for Making Embryonic Cells, Embryos, and Animals Sensitized to Strees

    Granted Number: PCT/US10/40701

    US Patent

     Jul-2010
  14. X. Y. Liu, Yanwei Jia, Method for Prediction de nove Biomacromolecule Crystallization Conditions and for Crystallization of the Same

    Granted Number: 124995 (WO2005/080422)

    Singapore Patent

     Sep-2007
  15. L. J. Wangh, J. E. Rice, N. Rice, Yanwei Jia, Reagents and Methods for PCR

    Granted, No. 9758813

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  16. S. Fraden, H. Boukellal, Yanwei Jia, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems

    Granted, No. 9588025

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  17. Yanwei Jia, L. J. Wangh, J. A. Sanchez, J. Rice, Detecting Nucleic Acid Variations within Populations of Genomes

    Granted, No. 9169514

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  18. S. Fraden, H. Boukellal, Yanwei Jia, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems

    Granted, No. 9068699

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  19. L. J. Wangh, J. Rice, N. Rice, Yanwei Jia, Reagents and Methods for PCR

    Granted, No. 9034605

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  20. S. Fraden, Yanwei Jia, H. Boukellal, S. Selimovic, A. Rowat, J. Agresti, D. A. Weitz, Manipulation of Fluids, Fluid Components and Reactions in Microfluidic Systems

    Granted, No. 8592221

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  21. X. Y. Liu, Yanwei Jia, Method for Prediction de novo Biomacromolecule Crystallization Conditions and for Crystallization of the Same

    No. 124995 (WO2005/080422)

    SINGAPORE PATENT

     Jan-1970
  22. Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Cooperative-electrode Driving Technique for Droplet-velocity Improvement of Digital Microfluidic Systems

    Reference No. US 14/683,316

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  23. J. Rice, Yanwei Jia, L. J. Wangh, Combination of dsDNA Binding Dye and Probes for Characterization of ssDNA Sequences

    Reference No. 61/702,019

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  24. L. J. Wangh, Yanwei Jia, C. Hartshorn, Methods for Making Embryonic Cells, Embryos, and Animals Sensitized to Stress

    Reference No. PCT/US10/40701

    US PATENT

     Jan-1970
  1. Jiao Zhai, Haoran Li, Ada Hang-Heng Wong, Cheng Dong, Shuhong Yi, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Chuxia Deng, R. P. Martins, A Digital Microfluidic System with 3D Microstructures for Single-Cell Culture

    Microsystems & Nanoengineering (Nature Publishing Group)

     (2020) 6:6 Jun-2020
  2. Ren Shen, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Clip to release on amplification (CRoA): a novel enhancer for DNA amplification on and off microfluidics

    Lab on a Chip

     20, 1928-1938, 2020 (Back cover) Mar-2020
  3. Qingming Chen, Xiliang Tong, Yujiao Zhu, Chi Chung Tsoi, Yanwei Jia, Zhaohui Li, Xuming Zhang, Aberration-free aspherical tunable liquid lenses by regulating local curvatures

    Lab on a Chip

     20, 995-1001 Feb-2020
  4. Yujiao Zhu, Qingming Chen, Liyang Shao, Yanwei Jia, Xuming Zhang, Microfluiidc immobilized enzyme reactors for continuous biocatalysis

    Reaction Chemistry and Engineering

     5, 9-32, 2020 (Front cover) Feb-2020
  5. Y. Zhu, Z. Huang, Q. Chen, Q. Wu, X. Huang, P. So, L. Shao, Z. Yao, Yanwei Jia, Z. Li, W. Yu, Y. Yang, A. Jian, S. Sang, W. Zhang, Zhang Xuming, Continuous artificial synthesis of glucose precursor using enzyme-immobilized microfluidic reactors

    Nature Communications

     10, 4049 Sep-2019
  6. Zhai Jiao, S. H. Yi, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Cell-based drug screening on microfluidics

    Trends in Analytical Chemistry

     117, 231-241 Aug-2019
  7. Mingzhong Li, Cheng Dong, Man-Kay Law, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Hydrodynamic-flow-enhanced rapid mixer for isothermal DNA hybridization kinetics analysis on digital microfluidics platform

    Sensors and Actuators B

     287, 390-397 May-2019
  8. Liang Wan, Jie Gao, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Haoran Li, Yan-Zi Wen, Zhao-Rong Lun, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, LampPort: a handheld digital microfluidic device for loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

    Biomedical Microdevices

     Jan-2019
  9. 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
  10. Zhai Jiao, Yanwei Jia, L. N. Zhao, Q. Yuan, F. P. Gao, X. C. Zhang, P. J. Cai, L. Gao, J. J. Gao, S. H. Yi, Z. F. Chai, Y. L. Zhao, X. Y. Gao, Turning on/off the anti-tumor effect of the Au cluster via atomically controlling its molecular size

    ACS Nano

     12, 4378-4386 Apr-2018
  11. Liang Wan, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Cheng Dong, Ada Hang-Heng Wong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, C. X. Deng, R. P. Martins, A digital microfluidic system for loop-mediated isothermal amplification and sequence specific pathogen detection

    Scientific Reports

     714,586 Nov-2017
  12. A. H. H. Wong, Haoran Li, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Y. Liu, C. M. Vong, H. C. Won, P. K. Wong, H. T. Wang, H. Sun, C. X. Deng, Drug screening of cancer cell lines and human primary tumors using droplet microfluidics

    Scientific Reports

     7, 9109 Aug-2017
  13. C. Xu, Y. L. Wang, C. Y. Zhang, Yanwei Jia, Y. J. Luo, X. Y. Gao, AuGd integrated nanoprobes for optical/MRI/CT triple-modal in vivo tumor imaging

    RSC Nanoscale

     9, 4620-4628 Mar-2017
  14. Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Jie Gao, Tianlan Chen, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, A 3D microblade structure for precise and parallel droplet splitting on digital microfluidic chips

    Lab on a Chip

     17, 896-904 Feb-2017
  15. Tianlan Chen, Yanwei Jia, Cheng Dong, Jie Gao, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Sub-7-second genotyping of single-nucleotide polymorphism by high-resolution melting curve analysis on a thermal digital microfluidic device

    Lab on a Chip

     16, 743-752 Jan-2016
  16. Jie Gao, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Adhesion Promoter for Multi-dielectric-layer on Digital Microfluidic Chip

    RSC Advances, 2015

     5, 48626-48630 May-2015
  17. Cheng Dong, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, On the Droplet Velocity and Electrode Lifetime of Digital Microfluidics: Voltage Actuation Techniques and Comparison

    Springer Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

     Vol. 18, pp 673-683 Apr-2015
  18. Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Jie Gao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Natural Discharge after Pulse and Cooperative Electrodes to Enhance Droplet Velocity in Digital Microfluidics

    AIP Advances

     4, 047129 (2014) Apr-2014
  19. Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Conner Massey, R. P. Martins, Lawrence J. Wangh, Construction of a microfluidic chip, using dried-down reagents, for LATE-PCR amplification and detection of single-stranded DNA

    Lab on a Chip

     Issue 13, pp 4635-4641 Sep-2013
  20. Yanwei Jia, Q. H. Liu, X. H. Peng, X. Wang, K. C. Shen, The Quantum-classical Correspondence of Matrix Elements of Hydrogen Atom’s Inverse Radius in Heisenberg Principle

    Acta Physica Sinica

     51(2), 201-204 Jan-2002
  1. Yanwei Jia, Cell-based drug screening on microfluidics, Keynote Speaker

    The second symposium for cell analysis on micro/nanofluidics, Beijing

     Sep-2019
  2. Yanwei Jia, Digital microfluidics for disease diagnostics, Invited Speaker

    IMCO 2019, Hong Kong

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

    IMCO 2019, Hong Kong

     Jun-2019
  4. Zhai Jiao, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Digital microfluidic system for single cell culture and drug screening, Poster presentation

    IMCO 2019, Hong Kong

     Jun-2019
  5. 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
  6. Zhai Jiao, Yunyi Li, Cheng Dong, Haoran Li, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, 3D Microstructures to Realize Single Cell Culture on Digital Microfluidic Chip for Precision Medicine, Poster presentation

    microTAS 2018, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

     Nov-2018
  7. 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

    microTAS 2018, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

     Nov-2018
  8. Yanwei Jia, Intelligent Digital Microfluidics, Keynote Speaker

    APCOT 2018, Hong Kong

     Jun-2018
  9. Liang Wan, Haoran Li, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, In-minutes Polymerase Chain Reaction With Specific Dna Amplification On Digital Microfluidics With Sloppy Temperature Control

    APCOT 2018, Hong Kong

     Poster presentation Jun-2018
  10. Yanwei Jia, Development of Digital Microfluidic Systems for Disease Diagnostics

    Oral Presentation BIT’s 8th World Convention

     Macau Nov-2017
  11. Liang Wan, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Digital Microfluidic Platform for False-Positive-Free Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

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

     paper M167g Oct-2017
  12. Jie Gao, Liang Wan, Yanwei Jia, Tianlan Chen, Cheng Dong, Haoran Li, Shun Liu, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, A Thermal Digital Microfluidic Device and Its Application to Disease Diagnostics

    Lab on a Chip International Symposium: Droplet-based Microfluidics

     Hang Zhou, China Nov-2016
  13. Liang Wan, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Digital microfluidic system for LAMP-based detection of Trypanosoma brucei using molecular beacon probes

    Lab on a Chip International Symposium: Droplet-based Microfluidics

     Hang Zhou, China Nov-2016
  14. Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Liang Wan, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Precise Droplet Splitting on Digital Microfluidic Chip with Blade Structures”,

    MicroTAS

     Dublin, Ireland Oct-2016
  15. Tianlan Chen, Yanwei Jia, Cheng Dong, Jie Gao, Liang Wan, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, A Calibration-free Thermal Digital Microfluidic Device for Ultrafast DNA Melting Curve Analysis

    MicroTAS

     Dublin, Ireland Oct-2016
  16. Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Tianlan Chen, Liang Wan, Pui In Mak, Mang I Vai, R. P. Martins, Digital Microfluidic Chip with Blade Structures for Precise Droplet Splitting

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

     paper W108f Jul-2016
  17. Tianlan Chen, Jie Gao, Cheng Dong, Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, R. P. Martins, Digital Microfluidic System with Intelligent Control for Ultrafast DNA Analysis

    Oral Presentation at the 8th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM)

     Hong Kong May-2016
  18. Hang-Heng Wong, Yanwei Jia, Chuxia Deng, Detection of cellular drug response on microfluidic chip for personalized cancer therapy

    The 8th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems (ISMM)

     Hong Kong May-2016
  19. Yanwei Jia, Pui In Mak, Conner Massey, R. P. Martins, Lawrence J. Wangh, Dried-down Reagents on a Microfluidic Chip for LATE-PCR Amplification and Detection of Single-stranded DNA

    SELECTBIO Lab-on-a-Chip Asia, Track A Poster Session, Singapore

     Nov-2013
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