Lei Wang is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering (College of Engineering) and Biology (College of Science) at the Northeastern University. She joined the university in January 2024 after completing her postdoctoral training in the Biological Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During her postdoctoral research, Lei specialized in mammalian synthetic biology, particularly focusing on genetically programming human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to differentiate into desired cell fates, inspired by natural differentiation processes.
For her Ph.D., she concentrated on microfluidics and biosensors, developing a tumor-on-chip model to study the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs and creating an ultra-sensitive biosensor for detecting viral infections. Her most notable publications have been published in high-profile journals such as Nature Biomedical Engineering, Advanced Science, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Biomaterials, and Lab on a Chip.