Welcome to Yin Lab
Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
The research in Yin lab lies at the interface of engineering and immunology, employing a biomaterials-centric approach to elucidate key mechanisms for potentiating or diversifying the immune responses, and to precisely modulate the immune system for creating new immunotherapies against cancer and infectious diseases.
Our lab will leverage cutting-edge technologies in polymer chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, systems immunology, and organoid models to advance developments in cancer immunotherapy and anti-viral vaccines.
Latest posts
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Research Funding Highlights
We are pleased to announce that our laboratory has recently been awarded three research grants. In collaboration with Dr. Zhengrong Cui’s lab at the College of Pharmacy at UT Austin, we are excited to announce that our lab has been awarded the Texas Proof of Concept (POC) Award and the Cockrell Innovation Grant. (April, 2026)…
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The group attends Immunoengineering Gordon Research Conference (GRC)
Prof. Yin, Dr. Huang, Dr. Li, and Xiaowo had an excellent experience at the 2026 Immunoengineering Gordon Research Conference in Ventura this February. Dr. Yin was selected to give a talk titled “Unlock the Adaptive Immune Repertoire with Polymeric Nanoparticle Adjuvant for the Next-Generation Vaccine Development” at GRC.
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New Research Article Accepted
We’re pleased to announce that a new research paper from the lab, titled “Nanoparticle Adjuvant Design Enhances Germinal Center Responses Targeting Conserved Subdominant Epitopes for Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Development”, has been accepted by Advanced Science. We appreciated the team’s continued committment and contributions. The final online version is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202512100
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