Hyung Jin Jung, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University

Research Interests

• Tissue engineering
• Biomaterials
• Medical devices

Selected Publications

• B Kim, T Kelly, H Jung, O Beane, S Bhumiratana, N Bouklas, I Cohen, L Bonassar, "Microscale strain concentrations in tissue-engineered osteochondral implants are dictated by local compositional thresholds and architecture," Journal of Biomechanics (2023)
• H Jung, P McClellan, J F Welter, O Akkus, " Chondrogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Local Release of TGF-β3 from Heparinized Collagen Biofabric," Tissue Engineering Part A 27 (21-22), 1434-1445 (2021)
• Cheng, A Stein, E Babajanian, K Hoppe, S Li, H Jung, A Abrol, A Akkus, M Younesi, G Altawallbeh, M Ghannoum, T Bonfield, O Akkus,"Heparin-mediated antibiotic delivery from an electrochemically-aligned collagen sheet," Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering 32 (3), 159-170 (2021)
• H Jung, O Akkus, "Diffuse microdamage in bone matrix activates anabolic response by osteoblasts in vitro via involvement of voltage-gated calcium channels," Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism 38, 151-160 (2019)
• H Jung, T Mbimba, M Unal, O Akkus, "Repetitive short-span application of extracellular calcium is osteoinductive to osteoprogenitor cells," Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 12 (3), e1349-e1359 (2018)
• H Jung, O Akkus, "Activation of intracellular calcium signaling in osteoblasts colocalizes with the formation of post-yield diffuse microdamage in bone matrix," BoneKEy Reports (2016)
• M Unal, H Jung, O Akkus, "Novel Raman Spectroscopic Biomarkers Indicate that Post-Yield Damage Denatures Bone's Collagen," Journal of bone and mineral research 31 (5), 1015-1025 (2016)
• H Jung, M Best, O Akkus, "Microdamage induced calcium efflux from bone matrix activates intracellular calcium signaling in osteoblasts via L-type and T-type voltage-gated calcium channels," Bone 76, 88-96 (2015)

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University (2024-present)
• Scientist, Cartilage Tissue Engineering, EpiBone (2020-2024)
• Senior Research and Development Scientist, Collagen Matrix (2019-2020)