Biography

Ning HU, from Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, is the Professor in Department of Chemistry, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center of Zhejiang University, doctoral supervisor. He also serves as a Professor at the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and the National Clinical Research Center for Children's Health.  Dr. Hu obtained his Ph.D. and B.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Zhejiang University, and later conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tufts University.

For over a decade, Dr. Hu has focused on the interdisciplinary field of biomedical sensing and nanotechnology, aiming to innovate micro-nano biomedical sensing technologies, overcome technical and instrumental bottlenecks, and break foreign technological monopolies. He has systematically developed core biomedical sensing components including biological models, reagents, devices, techniques, and instrumentation.

He has led more than 30 research projects including NSFC International Cooperation Projects, General Programs, International Exchange Programs, Youth Programs, MOE Talent Programs, Provincial Key Projects, and industry collaborations. He has participated in over 10 national instrumentation development projects from NSFC and State Oceanic Administration.

Dr. Hu has published over 120 peer-reviewed SCI papers, including more than 80 as corresponding author, in top-tier journals such as Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology (IF=45.9), Biosensors and Bioelectronics (IF=10.7), ACS Nano (IF=15.8), Nano Letters (IF=9.6), Nano-Micro Letters (IF=31.6), Advanced Functional Materials (IF=18.5), Research (IF=8.5), Small (IF=13.9), PNAS (IF=11.1), Chemical Reviews (IF=51.4), Advanced Materials (IF=27.4), and Advanced Healthcare Materials (IF=10.0).

He holds more than 20 granted invention patents, with 4 technology transfers, and has authored five monographs in both English and Chinese based on his biomedical sensing research. His contributions to the field have been recognized with the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education for Technological Invention and the Second Prize for Natural Science. He also serves as associate editor or editorial board member for several SCI journals and was named among the World's Top 2% Scientists for two consecutive years (2023–2024).

Work Experience

2023 – Now, Professor, 

Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Children's Health

Zhejiang University, China

2022 – Now, Professor, 

Department of Chemistry, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center

Zhejiang University, China

2019-2021, Associate Professor, School of Electronics and Information Technology

Sun Yat-sen University, China

2017-2018, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tufts University, USA

Research Advisor: Prof. Xiaocheng Jiang and Prof. Brian Timko

2015-2017, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Wyss Institute

Harvard University, USA

Research Advisor: Prof. Ali Khademhosseini

2014-2015, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering. 

Zhejiang University, China

Research Advisor: Prof. Ping Wang

Education

2009- 2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering

Zhejiang University, China

Advisor: Prof. Ping Wang

2004-2009, Bachelor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Zhejiang University, China

Advisor: Prof. Ping Wang

Team Expectations: We are looking for members who are upright in conduct, diligent, collaborative, and driven by a sense of mission.

Collaborators & Postdoctoral Fellows' Achievements: 1 NSFC Key Project, 4 NSFC General Projects, 7 NSFC Young Scientist Projects, 12 Provincial Natural Science Foundation Projects, 1 Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program, 3 Special Postdoctoral Researcher Funding, 10 General Postdoctoral Research Projects.

Career Outcomes of Graduate Students: NetEase, Huawei, vivo, Honor, ARM, NIO, Geely, BYD, Midea, TP-Link, United Imaging, Mindray, Hikvision, HiSilicon, Tsinghua Unigroup, and China Southern Power Grid.

Overseas Studies of Undergraduate Students: The University of Tokyo (Japan), ETH Zurich (Switzerland), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Columbia University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, UC San Diego (USA), and many more.

Excellent and upright Ph.D. students may be recommended for joint Ph.D. training programs with Imperial College London, Harvard University, and other top universities.

Exceptionally outstanding and upright postdoctoral fellows may be recommended for tenure-track positions at Zhejiang University-affiliated institutes and hospitals, or leading research institutions and hospitals across Zhejiang Province.

We welcome talented individuals from diverse academic backgrounds, including science, engineering, medicine, agriculture, and industry, to join our research group as postdoctoral fellows (starting from ¥450,000 per year; additional funding such as the Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program can be added without a cap and will be negotiated individually), visiting scholars, Ph.D. and Master's students (including joint training students), undergraduate students, and research assistants. There is no fixed limit on the number of team members.

Each year, we recruit 3 Ph.D. students and 2 Master's students. Zhejiang University students are encouraged to join the lab one year in advance through programs such as SRTP, engineering practice, or final year projects for early research capability assessment. External applicants are recommended to join the lab one year prior to their Ph.D. application submission for pre-evaluation.

Please email your CV to: huning@zju.edu.cn if you are interested.