Yiling Hong

Dr. Yiling Hong is the Professor in Stem Cell Biology and Nanotoxicity Laboratory at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences. She is a renowned scientist in the field of pluripotent stem cell reprogramming and neuronal cell differentiation. She is pioneered in discovering a mutagenesis assay system to assess the risk of nanomaterials on stem cell properties. Her laboratory has recently developed several novel approaches to derive neurons from stem cells. Currently, her laboratory also focused on generating 3D organoid, serum replacement medium, and biomatrix for enhanced growth of specific lineage cells from stem cells for disease modeling and toxicity screening. She published more than 50 publications and has trained post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and CIRM (California Institute of Regenerative Medicine) funded students to provide knowledge on the next generation stem cell technology and their use in cell therapy. Dr. Hong is an advisor of stem cell-related research and closely working with the NeyroblastGX team to generate next-generation 3D organoids or related culture materials to improve the cell therapy platform.