Research Assistant – Ph.D. Student
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 133 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
wenyuey@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
B.S., 2022
Stomatology

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
M.C.S., 2025
Clinical Stomatology

  • 2025 – present – Research Assistant – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2022 – 2025 – Research Assistant & Master’s Candidate – Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

  • 2019 – 2021 – Undergraduate Researcher – Department of Oral & Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

  1. Yang W, Chen X, Gu H, Li L, Gu J, Zhang Y, Gu X, Zhu C, Luo M, Wang L, Liu C, Fu Y. Mechanical Properties, Corrosion Resistance, and Osteogenic Potential of Biodegradable Mg–Zn–Mn–Ca AlloysJournal of Materials Research and Technology 36 (May). Elsevier BV: 5727–41. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2025.04.217.

  2. Fang Y*, Gu H*, Yang W*, Zhang Y, Lan C, Wang B, Ruan M, Wang L, Fu Y. Fine-grained titanium mediates the biointerfacial and bioenergetic remodeling of macrophage for optimized osseointegration. Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 2025 Feb 10;208:292-306. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.070.

  3. Yang W, Liu X, Fang Y, Attarilar S, Zhu C, Wang L, Luo Q, Fu Y. (2023) Osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells on a novel β titanium alloy-based micro-nano composite. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 2023 May 1;24:5864-75. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.04.188.

  4. Fang Y, Wang Q, Yang Z, Yang W, Wang L, Ma J, Fu Y. (2022) An efficient approach to endow TiNbTaZr implant with osteogenic differentiation and antibacterial activity in vitro. Materials & Design. 2022 Sep 1;221:110987. doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110987.

  5. Chen Y, Chen L, Huang R, Yang W, Chen S, Lin K, Liu J. (2021) Investigation for GSK3β expression in diabetic osteoporosis and negative osteogenic effects of GSK3β on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells under a high glucose microenvironment. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2021 Jan 1;534:727-733. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.11.010. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33190828.