Dr. Yu-Chun (Yolanda) Lin is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Medical Device and Imaging, School of Medicine, National Taiwan University. Her research focuses on respiratory diseases, pulmonary transplantation, fibrosis prevention, and biomedical engineering, with expertise in areas such as biofluid mechanics, microfluidics, and artificial organ development.

Before joining NTU, Dr. Lin was a Research Associate at Stanford University, where she worked on fibrosis-related studies and collaborated with pharmaceutical companies on potential therapies. She has also held research positions at Harvard University, UC Berkeley, and the University of Michigan, contributing to studies in mechanobiology, lung disease, and medical device development.

Dr. Lin earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan and has been involved in several funded projects related to lung tissue engineering, cancer immunotherapy, and aerosol therapy. With a background spanning both engineering and medical research, she aims to bridge fundamental science with clinical applications.

Her lab welcomes international students and researchers interested in biomedical engineering, respiratory health, and translational medicine, offering an interdisciplinary environment for collaborative learning and innovation.

Our lab investigates how mechanical forces influence cellular behavior and disease progression, with a focus on respiratory health, ocular biomechanics, and medical device innovation. By integrating biomechanics, physiology, and molecular biology, we aim to translate fundamental research into clinical applications.

A key area of our work is the lung microenvironment, where we study parenchymal–mesenchymal interactions using 3D lung-like tissue models. We explore how mechanical stress from ECM remodeling and breathing affects lung repair and fibrosis, employing advanced imaging and biomechanical analysis to uncover new therapeutic targets.

We also examine corneal biomechanics, investigating how mechanical changes impact wound healing and vision. In medical device research, we develop safer and more precise catheter angiography techniques through computational modeling and ex vivo experiments. Additionally, we use in vivo pulmonary disease models to bridge laboratory discoveries with real-world applications.

Our lab fosters an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, welcoming students and researchers to contribute to innovative solutions in translational medicine.