Shan X. Wang is a materials scientist and electrical engineer at Stanford University, known for magnetic nanotechnology including GMR biosensors and spintronic devices.[7] He is the Leland T. Edwards Professor in the School of Engineering.[1]
Wang joined Stanford University as an assistant professor of materials science and engineering with a joint appointment in electrical engineering in 1993, became associate professor in 2001, and full professor in 2006.[1] He has served as associate chair of the Materials Science & Engineering Department (2014–2019).[1] He directs the Stanford Center for Magnetic Nanotechnology (formerly CRISM).[8][9].Wang has also held visiting and adjunct roles, including Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University (2022–2023) and Professor in Residence at StartX (2017).[9]
Research
Wang's laboratory has developed giant magnetoresistive (GMR) biosensor chips for multiplex protein detection and other assays, with peer-reviewed demonstrations in real-time magnetic nanotag sensing and matrix-insensitive measurements.[10][11] Clinical applications include a circulating-tumor-DNA assay for EGFR mutations with an analytical sensitivity of 0.01%.[12]
He co-developed a microfabricated magnetic sifter for rare-cell and nanoparticle separation,[13] and a magnetic-hydrogel approach (MagSToNE) to aid retrieval of kidney-stone fragments during ureteroscopy.[14]
Beyond biomedicine, the group has published in spintronics and magnetic memory, including field-free spin-orbit-torque[15] and an STT-assisted SOT-MRAM (SAS-MRAM) architecture reported across device and CAD venues.[16][17][18]
Entrepreneurship and technology translation
Wang has co-founded several companies to commercialize magnetic biosensing, including MagIC Lifescience[19] and MagArray, Inc..[20] MagArray launched a blood test for lung-nodule risk assessment in 2018.[21][22]. Wang has co-founded Curve Biosciences, which develops DNA-methylation–based next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays for the early detection and management of liver disease, including liver cancer.[23]
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